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White cake frosting can be made right in the comfort of your own home. Learn the recipe for white cake frosting with help from a lead cake designer in this free video clip.
One way to create a big-cake look without baking a lot of cake is to make the upper tiers of the cake with Styrofoam. Unless you cut into the fake cake, no one ever has to know your secret. Serve your guests from the bottom “real” layers of cake. While bakery suppliers sell frostings designed for display cakes made from Styrofoam, you can make your own fondant, suitable for Styrofoam cakes. This way, you can use the fondant for your real layers, as well as the Styrofoam ones to maintain a consistent look.
Miniature dollhouse cakes have a premise best described as simple – recreating a small dollhouse with edible ingredients – but their production is anything but. They range in complexity from one-room cottages to elaborate three-story designs, filled with accouterments that vary as much in ornateness as the designs of the houses themselves. Like most confections, they rely on royal icing and buttercream frosting for their embellishments. Royal icing, which sets firm and adheres to fondant readily, comprises items such as flowers. Buttercream usually makes up curtains, the lawn and carpet. Approximately 3 cups each buttercream and royal icing suffices for…
Frosting a multidimensional cake is a dedicated undertaking, but it is not without benefits. When you decorate a shaped cake, it is like an outline of your intended decoration is permanently in the cake. All you have to do is pipe beads of frosting to fill in the lines. Filling multiple piping bag liners with each color of frosting allows you to switch frosting colors seamlessly and fill the varied sections of the cake in record time.
Some artists paint. Some sculpt. Some write music, dance, sing or act. Cake decorating is also an art as well and an unfrosted cake has much in common with a blank piece of linen canvas. While the medium may not be permanent enough to hang in a museum, a cake decorator's effort can still be memorable, especially for a bride on the biggest day of her life. Creating multilayer cake masterpieces with frosting requires knowing how much icing is needed to fully cover and decorate all parts of the cake.
Clean carpets seem to be a magnet for messy spills. Sometimes it seems that your carpet calls out to anything red that might stain it, such as red frosting on top of cakes or cookies. If you find yourself faced with a hard-to-remove red frosting stain, you can go with either chemicals or a natural cleaning product. Either way, proper cleaning leads to a beautiful carpet, free of unsightly stains.
The vivid red and white of a baseball conjures up images of childhood and summer days for many Americans, which makes it the perfect inspiration for birthday cakes and potluck desserts. Using a few decorating tools, you can easily recreate the baseball's signature stitch marks with red frosting. A simple, round cake is suitable for baseball decoration, but you can use special cake pans to make dome-shaped cakes for a more realistic look.
Baking a cake is both an economical and artistic undertaking. After the cake is baked and then cools, it's not uncommon for it to crack when removed from the pan. Usually this is a very easy problem to solve, with a little frosting. Fixing a cracked cake when frosting is not an option, such as a frost-less cake or one decorated with fondant, is a less common -- but just as easy to solve.
Frosting a cake pop is similar to dipping skewered fruit in chocolate fondue. Although cream cheese frostings occasionally adorn cake pops, chocolate coatings are prized for their glossy appearance and crisp texture. You must temper chocolate before using it as a coating for cake pops. Tempering chocolate, or heating and cooling it in a controlled manner, prevents it from weeping when placed in the refrigerator, allows it to adhere to the surface of the cake pop and imparts a glossy sheen to its surface. Frosting, cream cheese or chocolate, should reach a temperature of 92 degrees Fahrenheit for uniform coating.
When you make a cake for dessert or for a special occasion, you want it to be pretty as well as tasty. Begin by choose a frosting flavor that is compatible with your cake and tint it, if desired, to make it more attractive. Frosting a cake is not difficult, but some cooks are daunted by the task. Their cakes appear lopsided and have crumbs from the cake layers all through the frosting. Use a few simple techniques to solve these dilemmas and create a beautifully frosted cake.
The tempting aroma of a just-baked cake and anticipation of that first sweet bite makes it difficult to wait until the cake cools to add the frosting. But icing a cake too soon after it comes out of the oven can cause the still-warm crumbs to adhere to the cooler frosting, making for a less-than-perfect finish. Though it doesn't mar the flavor, the speckled appearance betrays the baker as an amateur. Use the proper tools and techniques to frost your cake like a professional.
The amateur baker can achieve a fresh-from-the-bakery look for homemade cakes by using the best icing recipe for the job and by choosing the proper kitchen tools and frosting techniques. The secret to a professional finish lies in the application of a smooth and crumb-free icing. A few extra steps taken to prepare the cake for frosting make a significant difference in the look of the finished product.
With the right tools and technique, you can fashion bakery-quality frosting roses. Decorators hand-sculpt frosting roses by piping each bud and petal in a spiral on a flower nail. A flower nail resembles a giant thumbtack with an elongated pin that you hold as a handle. Akin to a cake stand, it allows you 360 degrees access to your creation, which gives you the control required to create a garden of chocolate frosting roses.
Cakes are a delicious dessert, but it is frustrating to try frosting a cake and constantly deal with crumbs. Cake crumbs are usually caused by a warm cake or stiff frosting. Since the texture of a cake is very soft, you want to be careful frosting it, otherwise you'll end up with crumbs. Some recipes suggest freezing the cake, but this can take away flavor. The best option is to make the cake when you have plenty of time to let it cool before frosting.
A piece of plain cake tastes good, but a cake layered with frosting makes a complete dessert. Just as peanut butter and jelly go together, so does the simply sweet and symbiotic relationship of dense, moist cake with creamy smooth frosting. While many might use a cake turntable or rotating stand, creating an aesthetically pleasing cake can be done without one. Discover the process of covering a cake with frosting and how you can do it with the least amount of mess.
