Agbay - the ultimate cake levelling tool

So I have to admit that the above heading is a pretty massive statement, but I mean every word of it! The Agbay truly is the best cake leveller EVER - and no I wasn't given a freebie and that's ok, because it is simply worth every penny. I purchased an Agbay junior with a single blade and this has been great for the cakes that I do. It cuts so easily through the dense mud cakes and fruitcakes effortlessly. You do need a little caution if you have crusty bits on your cake, but otherwise with a nice side to side action it will envenly cut your cakes to the height you set it at.

Here is a snap of the beautiful Agbay in action - levelling off the top of my chocolate mud cake.

 

My overall review:

Rating: 10/10

Positives: Cuts with ease, perfectly level layers for torted cakes, adjustable height and available in various sizes

Negatives: I guess initially it was price, but once you use it and love it, the price is honestly forgotten about. Also the blade is very sharp so beware of your fingers :)

Cost: Starts from $149.50 USD depending on the model plus international postage. I purchased mine directly from Agbay

Clear cake scrapers - by the Cupcake Lady

So I was excited when I saw a few fellow cakers posting about these new clear plastic scrapers - why was I excited? Well the great thing about these is that you can actually see what you are doing when stencilling, ganaching and whatever else you want to do with these such as buttercream, straightening stripes and patterns and whatever else you can think of. I know it seems like a small benefit, but in the world of cake perfection this is a massive bonus.

So far I have road tested these on ganaching a cake and also using it to smoothly apply an edible image around the sides of a cake. They really are super useful and I have no doubt this is about to become one of my go to tools.

There are three of these babies in a pack, just over 4, 6 and 8 inches high making it perfect for your single tiers, extended tiers and double barrels.



Here is a quick pick of the ganaching in progress using the clear scraper.

My overall review:

Rating: 10/10
Positives: Great size, shape and they are nice and lightweight. I definitely think it was worth the cost.
Negatives: Yet to find one - I suspect that I probably won't either.
Cost: $39.95 plus postage $9.90. I purchased these from The Cupcake Lady online sore and they were really quick to post them.

Number 1 Patchwork cutter by Marion Frost

I purchased this cutter and thought it would be great to use it for a topper on an upcoming first birthday cake I had to make. On the packet, it recommends using it for this purpose so I thought - perfect. I love the shape of it and its a great size so would be the perfect topper. The only problem is that you can't actually have your fondant or gum paste too thick as the cutter actually indents into the icing, so you need to have it pretty thin, which concerned me as it was for a topper and not to be stuck on the sides of the cake.


Here is how it looks if you make it too thick like I did on my first attempt.



So basically I ended up having to do it pretty thin, but fortunately it held up nicely. I ended up printing an edible image to match the birthday boys invitations and overlayed this on the top and glued it down with a little bit of Crisco - but overall I am pretty happy with it.

 

 

 

 

My overall review:

Rating:7.5/10
Positives: Great size and shape, made from plastic so its not going to get bent out of shape in my cake stash. Easy to use and gave a nice clean cut. Reasonably priced
Negatives: You can't have the fondant too thick or you get lines in it. I think this is a pretty big draw back, as it limits what you can use it for - cookies are definitely out for this cutter.
Cost: $6.30 purchased at Dijon Foods in Castle Hill NSW

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