How to Frost a Cake

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How to Frost a Cake

I have been asked by so many viewers to show how to frost or ice a cake. So decided to do a post on it, so it will be helpful for you all. I decided to do a frosting on a rustic chocolate cake with ganache, later i will show you how to frost a buttercream cake, it will be more clean and smooth.

But this is the basic tips for frosting. And i will be sharing the recipe of this cake soon. So look for it. Tomorrows post is going to be another requested post from you.

Things you need to Frosting a Cake

• Cakes
• Frosting
• Cake Board or Plates
• Serrated Knife or Knife
• Spatula to Frosting
• Butter Paper or Parchment Paper
• Ziploc Bag
• Scissors

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1: Assembling & Setting the Cake for frosting 

1. Take your cakes and frosting ready. Now place your cake on cake board or plate.
2. Now cut strips of parchment paper or butter paper and place it under the cake on all sides.

2: Trimming and Leveling

1. Now use a knife to slice the domb of the cake if you have any.
2. This don't want to be perfect, this ensures to have a flat surface to frost and supports the second layer.

3: Sandwiching with Frosting

1. Now take a dollop of frosting and put it over the cake, use a knife to spread it out.
2. Dont spread it all the way, just leave a border, because once you place the second layer the frosting with ooze and spread.
3. Now place the second layer of cake on top and slice the domb of the second cake if you have any and make it flat.

4: Frosting the top of the cake

1. Once the cake is trimmer, take a healthy dollop of frosting and place it over the cake.
2. Use a knife to spread it evenly and cover the entire top of the cake.

5 : Frosting the sides of the cake

1. Once you have frosted the top, take some frosting with your knife and go all around the sides of the cake.
2. Keep doing this until you have covered the entire side of the cake.

6: Finishing touches

1. Once your have finished with the frosting, you can either smooth the top of the cake or just make swirl design.
2. Now remove all the butter paper from the sides to get a clean side and board. 
3. Now you have frosted a cake beautifully. If you want to write anything, just fill a piping bag or ziploc bag and snip of the edge and use it.

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How to Frost a Cake (Step by Step Guide)

How to Frost a Cake with step by step pictures. For doing this you won’t need a lot of fancy tools to frost a cake. This post shows exactly how to decorate and frost a cake, from start to finish.

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Course Basics

Ingredients

  

• ▢ Cakes
• ▢ Frosting
• ▢ Cake Board or Plates
• ▢ Serrated Knife or Knife
• ▢ Spatula to Frosting
• ▢ Butter Paper or Parchment Paper
• ▢ Ziploc Bag
• ▢ Scissors

Instructions

 

• ▢
  Step 1: Assembling & Setting the Cake for frosting
• ▢
  Take your cakes and frosting ready. Now place your cake on cake board or plate.
• ▢
  Now cut strips of parchment paper or butter paper and place it under the cake on all sides.
• ▢
  Step 2: Trimming and Levelling
• ▢
  Now use a knife to slice the domb of the cake if you have any.
• ▢
  This don't want to be perfect, this ensures to have a flat surface to frost and supports the second layer.
• ▢
  Step 3: Sandwiching with Frosting
• ▢
  Now take a dollop of frosting and put it over the cake, use a knife to spread it out.
• ▢
  Dont spread it all the way, just leave a border, because once you place the second layer the frosting with ooze and spread.
• ▢
  Now place the second layer of cake on top and slice the domb of the second cake if you have any and make it flat.
• ▢
  Step 4: Frosting the top of the cake
• ▢
  Once the cake is trimmer, take a healthy dollop of frosting and place it over the cake.
• ▢
  Use a knife to spread it evenly and cover the entire top of the cake.
• ▢
  Step 5 : Frosting the sides of the cake
• ▢
  Once you have frosted the top, take some frosting with your knife and go all around the sides of the cake.
• ▢
  Keep doing this until you have covered the entire side of the cake.
• ▢
  Step 6: Finishing touches
• ▢
  Once your have finished with the frosting, you can either smooth the top of the cake or just make swirl design.
• ▢
  Now remove all the butter paper from the sides to get a clean side and board.
• ▢
  Now you have frosted a cake beautifully. If you want to write anything, just fill a piping bag or ziploc bag and snip of the edge and use it.

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Frosting a Cake Step by Step

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Take your cakes and frosting ready