A basket cake is one of the easiest and most forgiving designs for the novice cake decorator. Basket cakes are perfect for any occasion and look beautiful in either white or chocolate buttercream icing. A cake board, covered in icing, creates a basket lid which offers the perfect spot for themed decorations. Fresh flowers are classic and chic, while fondant fruits add playful charm to the basket. Bring the picnic inside with an iced basket cake.
Sheet cake, which is baked and frosted in the same pan, is an informal dessert that can serve a large group of people. Sheet cakes are typically baked in a 15-inch by 10 1/2-inch pan or a 9-inch by13-inch pan that can be shallow or deep. Sheet cakes are frosted with a variety of flavors and toppings. Once frosted, sheet cakes are ideal for transporting to an event without making a mess. Cake pans are available with plastic lids or can be covered in aluminum foil.
Transform a present-shaped cake into an edible gift box that may just look too good to eat. You can use the same frosting techniques to transform a round, square or rectangular present cake into a gift box and decorate it with fondant polka dots, stripes or flowers and top it with a fondant bow, available for purchase at many craft stores that sell cake decorating supplies. To match the party favors with the cake, make miniature present-shaped cakes and decorate them in the same manner as the full-sized cake.
The New York Giants are a football team in the NFC East in the National Football League (NFL). You can use the Giants primary color, blue, to decorate most anything to show your team spirit, including a cake. A cake with a Giants football helmet made of frosting can be a great treat for a football viewing party or even for the birthday of a special fan of the team.
Italian buttercream frosting is a favorite among cake decorators. However, many home cooks shy away from it because it is similar to a meringue in that it incorporates eggs and requires cooking. If made properly, Italian buttercream is a stable frosting, which means it is not prone to breaking and separating. It also withstands high heat better than other buttercream frosting. Working with this version requires the same techniques you need to decorate a cake with other frosting.
Nothing adds to the flavor and appearance of a freshly baked cake the way a nice layer of buttercream frosting does. Often made of butter and sugar, buttercream lends a buttery, savory flavor and a smooth creamy texture to the sweet taste and moist texture of a cake. While it may seem daunting to create a smooth, even layer of frosting akin to those pictured in cookbooks, a few easy steps and specialized tools can simplify the process, leaving you with a balanced, even layer of icing ideal for decorating.
Creating sharp, even edges on a sheet cake or nice, rounded sides with a sharp top edges on a rounded layer cake can sometimes prove to be a tricky process. With a little patience and a steady hand, frosting and molding sharp edges is not as difficult to master with simple baking tools like angled icing knives and dough scrapers. These few simple steps will leave you with flat, even sides and perfect edges ideally suited for decorative trims or coatings.
A spatula is a useful tool for applying frosting in an informal kitchen setting. You can create different textures and designs in the frosting with a spatula as opposed to perfectly smooth icing. Applying frosting with a spatula isn't an exact art, but you should still strive for an even layer of icing over the entire cake. Take special care of the corners where the icing tends to be the thinnest on a spatula-frosted cake.
Create cakes in numerous shapes and sizes by cutting baked cakes in half or even in fourths. With some creativity, butterflies, bunnies, Champagne glasses and hearts are created using cakes that have been sliced in half. After slicing the cake, it is inevitable that the outer edges of the final shape will be crumbs. There are a few techniques you can follow to frost cakes that have been sliced in half to create smooth edges that look like they came straight from the bakery.
Decorating cupcakes, cakes and pies looks like something only an expert can do with expert equipment. This assumption is completely false. Of course, with a piping bag kit and changeable tips, you can create any shape, design or line you need. However, if you do not have a kit or wish to spend the money, a good old ziplock bag and a pair of scissors will do the trick.
Transform a regular square cake into an edible birthday present by frosting the cake to look like a gift box. Buttercream icing provides a smooth and sleek finish for an authentic-looking gift box and is easy enough to work with that even novice cake decorators can create a masterpiece in just a few hours. You can make it to coordinate with any party's color scheme by using two different colors of buttercream icing for the box and the lid of the cake.
Frosting is the basis of all cake decorating, and in most cases is required to be smooth and even so that other decorative elements may be applied on top. There are a variety of methods to smoothing out frosting on a cake, depending largely on the type of frosting you use. Runnier types of frosting can be poured over cakes for a seamless finish, while thicker types must be smoothed with a spatula.
Correctly frosting a cake makes all the difference for presentation. However, you do not have to have experience in cake decorating to frost a cake so that it appears professionally frosted. Also, if you do not have specific cake-decorating tools, improvise with tools you do have in your kitchen drawers. Start with an even and smooth surface before adding frosted borders, piped flowers or letters. Or, leave the frosted cake unadorned for an elegant dessert.
Frosting always tastes best when it's thick, fluffy and creamy but when your frosting comes out too thin, it adds a watery texture and flavor to the cake. Some reasons for a thin frosting include having too much cream in it and leaving the frosting out too long instead of refrigerating it until you're ready to frost the cake. There are practical ways you can salvage a thin frosting.
Any tennis player would be thrilled to blow the candles out on a tennis ball cake for her special celebration. Whether you use a simple round cake or a ball-shaped mold to make your cake, the frosting creates the illusion of a tennis ball. With food coloring and a couple of pastry bags, you will be sure to delight the tennis fans in your life.
Simple to make, cakes kick up the celebration factor of any get-together. To really impress your family and guests, frost your cake with swirls. Swirls make a home-decorated cake look more professional, but home bakers can easily master the technique. Use thick and creamy frosting such as fresh buttercream for solid swirls.
Achieving a smooth, crumb-free surface is the goal of every cake decorator, but it may elude you at first. By preparing the cake and frosting in an orderly fashion, using the proper tools, and executing the task with the appropriate techniques, you can achieve a bakery-quality frosted cake.
