Icing Gets Tacky As Soon As I Start Smoothing It!
Decorating By Lovebug2867 Updated 1 May 2013 , 7:50pm by Lovebug2867
I'm still taking the Wilton classes and tonight is my last class for course 1. We're supposed to take in a cake already iced and smoothed out. I'm using the Wilton "buttercream" recipe for chocolate buttercream (I know I know but we actually like the wilton recipe). I crumb coated it let it crust over and dry then I iced it and let it set overnight in the fridge to crust. I've been trying to smooth it all day now. As soon as I put the parchment paper on it and start smoothing the crust goes away and it sticks to the paper making a huge mess.
Is there anyway to fix this without having to scrape off the icing and redo it? I only have a couple hours until I have to leave for class.
I'm still taking the Wilton classes and tonight is my last class for course 1. We're supposed to take in a cake already iced and smoothed out. I'm using the Wilton "buttercream" recipe for chocolate buttercream (I know I know but we actually like the wilton recipe). I crumb coated it let it crust over and dry then I iced it and let it set overnight in the fridge to crust. I've been trying to smooth it all day now. As soon as I put the parchment paper on it and start smoothing the crust goes away and it sticks to the paper making a huge mess.
Is there anyway to fix this without having to scrape off the icing and redo it? I only have a couple hours until I have to leave for class.
I took those classes. I don't remember putting mine in the fridge. It sounds like you have too much moisture- it might be too cold in the fridge and then much warmer in the kitchen. Let it warm up and try to smooth it out with a knife instead of parchment paper. If you have one of those plastic triangle thingies (lol, I'm drawing a blank) use that if it doesn't have to be smooth.
Never thought of the too much moisture I simply put it in the fridge because of the custard filling since I filled it last night I didn't want it to get soggy lol. I'll try smoothing it again when I get to class after it's had time to warm up. If all else fails I do have the design triangle so I can use that
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