These are the 5 favorite tools that I used all the time and wouldn’t have wanted to give up, in no particular order. (I’m not including things like spatulas and measuring cups, those are too obvious.)
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1. The Agbay cake leveler. Once you use this you’ll wonder why it took you so long to buy one.
This is an adjustable cake leveler that’s sturdy and isn’t a joke. You have to be careful with it because it’s REALLY sharp (ask me how I know.)
It cuts through any cake you can throw at it with no effort, and once you try it you’ll throw out all the weak and wiggly levelers you’ve bought before it.
You can also adjust the height to cut thin slices off of each layer if you want to torte the layers and have them look even when the cake is cut.
2. A good turntable. A good turntable can make icing a cake smooth 100% easier. it doesn’t have to be expensive, it just has to turn smoothly.
I use a wooden lazy susan and it works great even for really heavy cakes.
You don’t need to stick with things that are specifically for cakes…A lot of the things that I used to decorate cakes weren’t meant to be used for cakes!
3. An extra oven rack. I hear a lot of shrieking from people worried that they can’t bake more than one cake layer at a time because the oven won’t heat it properly.
I’m here to tell you that if you know how your oven heats, you can bake off an entire three-tiered cake at the same time.
I bought an extra rack for my oven and it cut my baking time down substantially.
You just have to know when to rotate pans, where the hot spots in your oven are, etc.
You can usually get extra racks through the manufacturer’s website, or you can have one ordered for you at a local appliance store.
For an article about testing for an oven hot spot, click here.
4. A five-petal rose cutter. Good for quick roses and other petally-type flowers. Get a few sizes for variety.
5. A silicone pearl mold. I use this all the time and wouldn’t want to go without it. It makes sizing fondant pearls super-easy.
Even though I re-roll them and don’t use them straight out of the mold, it cuts down on my pearl-making time.
You can read more about how I use these to make pearls, and get a pearl chart for different tier sizes, here: How To Make Fondant Pearls
