I made a 4 layer cake for the first time (only done 2 before) and I was mad that it wasn’t as perfectly straight and the frosting wasn’t as perfectly smooth as the cakes I see on instagram made by bakers who’s actual career is baking cakes.

In all seriousness, this is my toxic trait.

@rach (It looks gorgeous, though.) (Also the taller sides make the icing smears look more like intentional artistic flourishes.)

@rach It looks delicious!

@AmeliaBR thanks. It did taste pretty great!

@keithjgrant thanks! It was pretty tasty!

@rickcogley practice 1000%. It takes work to be that good! I can’t reasonably expect to be amazing at everything I do the first try. And yet….