Smooth Cake

Decorating By Roselyn Updated 16 May 2008 , 4:26pm by SugarBakerz

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Roselyn Posted 9 May 2008 , 6:31pm
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How do I smooth cake. I want it to be perfect, but I find it very hard. Anybody has suggestions.

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bowden80 Posted 9 May 2008 , 7:47pm
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I just read something under the ARTICLE section titled "Upside down icing technique for perfectly smooth icing"- I think I'm going to play around with it this weekend and see how it works.
You might want to check it out.

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Sandylee05 Posted 9 May 2008 , 9:42pm
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Hello!
Run to the store and buy plain white Viva paper towels. These towels have a very smooth texture. After you ice the cake, let it barely crust (maybe 5-10 min.). Lay piece of paper towel on cake and using a plastic straight edge card or scraper smooth the cake. Scrapers can usually be found in a cake shop. My favorite scrapers (cards) the little brown ones from Pampered Chef. You could probably also use a credit card.

HTH,
Sandy

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Tomoore Posted 9 May 2008 , 9:48pm
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I was never able to get perfectly smooth buttercream until I started using Sharon (Sugarshack) Z's BC. Do a search for it. It's great!

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Cakelover763 Posted 9 May 2008 , 9:51pm
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Hello,
I wipe off my spatula, dip it in hot water and shake off the excess water every time I lift my spatula from the cake. Icing pulls icing so make sure the spatula is clean each time. Hope this helps.

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Andrea329 Posted 9 May 2008 , 10:03pm
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I am very new to this. I was tought to use parchment or wax paper. Place it on the cake and lightly rub your hand over the top. Hope it works for you.

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MommaLlama Posted 10 May 2008 , 12:01am
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I agree with Tomore Sharon's DVD on buttercream is the best. She shows the best ways to get perfect buttercream, and I mean perfect buttercream! Sharp edges and corners and everthing else usefull to buttercream cakes. thumbs_up.gif

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SeriousCakes Posted 10 May 2008 , 1:16am
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Here ya go thumbs_up.gif :


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JanH Posted 10 May 2008 , 2:00am
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Roselyn Posted 16 May 2008 , 4:00pm
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Thank you all for the suggestions. This is great.

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msmanning2 Posted 16 May 2008 , 4:21pm
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Never again will I NOT use the sugarshack recipe and method (from her awesome dvd). I LOVE IT! I was out of hi ratio shortening and had to resort back to my old buttercream recipe (butter and plain shortening) and it was a disaster!

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ericaann79 Posted 16 May 2008 , 4:22pm
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Nothing works better than Melvira! On the home page scroll all the way down until you see Melvira's method....nothing works as easy and good as this!

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SugarBakerz Posted 16 May 2008 , 4:26pm
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I have found that SugarShacks icing made all of the difference in my icing. I use the Melvira Roller method, and once I changed over to SugarShack it looks amazing.... I have actually had people PM and ask me how I got it so smooth.... I remember being that person months ago because I couldn't get it just right, but now I do icon_smile.gif

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