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How to Stack and decorate a multi-layer pan cake

Layered chocolate cake on a kitchen countertop.

Don't want to pay someone to make a cake for you? Well follow these simple tips on how to stack and decorate your own multi-layer cake.

-First, begin by putting your first layer of cake down, now add frosting or filling over the entire top of this level.

-Once that is done, add another layer of cake. Then add your frosting or filling over the entire top of this level.

-Continue this until you get your cake to the height you want it at.

-Now you can leave the cake as is, or you can cut it and form it into a shape.

-Once you are done add frosting over the entire cake and decorate how you want.

Just follow these simple instructions to stack and be able to decorate your own cake.

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