tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009666154214463068.post8881991583250839324..comments2024-02-26T11:40:11.454+04:00Comments on Spontaneous Euphoria: My Love/Hate Relationship with Layered Cakesspontaneous-euphoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13817411596590517973noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009666154214463068.post-54279363721298987452011-02-08T08:05:51.675+04:002011-02-08T08:05:51.675+04:00hi sid! this is great your kids must love to bits....hi sid! this is great your kids must love to bits... i know my daughter will... oh to have a mum who bakes and decorates like this wow! i suck at stuff like this.Rajanihttp://www.eatwritethink.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009666154214463068.post-50658886299036196712011-02-07T12:04:53.103+04:002011-02-07T12:04:53.103+04:00Amazing tips!! Thank you!! I'm going to try an...Amazing tips!! Thank you!! I'm going to try and make another one today!spontaneous-euphoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817411596590517973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009666154214463068.post-76117923780915406072011-02-06T23:17:28.965+04:002011-02-06T23:17:28.965+04:00This cake looks like birthday cake, I want a huge ...This cake looks like birthday cake, I want a huge slice right now!<br /><br />I'll try to add my two cents here: I used to think layer cakes were the dessert from Hell, I really did. Until I started watching more baking shows, YouTube videos, and fellow bakers ice cakes. <br /><br />The trick to not getting crumbs all over your icing is to dollop a generous amount of icing onto the center of the cake before you start spreading it. This way, your spatula/palette knife will only touch the icing without touching the cake (which is obviously what is creating the crumbliness).<br /><br />When it comes to the sides of the cake: Also remember that a generous amount of icing is the most important thing to help you get that perfectly iced look. Some cake decorators like to start icing the top of the cake and then move the excess icing to the sides. Others like to start off with the sides first to make sure they're neat and then carry on with the top. So it's really what you're most comfortable with and YES practice is KEY :)<br /><br />When I'm icing a cake on a cake stand, I put two pieces of parchment paper overlapping one another and then put the cake on top of them. Once I'm done icing, I just pull them out from the bottom and viola! Neat cake stand!<br /><br />I hope this helped. Happy Icing! <3Yasmin @ Red Panda Bakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865503351908936173noreply@blogger.com