• Place a dab of frosting on a serving platter.  Place first cake layer and press to adhere.
• Surround the cake layer with a cake ring & secure with a ribbon or a cake strip. The rest of the cake will be assembled inside the ring.

Place about 6 large spoons of frosting and smooth it around. Repeat with the rest of the frosting and cake. (This can be done as you bake the cake, meaning that cake layers can be just slightly cooled when you start assembling the cake. Warm cake layers will speed up absorption).  Sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of shredded scraps on top of the cake.

Run a knife between the cake and the ring. Remove the ring. Take some crumbled scraps into the palm of your hand and press them against the sides of the cake, all around. Sprinkle the rest of the cake crumbs on top of the cake. The cake scraps are not only for decoration but also to keep skin from forming on the custard. Serve chilled.

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