There are a number of ways to frost a cake and achieve a swirl look. You can use different colored icing to create a marble-type swirl pattern with frosting, or use star nozzles with a single shade of frosting to create swirls both in the piped line of the frosting as well as the pattern of piping. Swirls are a basic spiral shape that even the most frosting-challenged cake decorator can achieve.
A cake turntable is a cake-decorating gizmo that makes home decorating simple and look professional. Similar to the mechanics of a lazy Susan, a cake is placed on top of what looks like a mundane cake server. Frost a cake with a turntable easily by applying your favorite frosting or icing to the sides and the tops while turning the entire cake in any direction.
Once of the most important cake decorating techniques is to apply frosting without getting cake crumbs mixed in with the frosting. Cake crumbs form in cakes that are drier, such as sponge or pound cake. To frost a crumbling cake, freeze the cake after an initial application of frosting. Then, use a good portion of frosting to be sure you do not pick up crumbs with your spatula or frosting knife.
Baking is an exact science, but sometimes the baked good doesn't know that. For example, when making a layer cake, the separate sections of cake don't always turn out the same. Due to hot or cold spots in the oven, an issue with the batter, or some damage caused when removing the cake from the cake pan, some cakes can come out uneven. Frosting a cake like this proves a challenge until you apply a couple of tricks to hide any mistakes and make your cake look delicious.
The look of a cake decorated with fondant is something many people appreciate; however, the taste of fondant is not something everyone enjoys. When you want to decorate a cake using fondant but everyone in your household groans about having to eat fondant icing, try a different tactic: create a faux-fondant cake with butter-cream frosting that you can make to look like fondant with a special technique.
Cake frostings are similar to condiments in that they can be any flavor or consistency you prefer; it's all a matter of taste. Frosting, also called icing, is usually thicker than icing, although the terms are commonly used interchangeably in recipes. Both are sweet, spreadable and considered by many sweet lovers the best part of cakes.
Whether you're making a cake for a wedding, birthday or just for fun, a layered sheet cake adds more of a challenge to a baker. Once the cake is mixed and baked, it will need to be halved. Depending on your recipe you may need to bake multiple pans. You can also utilize this style of baking for a delicious ice cream cake as well.
It's rare to come across a recipe that doesn't call for a teaspoon of at least one ingredient. Most home cooks have measuring spoons that make the process simple; just scoop whatever element needed and use in your cooking. Unfortunately, there are times when precise measuring spoons are not available: when cooking at other people homes, for example. Luckily, there are time-tested ways cooks can approximate a teaspoon without the ordinary measuring tools.
Cakes have become works of artistic expression. Gone are the days of ordering generic sheet cakes with generic sayings and flower-shaped frosting decorations for parties and events. Today, it's much more common to see cakes that reflect the party's theme. Planning a retro, music-themed party? One of your many creative options for cake designs is a record-shaped cake. Creating and frosting a cake to resemble a record is something you can easily do.
Icing a cake with swirls instead of a flat layer of frosting can really dress up a cake. Use any color frosting you like to match the theme or decor of a party. It can even dress up a simple cake for the family. Very few tools are needed to make a swirl cake; a piping bag and star tip are easy to find at most craft or baking stores.
The delicate edges and slightly organic-looking swirls of a casually frosted cake are often desired by professional bakers and home cooks alike. One of the simplest means of decorating a cake, creating swirls is also one of the most delicate and lends itself easily to other objects or sprinkles scattered over top of the dessert. The frosting is usually swirled with an icing spatula; however, when one is not available, the back of a teaspoon can be used to create the same swirls with a more petite look.
Frosting is often the best part of eating cupcakes or cake, but every chef has had it happen -- you're in the middle of a recipe and realize an ingredient is missing. What to do? When making frosting, substituting milk for heavy cream can be done by changing a few basic ingredients.
Profiteroles are hollow pastries that are filled with pastry cream, whipped cream or ice cream. They are served in a variety of ways, but the classic way to serve profiteroles is to stack them, forming a cake tower. Profiterole cakes are usually served at weddings and during the holidays. Although they are beautiful and delicious, they may be difficult to stack. Use a simple stacking method and a sticky icing to help make your own profiterole cake.
Imagine your guests' delight as you slice into a tall, multi-layered cake. Tender cake layers sandwiching frosting or crème filling is always a crowd pleaser. Instead of spending money to buy a cake at a bakery, you can easily make a layered cake. With a little time and a sharp knife you can create a masterpiece to impress your family and friends. All you need to know are a few key techniques that will aid in the success of making your layer cake.
Edible prints are a versatile cake decorating method that allows you to personalize your cakes. Use an image such as a photo or design, and print the image on edible sheets with the use of an imaging system. Customize your cake design for a party, occasion or event. Start a small business creating customizable cakes.
No matter the event, a stacked cake makes an impressive presentation and promises a little extra flavor from the filling hidden between the multiple layers. You don't need pillars, columns or separator plates to assemble a stacked cake; you can construct one with little more than a steady hand as you balance the layers. So forgo the expensive store-bought cake and personalize a homemade layer cake for any birthday or holiday.
Bakery style cakes usually have professional-looking frosting jobs with clean edges that would make any amateur baker envious. You can attain this professional frosting look at home with the proper tools and a little patience. Frosting is a soft material, so if you make a mistake, you can just wipe off the damaged frosting and try again.
Decorating cakes with edible beads and pearls can make a simple cake look elegant. Beads may be used to decorate cupcakes or cookies. Sprinkle luster dust on beads for a shiny gold or silver appearance. Create a lustrous pearl finish by adding white luster dust to white beads. Edible and colorful beads for cakes are available to purchase at cake specialty stores or you can make them at home.
