

Basically hold the icing smoother at a 45 degree angle towards you while you rotate the turntable and scrape off the excess onto the edge of your bowl.

Next, add a thin layer of frosting all around the sides of the cake and use an icing smoother to get the sides smooth and level. Start by frosting a thin layer of frosting on the top of your cake and smoothing it down with an angled spatula. This is the turntable I’m using – it has a built in anti-skid section under my cake board that makes it extra easy to frost a cake on! Place your filled and stacked cake on a turntable.

This is what you’ll use to crumb coat instead of dipping your spatula in and out of the larger bowl of frosting. To crumb coat your cake without getting any crumbs in your batch of frosting, you’ll want to start by adding about one cup of that frosting into a small bowl.
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If you’re looking for more buttercream flavors to try, be sure to browse my Buttercream Recipe Collection – any of those will work great! How to Crumb Coat Your Cake
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If you need some recommendations, my Basic Vanilla Buttercream is the perfect consistency for both crumb coating your cake and adding your final layer of frosting, so feel free to use that if you’re in need of a go-to vanilla buttercream recipe. You can use any type of frosting for crumb coating your cake – basically whatever you’re planning on using for your final layer of frosting. What Type of Frosting is Best for Crumb Coating? It’s a step I never miss when making cakes. Chilling your cake after crumb coating is what glues all those pesky crumbs down and helps the entire structure set into a firm, sturdy foundation. There are two main reasons why you’d want to crumb coat your cake: 1) catching any loose crumbs that might want to make their way into your final layer of buttercream and 2) creating a smooth, even surface and ensuring your cake is level for your final layer.īut it’s not enough to simply crumb coat your cakes. You’ll also find tons of cake recipes and decorating videos to inspire you and broaden your skill set – be sure to hit the subscribe button so you never miss a new one! Why Crumb Coat? Want to see more Cake Basics videos like this one? Head to my YouTube Channel to see the growing collection.
