"A tomato knife has a thinner, narrow, serrated blade that is ideal for cutting tomatoes, but also for slicing cake," Kanya shared. "The serrated edge allows you to cut through cake layers with ...

And good luck finding a big knife at a picnic or office party ... Now make your cuts widthwise, slicing to the bottom of the cake. This story is part of Try This, CNET's collection of simple ...

those layers of frosting stick to the knife, smearing the cake with frosting and dragging crumbs through it as you slice. It is not the end of the world, but it is perhaps slightly messier than ...

You’re standing closest to the birthday girl/boy, ready to pounce on your slice of iced goodness. But your overzealous proximity to the festivities sees you hired as the cake slicer instead, ...