Whether you make your own cream cheese frosting, or you purchase it already made in a can, this standard frosting goes well with many different kinds of cakes. Think outside the box and doctor up cream cheese frosting to add interest and flair to basic frosting. With a little imagination and experimentation, you can create a new frosting that fits a variety of different cakes.
Buttercream frosting is a popular icing for cakes, cupcakes and cookies. It is very easy to make a buttercream icing without using eggs. The lack of eggs in the recipe keeps the buttercream fresh for a longer period of time. Even so, it is best to use the buttercream as soon as possible. If your buttercream icing stiffens, just mix it for a few minutes to return it to a smooth consistency.
Angel food candy is similar to the beloved cake. It encompasses the fluffiness of the cake in a hard form that can be topped in a variety of coatings, from chocolate to butterscotch. With a taste slightly like a caramel, the candy is crunchy because of the sugar and corn syrup, while the bubbles inside result from vinegar and baking soda.
Extracts and food coloring can transform ready-made vanilla or plain white cake frosting into a tasty customized topping. These canned toppings are available in the baking aisle of grocery stores in both whipped and creamy versions. Choose the texture to match your cake.
Frosting a cake with a flawless and professional-looking finish is not as difficult as it sounds. With a few simple techniques, almost anyone can frost and decorate a cake that appears to come straight from the bakery- but without the expensive price tag. For the best results, use frosting that is at room temperature so it will spread easier, and make sure you have all supplies on hand to finish the job before starting.
No carrot or red velvet cake is complete without a creamy layer of cream cheese frosting. The frosting is made by mixing firm cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to make a sweet icing to complement almost any confection. When cream cheese frosting is over-beaten, it becomes runny and will not adhere properly to your sticky buns or cupcakes. There are several solutions to restore the thick texture to your cream cheese frosting.
Whether you baked a cake for a special occasion or as a test run before you dive into the professional word of baking, frost it properly so your cake presents a professional appearance. When you frost a layered cake, you must spread a uniform layer of frosting between the layers and over the sides and top of the cake. Depending on personal preference and the occasion, you can embellish the cake with edible flowers or decorations, or leave it as is. Although frosting a layer cake may seem impossible, it is actually not difficult to create an end product that…
Specialty cupcake shops and novelty cupcake designs are growing trends in the world of desserts. The convenient cakes are already portioned for each guest, are easy to store, easy to transport to another location, and versatile enough to suit any theme. However, there's more to frosting a cupcake than just smearing the cake with a sugary topping. It takes special techniques, tools and tricks to frost a cupcake like a professional.
Moist cake swirled with frosting on top is the basic premise of the cupcake, but these little baked treats have been reinvented as some cafes and bakeries have dedicated the entirety of their business to the sale of cupcakes. In some instances, traditional birthday sheet cakes have been replaced by cupcake cakes which provide a simple way to provide party guests with a no-hassle serving of dessert. Enjoying a batch of well-made cupcakes does not have to mean a trip to the bakery though. With a few foundational techniques, you can whip up a batch of these treats in your…
Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, retirement parties and holidays are just a few of the occasions when decorated cakes are among the food items served by the host or hostess. Purchasing decorated cakes from the bakery, grocery store or a cake decorating professional is costly when the process to decorate cakes at home is available. One way to make the decorating easier is using paper to smooth the frosting surface. Make professional-looking decorated cakes at home with a little practice.
One aspect of baking which often proves tricky is keeping frosting soft, and caramel frosting is no exception. The longer air is contact with frosting, the more it will dry and harden. Even the most expertly crafted frostings will harden if exposed long enough. Many bakers prefer to prepare frosting the night before baking or the entire baked good, start to finish, the night before presentation. There are several clever tricks for keeping your caramel frosting soft until you serve it.
Layer cakes are a special treat. The combination of fluffy cake and sweet icing provides a perfect balance. Assembling a layer cake so that it appears smooth and level isn't difficult, but it does require extra attention. Frosting should be thicker between the layers than it is on the outside for best results. You can use just about any type of frosting and cake to create an elegant layer cake. Cake layers should be completely cooled before you attempt stacking them.
You've baked a lovely cake and now you are attempting to frost it, but the frosting keeps sliding off the sides. You try to scoop it up and reapply it, but to no avail. Every time it sloughs off the side, it takes more of the cake with it. In no time at all, your frosting is sullied with cake crumbs and your cake remains resolutely unfrosted. There are several methods you can try to help keep the frosting on your cake.
Sheet cakes are a great way to provide enough cake for a large crowd. Unfortunately, it is usually missing the extra layer of frosting of a traditional round layer cake. Stacking two sheet cakes on top of each other is an easy way to add extra frosting, dimension and quantity to the cake. A stacked layer cake can feed nearly 150 people, and creates a perfect centerpiece.
Fondant, from the French word for "melt," is an icing-like substance often used to give cakes a smooth finish. Particularly popular among professional bakers and pastry chefs, fondant has a well-earned reputation for being difficult to work with. Icing applied with a pastry bag and smoothed with parchment paper has the polished look of fondant and requires far less fuss than other methods.
A proper frost job can make the difference between a decent homemade treat and a show-stopping confection. Once finished, it will look sleek, smooth and professional. You can leave the frosting as is, or use it as a base for decorations like sprinkles, candy or colored sugar. Your cake layers should be fully cooled before you begin frosting for result. Try slicing the tops off the cake layers with a serrated knife to form a flat top.
A 3-layer cake, especially one that you want to showcase for a special occasion, needs to look like a masterpiece, not a mess. It's somewhat of an art to stack a 3-layer cake successfully. You have to assess each layer and decide which would fit best where. If a layer has a crown on top, you may have to alter it to allow it to stack well with the other layers.
