Hey CC Family

Quick question regarding the crumb coat.  I am doing a birthday cake and the cake will be a vanilla cake with pink buttercream frosting.  If my cake is going to be frosted in pink, should be my crumb coat be the same color (pink) or can I use a regular white buttercream as the crumb coat? 

Not sure what to do.  Any thoughts, advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a million!

AEither way. It literally does not matter either way. Might be easier to just do it all after its been colored.

AI think it looks more professional for it to be the same as the final coat but either way is acceptable. I just remember my Wilton teacher saying it all needed to match.

It's a matter of personal preference, I think, but I usually crumb coat with the same buttercream I use on the final coat. To me it's just easier to not have to worry about accidentally mixing colors.

AExcept for those of us with production type bakeries. I mix 2 bowls of vanilla buttercream, and every single cake gets the same icing color in the middle and the dams and "crumb coats" are all plain vanilla buttercream. Then they get bagged and labeled and stuck in the freezer. I don't really do a whole layer of icing for the crumb coat though, more scrape on, and scrape back off, just to seal it, and fill in all the holes.

I never crumb coat anything , but my chocolate cakes. I learned this back when I first started decorating from a professional baker and decorator. It works for me.

AI always use the same colour. Haven't been decorating cakes long and never been taught it's just what I've always done. I think it leaves less room for mistakes especially if I'm piping ruffles or roses, if there is a tiny gap it's not as obvious. I'm just a home baker by the way, only make cakes for family and friends.

Thanks a million!

I knew I could count on my CC family for the answers.