A serrated knife will cut, not tear, the cake, and it’s long enough to reach all the way through it. My favorite strategy involves using the knife to score a line around the outside of the cake ...

When you're ready to shape, use the knife technique for perfectly cut cake every time. Before each cut, simply run a specialty cake knife or serrated knife under hot running water. This ensures ...

This pretty piñata cake ... use a large serrated knife to remove any domed tops from the cakes. Ideally the cakes should be completely flat on top. Using a 8–9cm/3¼–3½in round pastry cutter ...