For home cake bakers, if you've spent the time lovingly preparing your best cake recipe, an equal amount of detail should be spent on decorating the cake. Sure, you could get piping bags and tips, or add figurines and sugar flowers to your cake, but that type of professional decorating can get expensive. If you are on a budget but would like to have your cakes still look beautiful when presenting them, get creative with your knife to create decorative swirls in the cake frosting.
Baking a tasty dessert is only half the battle of preparing a three-tiered cake. A layered cake just isn't cake with the frosting. Whatever cake you decide to make, frosting a three-layer cake is no simple task. Each layer needs to have frosting on the top as well as on the sides. One of the biggest challenges is places each layer on top of another without having the layers fall apart. With careful precision and technique, your three-layer cake will be frosted to perfection and ready to serve.
The difference between a boring, plain cake and a cake that steals the show is in the decorating. Ornate layer cakes are expensive if you buy one from the bakery. Fortunately, you can save your hard-earned dollars by doing the decorating yourself. With patience and a few simple tools, you will be able to impress friends and family at your next party or shower.
A cake is practically synonymous with a celebration -- many people use cake to cap a happy day. The tasty dessert is often brought out during birthdays, weddings and holidays. While some people take advantage of ordering a cake from the nearest bakery, it can be more meaningful -- not to mention more economical -- to bake and decorate a cake from scratch. With the right type of frosting, a select number of tools, and a keen attention to detail, a beautifully decorated cake is quite within the realm of possibility.
One hallmark of a professionally iced cake is immaculate frosting. A homemade cake, on the other hand, can look less than perfect because during icing, fragments and crumbs find their way into the frosting, leaving it lumpy or freckled. Home bakers can achieve the professional crumb-free results if they follow the same tips and tools that bakers use when decorating their cakes. Using chilled cakes and applying a crumb coat keeps the cake's final appearance smooth and free of crumbling.
Cake decorating can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make it. Professional cake decorators need an artistic eye and a lot of dexterity to work their magic, but any home baker can learn the basics. A simple project for the novice to undertake is filling and covering a basic two-layer cake. The process is not difficult, but there are a few niceties. Many inexperienced cake bakers are prone to having their icing bulge out from the middle of the cake, for example. Avoiding this is a matter of remembering a few basic points.
Frosting bags, also called pastry bags, piping bags or forcing bags are used to apply frosting to cakes and cupcakes. They can be used with decorative attachments to create roses, leaves and other decorative effects. Frosting bags come in a variety of sizes and thicknesses; some are disposable and some can be washed and reused.
Sweet, slightly crunchy in texture and big on tropical flavor, shredded coconut makes a nice addition to a decorated cake. However, merely sprinkling a few shreds of coconut on the surface of the cake will not provide the decor or flavor a cake needs to have that tropic flavor. By pressing the coconut shreds on the surface and sides of an iced cake, your cake will look and taste better. Use the same technique to decorate cupcakes and other confections with shredded coconut.
Cream cheese frosting can add a sweet and creamy finishing touch to the top of cakes, cupcakes and cinnamon rolls. Cream cheese frosting can be softer than classic buttercream sugar frosting, so sometimes melting and dripping from your goods can pose a problem. You can make a few adjustment in the way you prepare and keep the cream cheese frosting to ensure that it does not melt or drip from the tops of your home-baked delicacies.
With modern kitchen appliances and cake mixes, it has never been easier to make cakes at home. Once the cakes are baked, they are generally covered with some variety of buttercream icing. Icing adds sweetness, richness and flavor to cakes. It also makes them visually appealing, and protects them from drying out. Cake decorating requires a significant degree of skill, but anyone can apply a basic coat of icing.
Cupcakes are a given at elementary-school birthday parties, but they have also earned a presence in upscale bake shops. Cupcake specialty shops have cropped up from New York to Los Angeles, selling their products in-house as well as online. Some cupcake bakers cater specifically to weddings and other special events, while others choose to serve their creations in-house in a cafe setting. Make professional-looking cupcakes at home for a lot less money than bakery-bought varieties using fresh cupcakes, frosting and a few tools.
Professional cakes look perfectly manicured. If you have never dived into the world of cake decorating, trying to recreate their look seems daunting. Frosting a round layer cake with a smooth finish may seem impossible. However, the process is simple enough for the first-time decorator to accomplish. To make a frosted round layer cake that is smooth and attractive, all you need are a few spatulas and a turntable.
The frosting on a cake is an essential component because it is the first part of the cake that you see. You can apply cake frosting with a pastry bag or with a spatula. When you apply it with a spatula, you will be left with smooth, neat frosting. You don't need to go to the bakery for a neat looking cake, you can frost like a professional with a little practice and patience.
Ever wonder how bakeries are able to make such smooth, frosted cakes? One of the most important steps to the process is to apply a layer of pre-frosting, or a crumb coat. Once you have pre-frosted your cake, it can be chilled briefly, then covered in a thicker layer of frosting and decorated. The pre-frosting keeps the crumbs in place and creates a base for further decoration. White cakes tend to be more delicate than other types of cakes, so don't skip the crumb coat or you might find that the cake breaks apart during frosting.
Piping words onto birthday cakes usually requires cake-decorating tools such as pastry bags, couplers and decorating tips. If you're new to writing with frosting, you probably don't have these items on hand -- but that does not mean you can't add a message to a birthday cake. You can write on any cake with a few inexpensive supplies that you may already have in your pantry. While the technique is simple, practice your handwriting on a piece of wax paper before you start writing directly on the cake.
