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Buttercream crumb coat/filling

post #1 of 3
11/18/12 at 8:08pm
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Hi,

 

I was wondering if someone could tell me how long your meant to let your buttercream filling and crumb coat set for before covering the cake in fondant.

 

I used buttercream for the first time on the weekend and let it set for a few hours at room temperature but when i put the fondant on you could see where the filling inside the cake as at it seemed to soften a litte.

 

Should i be putting it in the fridge and letting it set for a few hours???

 

Any advice would be appreciated as i have to make another cake for this weekend.

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post #2 of 3
11/19/12 at 12:27am

What kind of buttercream?

 

Butter-based American BC?

S/IMBC?

Crusting Buttercream?

 

That's going to determine how you handle the cake before fondant. For butter-based and S/IMBC, stick the cake in the freezer for 15-20 minutes till firm (but not so much that the cake beneath gets frozen), and then cover with fondant. 

 

Can't help with Crusting BC. Sorry.

 

Oh, and for the filling: Some people fill the cakes and then place a weight on top and allow to settle (either at room temp or in the fridge from a couple of hours to overnight). You'll have to experiment and see what works for you. I just press down firmly on the layers after filling and move on to crumbcoating.

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post #3 of 3
11/19/12 at 8:02pm
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The buttercream I use is primarily made of butter, dark chocolate & icing sugar. so im assuming its classed as a butter based cream. Thanks for you reply,

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