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Ice your cake like a professional with this clever hack

Super easy and perfectly smooth. - by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
  • 09 Aug 2018
Ice your cake like a professional with this clever hack
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Impress your family and friends at your next gathering with a cake that looks like it's been professionally made. You can use a store-bought cake or one you've made yourself. 

This technique is super-easy so you'll create a perfectly smooth cake every time. 

Just follow these simple steps. 

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  1. Place a sheet of parchment baking paper on the benchtop.
  2. Take your cake tin and trace around it.
  3. Place a bit of icing in the centre of a cake stand, then centre the baking paper on top of it.
  4. Using a palette knife, spread icing directly on to the parchment paper, filling the circle.
  5. Take your cake and place it on top of the icing.
  6. If you’re doing another layer, repeat steps four and five.
  7. Now do a crumb coat, spreading the icing in a thin layer around the side of the cake.
  8. Pop the cake in the freezer for 30 minutes to set the icing.
  9. Spread the final layer of icing around the side of the cake.
  10. Use a cake scraper (or a clean plastic ruler) to smooth around the sides of the cake.
  11. Pop the cake in the freezer for another 30 minutes to set the top layer of icing.
  12. Take a cake stand and place it upside down on top of the cake.
  13. Carefully invert the cake stand and slowly peel off the parchment baking powder to reveal a perfectly iced cake.

Watch this video by Justin Chapple from Food & Wine for the how-to.

Icing Your Cake Upside Down For a Professional Look | Mad Genius Tips | Food & Wine

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