Leveling a Cake

If the cake is a single layer, I find it most attractive with a slightly domed top. But for a two-layer cake, I like the top of each layer to be level. To level the top of a domed cake, use a serrated blade, preferably one the length of the diameter of the cake. Place the cake in the pan in which it was baked. If the cake is lower than the top of the pan, raise it slightly by placing the cake on a cardboard round or rounds before placing it in the pan. Rest the long serrated blade on the rim of the pan and run it back and forth in a sawing motion to remove the domed top and level the cake.