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!)
Tools
- Small Straight & Offset Spatula
- Large Spatula Combo
- Bench Scraper
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!
