Getting rid of air bubbles in your buttercream Just make sure you wipe off any excess water before placing it against your cake. Now this only works if you are using a metal smoother, but by running it under a hot tap or popping the long edge in some boiling water, when you run the smoother over the side of the cake it just slightly melts the surface of the buttercream helping to get out any imperfections. If you are finding it a little tricky to smooth the sides, especially if your buttercream is a little stiff you can always heat up your smoothing tool. I then apply a thicker outer layer of buttercream and set about making the finish as smooth as I can. Once I have applied the crumb coat, which usually resembles a semi naked cake, I pop this into the fridge for around 15 – 20 minutes for that buttercream to firm up. The crumb coat is important as it locks in any loose crumbs you might have on your cake and it also gives you a nice smooth base for adding your final layer of buttercream. I also cover my cake in 2 layers of buttercream. This makes it so much easier to get a nice stable cake with straight sides. The biggest tip I can give you is to start with level layers of cake. When covering my cakes there are a few steps that I always stick to and these are also the same if I’m using ganache. You will find my buttercream recipe here! Tips for getting smooth buttercream sides Plus you only need butter, icing sugar (or confectioners sugar as is also known), your flavouring and I like to add a few table spoons of milk, then just whisk it up into a fluffy consistency ready to add to your cake. My buttercream of choice is usually American Buttercream as this is easy to make and I really love the sweetness of the taste. To watch the full tutorial just head to the video at the bottom of this post. Now there are different methods that people like to use to get smooth sides and sharp edges but this is the technique I use and that has always worked for me. This week I thought I would create a tutorial to show you exactly how I cover my cakes in buttercream. If you’re new to cake decorating or maybe looking to advance to larger cakes from cupcakes buttercream is a great option as a covering for your cakes, whether you are looking to decorate directly onto the buttercream or use this as a base underneath fondant / sugarpaste.
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