How To Frost A Cake
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Let's practice frosting a simple cake using this step-by-step guide with detailed images and a video!
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course a whole cake
Cuisine Baking
Spatula I like to use a smaller spatula for 6"-10" cakes. Pick whichever works for you!
Dough scraper steady, long dough scraper
Turning table
Pastry tip optional
- Cake of your choice
- Frosting of your choice I used buttercream today.
Prep: Chill cakes beforehand before frosting. (Optional)
Crumb coat
Place a cake on a center of a turning table.
Cut off an uneven part of the surface to make it flatter. (Optional)
Drop a big scoop of frosting and spread it evenly.
Repeat it for all the layers. Make sure that the cake is standing straight. For the last layer, spread the frosting thinly on top. Fill all the gaps on the side with the frosting. Again, frost thinly.
Clean off the frosting on a turning table.
Clean off the corner edge with a spatula.
Chill it in the fridge until the frosting gets hardened.
Final coat
Drop a big scoop of frosting on top and spread evenly. Spread it over the edge.
Coat all over the side with the same thickness.
Add additional frosting on the top corner edge.
Smooth out the side with a dough scraper:Freeze your arm and dough scraper (hold it straight) at 4 o'clock (or 8 o'clock if left-handed.) and move only a turning table. fade out when you are done. Fill gaps and holes with additional frosting if there is any and repeat the process 10 until you are happy with the look.
Clean off the corner edge with a spatula.
Clean off the frosting on a turning table.
Chill it in the fridge until the frosting gets hardened.
Decorations
Add additional frosting on the center and spread thinly to smooth out the surface. (Optional. Do this when you don't hide the surface with decorations completely.)
Attach any ingredient of your choice on the bottom edge. (Optional)
Pipe buttercream on top: Try to pipe with the same size, volume, and intervals to create a clean look. Decorate with fruits or whatever you like. Done!
Keyword cake decorating, how to frost a cake