Basic Layer Cake Assembly

• ½ cup (111 g) water
• ½ cup (100 g

Place water and sugar in a small saucepan to make a simple syrup. Bring to a boil and continue to simmer until sugar has dissolved. Let cool before using.

Place one cake layer on cake turntable. Use a serrated knife to go around the top edge of the cake layer to score it before leveling off the domed cake top, so you get a flat, even cake layer. Once scored and the height is the same ar