A friend and I shared the cost of a nicer cake of sheng this weekend, and I am wondering what the best way to split it between the two of us is without harming it in the process. Any thoughts?
Posted Nov 30, 2019, 6:49 PM UTC
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Perforate across the middle, snap it in half, then adjust by breaking chunks off the heavier one until you've split the difference.
I wouldn't have thought to perforate it; that's helpful!
Works best at ~45deg to vertical, pointing radially-outwards.
it depends on how it's pressed. Soft, medium or iron hard. Approaches are different.
What is the benefit of pressing iron cakes?
ageing slower ( usually benefits to "wet" environment storage ) , it is hard to be broken so cake can survive harsh transport conditions. It is easier to emboss some features in it, if required.
disadvantages you probably already know ;)
I seen a couple methods one poking outsides and splitting in half.
The other poking from the center (the hole) out.
I would suggest splitting it in half. As if you were to fold an entire pizza in half. I suggest this rather to splitting the cake in vertical layers because blenders will usually use different quality leaves in different parts of the cake. (Better looking leaves on the top and bottom so they’re visible)