There is an internet trend to slice layer cakes holding the knife vertically instead of horizontally, and slicing into the side of the cake instead of the top. The idea is that when you cut vertically, and the inevitable smearing of filling and crumbs occur, the filling smears along a horizontal filling layer, and the crumbs spread into the horizontal crumb layer. The result is a clean-looking cut. (As opposed to the traditional horizontal cut, where the filling layer smears into the crumb layer, and the crumbs smear into the filling layer, and the result is unsightly.)

Any thoughts? Have you tested this method?

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