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| Easy way to frost a cake | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 3 2007, 04:23 PM (247 Views) | |
| Ruthie | May 3 2007, 04:23 PM Post #1 |
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If you've ever had trouble frosting a cake....getting the icing to stick to the sides of the cake or those annoying crumbs getting in the way....consider it a thing of he past. A few simple tools will help make this job a breeze. Offset spatulas like the ones in the photo above left keep your knuckles out of the icing and make quick work of applying and smoothing icing. A jumbo pastry bag and giant icing tip. Follow these simple instructions and you'll make a perfect cake canvas for all your decorating needs. Place your cake on a cake board or plate. To prevent the cake from moving, use about a tablespoon or so of icing to "glue" it to the plate. Just plop the icing down and set the cake on top of it. Next, use an offset spatula to spread a layer of icing over the top of the first layer, then set the second layer on top. Spread icing over the top of the second layer. The trick to not getting crumbs in the icing is to always use your spatula to push outwards. If you don't pull back, you can't pick up crumbs. Start with a large blob of icing in the middle and spread outward in all directions. Don't worry about adding too much, you can always use you spatula to scrape off the excess. Adding a lot, then smoothing it off helps prevent crumbs in the icing and also makes it easier to give the icing a smooth finish. The easiest way to ice the sides of the cake is to use a jumbo pastry bag and giant decorating tip. Simply fill the bag and roughly pipe a wide ribbon of icing around the outside of the cake. If you don't have these tools, you can also use your spatula to spread the icing on the sides of the cake, using the same push outward but never pull back back technique we used to ice the top of the cake. This method is much more time consuming and difficult than using the giant bag, so invest in these inexpensive tools if you can. They really make the job super fast and easy. Take your spatula and smooth out the frosting you just piped on the sides of the cake. Use the spatula one more time to go over the top and sides of the cake, smoothing out the icing and creating a flat surface. You now have a blank canvas on which to decorate. |
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| pinkdragonfly | Nov 4 2007, 09:19 PM Post #2 |
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great idea..... I put my cake in the fridge for 10-15 minutes before frosing it to prevent crubs but this will let me get to the fun part faster......... THANKS |
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