Review: New Cake Ruler by Tala

Review: Tala Cake Ruler

In this post we review the new Cake Ruler by Tala! It is a handy 35cm/14 inch plastic ruler that is straight on one side and features a zig zag pattern on another side. Some main uses for this tool are to measure distances between design details on cakes (especially when planning out delicate ruffle buttercream features) or for creating simple yet eye-catching striped patterns into your buttercream!

In order to test Tala’s Cake Ruler we did what we love best… we baked a cake! We decided to keep to a simple yet elegant design that would help mimic the linear pattern of the zig zag side of the ruler and created a three layered buttercream iced cake. It is sandwiched with dollops of fresh raspberry preserve, smothered in a raspberry Chambord liqueur buttercream and topped with handmade macarons and edible rose petals!

The first great thing you’ll notice about the Cake Ruler by Tala is it’s multiple uses; you can use it easily to measure where designs should feature on your cake or to measure out parchment paper or even sugarpaste/fondant work. For this cake we used the measurements to mark how far into ‘indent’ the pattern so that it coincided well with the size of the macarons. The ruler’s second use is that is is excellent for scraping buttercream to achieve a flawless finish. We used the straight side to initially smooth the buttercream surface before creating the stripe pattern. It’s third use was to create fun and simple patterns into your frosting. We kept our cake simple with a lovely straight-forward stripe pattern working around the sides and 5cm/2 inches around the edge of the top.

Another good point to note about the ruler is that it is a good length; 35cm/14 inches in fact. It is perfect to use for tall gateaux as well as for mini cakes and fondant fancies. It helps scrape a good stripe or waved pattern into the sides of cakes created with more layers than normal due to it’s height which is pretty handy due to the trend of super tall cakes that has been on the cake ‘scene’ for the past couple of years now.

This Cake Ruler by Tala is plastic and is both flexible and durable so it is easy to use and handle when cake decorating. It is of the usual excellent quality by Tala (we have never been disappointed in this brand’s products). It is also very easy to store and clean. It fits easily into our cake decorating tool box in case of a cake emergency!

Finally, we’ve found that it is often the most simplest tools that help a baker and decorator most in the kitchen. This Cake Ruler by Tala has indeed permanently found it’s way into Most Essential Tool list. We use it to measure sugarpaste/fondant, cake boxes and boards, measure and cut parchment paper for making macarons, indenting both buttercream and roll out icing, smoothing chocolate and buttercream, pressing guide lines into frosted cakes for different piping techniques and even checking how high a cupcake is! Another use that we are excited to eventually try is to create a colour ‘plate’ with mixed gel paste colours, scrape the zig zag side through it and indent a ombré or rainbow stripe into the side of a buttercream covered cake!

With the above in mind we have scored the above Tala tools on design, quality and function…