Decorating a cake can be an intimidating concept, but with the right tools and techniques it can be a fun and easy task. Cakes are a traditional choice for desserts at many events, and a beautifully decorated cake can be the star of the show and win many rave reviews.
Angel food cake is celebrated for its light, airy texture, and is a great treat any time of the year. Because the cake is so aerated, it is important to take care when frosting to prevent any damage. If you enjoy frosted angel food cake but are afraid that the act of frosting might ruin the fragile cake, have no fear. These tips will teach you how to prevent damage to your cake, and let you eat it too.
Birthday cakes personalized with a photograph are an original and meaningful way to celebrate someone's special day. You can visit most bakeries with a photograph and they can put it on a cake for you. However, if you want to do it at home, it is an easy task with the right materials and simple directions.
Celebrate a milestone in a police officer's career by decorating a cake to resemble a doughnut. Or make a doughnut-loving child's dream come true by icing a doughnut-shaped cake for his birthday. Whatever the occasion may be, decorating a cake to resemble a doughnut is easy and provides impressive results. Make a doughnut-shaped cake look authentic by applying a smooth frosting and adding simple embellishments such as multicolored sprinkles. Friends and family will enjoy the professional look of your masterful creation.
A smoothly iced cake -- frosted to perfection -- is a thing of beauty. Seeing a cake with icing gliding over its surface and sides is a mark of professionalism and suggests that -- if the time was taken to make the cake look beautiful -- chances are, the cake will taste as good as it looks. Anyone can dollop on some frosting and smear it around, but to achieve the look of quality -- time, the right tools and practice will create a cake to be proud of.
A doughnut cake is a whimsical, delicious dessert to display and serve at a birthday party or other informal gathering. A doughnut cake pan set offers you a blank canvas: You can bake a plain yellow doughnut cake and top it with a chocolate glaze and sprinkles, or you can make a more complicated combination, such as a peanut butter cake with a jelly-infused glaze. Ice your doughnut cake with an easily pourable glaze and decorate with sprinkles for an impressive dessert that looks like a giant version of the classic breakfast treat.
Children look forward to their birthday for weeks before the actual event. Make any child's birthday even more festive with a cake designed specifically around his favorite themes, colors and flavors. You don't need to be a professional baker to make a birthday cake that any child will cherish.
You do not have to purchase an item from a high-end bakery to get a classy, professional-looking cake. There are some do-it-yourself tricks for smoothing icing that can turn any homemade cake into a professional bakery lookalike. With a little practice and a few simple materials, like paper towels and knives, you can learn how to ice a cake so it looks clean and smooth.
No celebration is complete without a festively decorated cake. Guests gather around the cake, marveling at the fluffy frosting and lit candles. There is no need to purchase a commercially prepared cake, even novice bakers can decorate cakes worthy of any occasion.
Showing off a cake with icing that is smoother than a polished marble slab is an achievement to be proud of. Applying icing to a cake with a smooth finish shows others that you take pride in your culinary skills and that you want to make an impression with your cake. Although it takes some practice, making a lump-free, smooth iced cake is definitely within your grasp. Soon you will be able to make cakes that look as good as they taste.
Cake frosting and decorating has become one of the biggest fads in the United States and you can bake your own crafty cakes right at home. Making smooth, frosted cakes can seem difficult, but the right techniques make it a simple task for anyone. Simple tricks such as flipping the cake to give the top a smooth surface and removing crumbs with a spatula are some of the ways to perfect a cake.
When you are making your own baked goods, such as holiday cookies or a special cake, you may want to decorate them with colorful frosting. Although you can purchase colorful frosting from a supermarket, commercially produced frosting can contain trans fats and artificial flavoring. However, you can make your own natural, homemade frosting colorful by adding basic food coloring to it.
Using a mold to create a character cake at home can save you money. Frost the cake using a combination of frostings and application tools to get a finished product that is clean and professional looking. You can even get kids involved if the cake is for a child's birthday party.
Above all else, attention to detail is essential for creating your perfect wedding cake. This is true no matter which technique or combination of techniques you use. If you plan to do your wedding cake yourself, allow yourself ample practice time to refine both your skills and designs. That doesn't guarantee your wedding cake is stress-free, but it greatly increases the likelihood of end result being what you want.
With the advent of popular shows such as "Ace of Cakes" and "Cake Boss," decorating a simple cake has been elevated to an art unlike anything Grandma produced in her kitchen. New ideas about color, texture and elaborate decorations have emerged, challenging home bakers to stretch their frosting imaginations. Using power tools for frosting cakes can help bakers achieve the cakes of their dreams.
As the years have passed and technology has advanced, there are now user-friendly methods of designing your own cake decorations. No longer is cake design something that you would need to go to a professional bakery for. With new technology, cake decorating hobbyists are now able to print edible images onto cakes using their very own computers and printers. Many people are resorting to designing their own cakes to save money, with the only expense being the edible ink and frosting paper, which can be purchased at most craft stores.
Baking a cake is only half the battle. In some ways, baking the cake is the easiest, and most straightforward, part of making a cake. Even if you are not a professional, you can transform an ordinary box cake into an exotic scene for a child's birthday party or other special event by mastering a few basic techniques.
History credits the ancient Greeks with the invention of philosophy, democracy and cheesecake. Athletes at the first Olympic Games got an energy boost from the savory-sweet concoction, which baked pulverized cheese with honey and wheat flour. When the recipe fell into Roman hands, the conquering soldiers spread it throughout Europe. Each culture adapted the idea, using locally popular cheeses like ricotta in Italy, cottage cheese in England and Neufchatel in France. When cheesecake crossed the Atlantic, New Yorkers retained the Old World simplicity of the recipe but adapted it to use the richer American cream cheese. While New York cheesecake…
Frosting adds the finishing touch to a perfect dessert. Whether piped on, dolloped or spread, the sweet substance can add flavor and texture to a cake. However, spreading the frosting on can be difficult, as it tends to pick up crumbs and is difficult to make perfectly rounded. Thickness of the icing itself can cause problems, and must be slightly thinned in order to smoothly be spread around edges. With a few tricks, creating the perfectly iced dessert with rounded edges can be quick, easy, and delight those it is served to.
