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Cake bakers...

Is there a trick to neatly icing the cut sides of a cake?? I'm thinking of cutting out a shape from a sheet cake for DD2's birthday, but in the past I recall times I tried to decorate cut areas and ended up with a mess o' crumbs mixed in the frosting. How does one avoid tearing up the cut edges and also get a smooth finish? Thanks in advance!
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Re: Cake bakers...

  • imageplaidfrogg:
    Is there a trick to neatly icing the cut sides of a cake?? I'm thinking of cutting out a shape from a sheet cake for DD2's birthday, but in the past I recall times I tried to decorate cut areas and ended up with a mess o' crumbs mixed in the frosting. How does one avoid tearing up the cut edges and also get a smooth finish? Thanks in advance!

    A few things...

    If your icing is tearing up the sdies of the cake, it is too thick.  Thin it with some milk and that will help.

    You can do a crumb coat.  That is just a thin layer of icing that seals in the loose crumbs.  Do the crumb coat and let it crust over. You should then have a crumb-free surface to finish frosting.

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  • imageodear:
    A few things...

    If your icing is tearing up the sdies of the cake, it is too thick.  Thin it with some milk and that will help.

    You can do a crumb coat.  That is just a thin layer of icing that seals in the loose crumbs.  Do the crumb coat and let it crust over. You should then have a crumb-free surface to finish frosting.

    Thank you!! Very helpful! :D
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