I'm using the rasp mous II and my dam broke so the filling is leaking out as i'm trying to put the crumb coat on. WHAT DO I DO? It's for a starwars cake for tomorrow.
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I would finish crumb coating it and the put it in the freezer for a while and probably put another very thin crumb coat and freeze again and proceed. it will be just fine. Next time, make your dam and let it crust a little so it won't break. Damn it!

Ack! The same thing happened to me last week! I scraped off as much of the filling as I could and covered it with lots of icing! Good luck!

OK i had it in the fridge but i just put it in our freezer. Too much filling i think. Darn it. Well i guess live and learn. THANKS

how long should i leave in the freezer... I don't want my frosting to crack that is all i need

Something else that I do to prevent this is that I will also remove some of the cake from the bottom layer so that it forms like a well (or an indentation) for the filling to sit inside.

I hope I am making sense.

After I level my cake, I will take a spoon and scrape out some more cake from the middle, but not too close to the edge and then put my filling in there. That way the side of the cake acts like a dam, and then I just put the top cake on and proceed normally. I used to have terrible trouble with my dam and icing bulging out the side.

Yes, I also make a well for my filling. It takes getting used to but it is worth it. Go in about a scant 1/4 in from the cake edge and cut all long the circumference of the cut about 1/4 down into the cake with a sharp knive. Lift out that circle -- usually comes out in pieces and put your filling in that. Is that about right Luv2Cake?

Does making a well if you use fruit filling make the bottom cake mushy?

Nope, not mushy at all. It would be just like doing it otherwise, this way you are giving the filling a place to go so that it won't be squished out the sides. Some of it will absorb into the cake, but it definitely doesn't make it mushy.

That's great to know, Luv! Thanks!

What a great idea for the well! I will try that one! Helen

Just want to say that I tried "Luvs" idea of scraping a little bit out of the top of the cake, used lemon filling. It worked well, lots more fillng and very tasty!!

Great. Glad that you liked it!

Cool thanks a lot people....