Turn on the television set, and you'll probably find a show about people decorating cakes. If you want to become the Queen or King of Cakes yourself, you'll have to learn how to use decorative icing techniques. A variety of different styles of piping for frosting are available; once you learn about the tools available you can make use of these styles on your own.
Adding a delicious layer of creamy frosting can make even the most delicious baked good even better. Buttercream is a frosting recipe widely used by professional and home bakers. The most basic vanilla buttercream frosting contains good quality butter, powdered sugar and vanilla flavoring beaten together until light and fluffy. The addition of cream cheese to this mixture will make cream cheese buttercream frosting, which is popular on red velvet and carrot cake, as well as cinnamon buns.
Frosting is like flavor for the eyes. Even the tastiest cake won't get eaten if it doesn't look delicious, and frosting is the key to looking yummy. From fruit and edible flowers to incredible frosting creations, white cake is a blank canvas for stunning decorations. Just about anything you can imagine can be done with a white cake.
Sweet, simple to use and sometimes very plain tasting, store-bought frosting is a go-to topping for busy people making cakes and cupcakes for their families. While you don't have to go to the trouble of making a fresh batch of homemade frosting every time you make a cake, you can definitely improve on the flavor and texture of the frosting in those familiar containers. From exotic flavors to altered texture, there are a host of ways to improve store-bought frosting.
One the simplest and funnest parts of making a cake is frosting it. Not only does the frosting add flair and color, it can add a new layer of flavor and texture. Lastly, the frosting helps keep a cake moist. Whether you're frosting a simple sheet cake in a square pan or a round layered cake with multiple rows of frosting, the most important thing to remember is that the cake needs to be completely cooled before you start.
Cakes are a tasty and decorative addition to parties. A smooth base of frosting is the first step to decorating a cake, and using the right tools makes spreading frosting an easy task. An offset spatula is the best tool for spreading frosting smoothly, but use a regular spatula in a pinch. Spatulas also work well for frosting cupcakes. Before beginning to frost a cake, be sure you have an ample amount of frosting prepared. Do not be concerned with having too much frosting on the cake because it makes spreading the frosting easier. Use the offset spatula to remove…
One of the great things about making your own cake frosting is that you can make it any flavor or color you like. However, grocery store and supermarket baking aisles don't usually carry any colors other than basic red, blue, green and yellow. They also usually only carry liquid dyes, which can affect the texture of your frosting greatly. The key to your success is using gel food color, which is intensely pigmented but will not drastically alter the texture of foods.
The silky-smooth texture of rolled fondant makes it a favorite among cake decorators for elaborate cakes. Besides the creation of the fondant itself, a properly prepared cake is key to producing this practically flawless decorating canvas. Imperfections in the cake, such as lumps and bumps or ragged edges, will adversely effect the appearance of the fondant that will blanket the cake. The goal is to be able to envelop the cake with the fondant so it appears seamless and perfectly smooth; prepping the cake is the first step toward this goal.
Supplies for making homemade birthday cakes are no longer only found in specialty stores. General merchandisers such as Meijer and Target now have aisles dedicated to the art of cake making. If you want to make beautiful birthday cakes at home, seek out cake decorating classes at your local craft store, then stock up on supplies to fulfill your vision. If you're not sure what your vision is, have a discussion with the intended recipient of the cake to get ideas. For a child's cake, there may be specialty pans that look like a favorite cartoon character, pet or hobby.
Baking cakes into distinctive shapes is a matter of selecting the right baking container. Spherical cake pans are available for purchase, but it is not necessary to buy new equipment to make cakes in unusual shapes. You can make a cake in the shape of any oven-safe metal, ceramic or glass container. It is also possible to cut frozen sheet cakes into square or circular shapes and build shaped cakes from the pieces, using frosting to bind the sections together. An army helmet cake can be made using a spherical cake pan or a metal bowl.
The cake has been baked to perfection but now it sits there waiting for you to assemble it. It may seem like a daunting task but frosting a cake just takes patience and a steady hand. No matter how intimidating it might be, you can make a cake look professional if it's one layer or five layers. Using something as simple as a paper towel can make your cake smoother and more presentable.
Piping a penguin figure will entail different techniques depending on whether you are making a whole cake shaped like a penguin, or putting penguins in a scene on a cake. For either project, you will want to have everything prepared before you start, including a drawing of your idea for you to follow. For the design of penguins in a scene on a cake, you can use white cake icing or butter-cream icing.
Creating a whimsical tractor cake for your child's birthday is moderately easy to do if you have the right materials such as spatulas and piping bags. But you do not need to spend a lot of money on gourmet pastry tools and frosting applicators. You can make the necessary tools out of ordinary household items. Simply bake whatever flavor cake you desire in either a rectangular or tractor-shaped pan. You can either carve the rectangular cake into a tractor shape, or leave it as is and pipe a tractor picture on the top of it over a thick layer of…
Ordering a cake online is a simple process. You have just as many choices if not more from online companies than you do in your local bakery. The only differences are that you have to order early enough for it to arrive on time and you most likely will have to pay delivery charges. There are several companies that allow you to order cakes online, including 1-800-Bakery.com, Cakes Across America and We Take the Cake.
