How to Frost a Cake (Step by Step Guide)

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.