If you don’t have an icing spatula, you can use the back, straight edge of a large knife to smooth your buttercream and then clean up the bottom of your cake plate with a paper towel.

BEST CAKE FLAVOUR COMBINATIONS

• Almond cake with Almond cream and White chocolate butter cream.
• Apple cake with Salted Caramel frosting.
• Banana cake with Caramel Cream cheese frosting.
• Banana Cake with Nutella Buttercream.
• Champagne cake with strawberry mousse and Champagne Buttercream.

Best Layer Cake Filling Ideas and Recipes

1. Chocolate layer cake with cream cheese filling.
2. Cannoli layer cake with cinnamon sponge and mascarpone filling.
3. Vanilla custard cake filling.
4. Berry mascarpone layer cake.
5. Lemon raspberry layer cake.
6. Strawberry jelly layer cake filling.
7. Triple layer white cake with orange curd filling.

No matter what type of frosting you make, I recommend mixing your frosting on the lowest speed for a couple minutes with a paddle attachment at the end of the process. This helps push excess air out of the frosting, which makes it nice and smooth. Don’t be afraid to let your mixer run on low for a few minutes.

Now you might be thinking it is not easy to ice a perfectly smooth buttercream cake and no it is not, but Wilton has come up with a new tool to help you do that and it is called the icing smoother. …

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The ProFroster is a frosting tool that allows you to get clean straight edges even for taller / barrel cakes that are up to 8 inches high.

How to get sharp edges on cakes using The Profroster UK

1. Assemble The Profroster and seen in video, by widening the gap of the shorter bar using your thumb and slide it on to the longer bar from the top.
2. Place The Profroster on the side of the cake and adjust to desired height and you are ready to go.

Ganache plates are so simple and easy to use. Perfect for both ganache and frosting finishes, they provide perfect, bubble-free, sharp and smooth edges to your bakes. Start by applying a layer of ganache to the top of your cake, spreading evenly with a palette knife for a smooth finish.

Along with your paper towel, you’ll need the fondant smoother. Place the paper towel on the cake, smoothest side down, and rub in small circular motions with the fondant smoother to smooth out the icing. Press firmly and evenly, but not hard. Do the same with the sides of the cake, evening out any bumps or air holes.

If you don’t have a scraper bench, you can use the icing spatula. Although it is not as wide as a bench scraper surface, this icing spatula is also effective for cake frosting. A spatula can be used to add texture and pops of color to a cake.

The Best Bench Scrapers for Smashing, Cutting, Collecting, Cleaning, and Basically Every Other Kitchen Task

• Norpro Stainless Steel Scraper/Chopper. Three things make this one of the best bench scrapers: 1.
• OXO Good Grips Multi-Purpose Scraper/Chopper.
• Chef’n Pastrio 3-in-1 Bench Scraper Set.

A bench knife, also known as a pastry scraper, is a straight-edged metal rectangle with a handle along one side. Its primary use is to scrape unrolled dough from a work surface and cut dough into smaller pieces, but it comes in handy for other tasks, too.