By using a paper towel, you can give your cake icing a textured appearance. Learn how to use a paper towel for textured frosting in this free cake decorating video about how to decorate ballet slippers cake.
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While most cakes are delicious on their own, adding a frosting or icing makes a cake irresistible. Frostings come in various forms and are used depending on the occasion. Wedding cakes typically have royal or fondant icing, while homemade cakes are usually accompanied by a buttercream or ganache frosting.
Stop cheating yourself out of the satisfaction you could get from creating an original frosting design, learning to execute it, and displaying a cake nobody else has seen. Learning about the different types of frosting tips will teach you about a few of the tools you will need. You never know--the knowledge could be the beginning of a new hobby or career.
Pens and pencils are not used to draw on cakes and most people probably would not want to eat a cake covered with ink anyway. You can draw on a frosted cake, though, by gently dragging a chopstick or the end of a paintbrush through frosting to create a monkey design on the top of the cake. Once you have drawn the basic outline of the monkey, use frosting and candy to decorate the monkey.
Keep your stacked cakes standing tall by investing in a support system for the layers. Cakes of just one or two tiers do not need additional support, but like a many-storied house, the weight of the higher layers of a tall cake will cause the lower layers to collapse. Preparing your layers will prevent this from happening. Your first stop after baking and icing your cake layers should be your local hardware store.
Cakes created at home, either with a packaged mix or from scratch, have a special touch that store-bought cakes lack. Frosting can also be made at home or purchased from the store, and with careful application you can create a beautiful cake to celebrate a birthday or special event or to simply enjoy for dessert. Frosting a cake takes practice, whether it's a one- or two-layer cake.
Printing a photograph to use on top of a cake is not a difficult process. The greatest obstacle in performing this technique is the equipment required to do so. Edible inks and paper are available at some cake decorating supply shops and Internet websites. While these materials can be used in many different printer models, they should not be installed in a printer that has been used to print with regular ink as traces of ink could remain in the printer and end up on your cake.
Whether you've made a beautiful cake yourself or had one made for you, chances are great that you'll want to move the cake in your car at some point. This can be a worrying proposition, but by expending just a little effort to plan things ahead of time, you can safely do the job.
Mailing a homemade cake can be the ultimate gift for a loved one. The fresh homemade taste, preservative-free cake, and yummy ingredients can all add to the appeal of mailing a frosted, ready-made cake to anyone around the world. However, you should consider the practicality of mailing frosted cakes before you embark on this expedition.
Cupcakes are always a favorite at parties. Individual cakes are easier to portion, serve and eat. Cleanup is easier as well. If you like the traditional style of a normal cake, you can create a larger cake using cupcakes. There are many ways to design the cupcakes, to make them appear as a normal-sized cake when placed together. Guests can serve themselves cake by simply grabbing a cupcake, which will peel right away from the others. There's no need for knives, plates or even forks.
Smooth frosting challenges even the best cake decorators occasionally. Many factors work together to create a smooth, even surface of frosting on a cake. There are several tricks to help in frosting a cake. Practicing your chosen icing technique improves the outcome and makes the task easier each time. And even if your practice cakes don't look perfect, they'll still taste great.
So you've made a cake from a mix, but you want to make it like homemade but need an easy frosting recipe. If you have a mixer, you're on your way. Just a few ingredients will make your cake beautiful and make you look like a professional baker. With homemade frosting you can make any color or flavor you want, because this frosting is infinitely variable. You can even tweak the frosting recipe a bit and make vegetarian frosting.
A decorating tip is an essential tool for making icing drop flowers. A decorating tip is a small cone-shaped, metal or plastic object that fits onto the end of a pastry bag. A hole or shape is located at the tip of the cone, and from that hole the cake frosting is squeezed. The shape of the hole will determine the shape of the frosting that leaves the bag. The drop flower tip resembles a five-pointed star. The flower it produces looks like a five-petal daisy. The decorating tip comes in various sizes that are numbered. Number 225 is recommended…
Marshmallow frosting recipes are a wonderful addition to any bakers cookbook. Desserts are a wonderful and tasty way to surprise the ones you love. Here is a dessert to add to your collection.
Cake frosting and decorations like you find adorning the desserts in a bakery can now be done at home. Imagine being able to decorate your desserts at home without worrying about the cake frosting melting as they wait to be enjoyed. With this simple frosting recipe you too can have beautiful bakery style cakes.
Making a two layered cake is fun, but it can also be frustrating. Here are some great tips to avoid making a layered cake too sweet or wobbly. Let's have some fun!
Have you ever wondered how bakeries get their cakes to an ultra-smooth finish? Too be honest there is several different methods, and which one you use will be based on your dexterity and climate. Look for articles on all the popular methods coming soon! This article will walk you thru the spatula method, now this is not the rubber/silicone spatulas you have at home. These are angled metal spatulas, sold on the cake decorating isle.
Cake is a delicious dessert. Frosting, known in some regions as icing, only makes it better--hence the saying, "the icing on the cake." but what is the history of cake frosting, or perhaps more importantly, how do you ice a layer cake? Whether you are choosing a wedding cake or baking your first Bundt cake, you can benefit by knowing more about its sweet topping.
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Using a lot of icing makes frosting the top of your cake easier. Learn how to frost the top of a teddy bear cake in this free cake decorating video.
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If you're in the middle of a baking project and discover you don't have enough frosting to cover the entire cake, there's no need to fret. You can use a simple technique to stretch a can of frosting further, which entails whipping the frosting in a standing mixer. By using this method you can almost double the amount of frosting you originally had, without having to rush off to the store in the middle of a cooking project.
Frosting helps seal in a cake's moisture, and add another element of flavor and texture. The key to frosting a cake well is to make sure the layers are cool and free of crumbs before you apply the frosting.
