Tips For Icing A Cake
Like any baking skill, practice makes perfect! While icing a cake may seem like a daunting task, the more times you do it the easier it will get! These are some of my go-to tips for icing a cake.
Ingredients
Cake
- Cakes Of Choice
- Buttercream Of Choice (You know I'll always recommend my Italian Meringue Buttercream!)
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HTCI by Ateco Small Spatula Set
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Mix and Store Bowls
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Cookie Turntable
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Piping Bag Clips
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How To Cake It Cakebook & Bottle Combo
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How To Pipe It 28 Piece Piping Tip Set
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Ultimate Clay Extruder
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Official HTCI Ruler
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Funnel
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Signed How To Cake It Cakebook & Bottle Combo *Signed by Yo*
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Simple Syrup Squeeze Bottle Bundle
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Official How To Cake It Nonstick Mat
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Fat Daddio's Mega Cake Pan Bundle
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Under The Sea Cookie Cutters
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Back To School Cookie Cutters
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1.5" Mini White Star Cookie Cutter
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Edible Double Tip Black Marker
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Degradable Tipless Piping Bags
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Read It!
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First, crumb coat your cake by pressing buttercream onto the sides using the flat side of a palette knife.
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Chill your cake until the crumb coat is firm. Depending on the size of your cake, 10-20 minutes.
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Ice the top of your cake first, then the side. Ice a smooth, even layer onto the top of the cake using a palette knife.
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Ice a generous amount of buttercream onto the sides of the cake, most of this will be scraped away!
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Use a stainless steel bench scraper to give your cake a smooth finish.
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For extra texture, use a cake comb to create a pattern with your buttercream. When using a bench scraper or a cake comb, make sure to get your angle correct and hold it straight up and down.
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If you dont get the finish correct the first time, simply add more buttercream to your cake and try again!
Congratulations you did it!
