Has anyone ever done this method i think you take the back of a spoon and then i have no ideal next can someone please help me with this cake due tomorrow and i would like to try this technique
Thanks every one

I have never heard of this. Are you trying for a smooth icing of the cake or a textured icing?

I don't know if this is what you are talking about, but I found one link. I'll look for some more.

http://simplecakedecorating.com/icing-techniques-for-easy-decorating/

Here's another one. It doesn't say much, but there is at least a picture. Go to the second page .... hth.

Martha

http://books.google.com/books?id=uiQ903RGoskC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=spoon+method,+frosting+cake&source=bl&ots=2QwW5AvrXh&sig=6-pWVLQfpHDhYXctAG_ScGrZaiI&hl=en&ei=lyWwSdKZNY-ctwfk3tSCBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA106,M1

Hi Cakebaker........I haven't tried this yet I have seen cakes done with it. I googled and found a link that might help you ...good luck!

http://simplecakedecorating.com/icing-techniques-for-easy-decorating/

Chippi

here is another one...........short demo's but might help


http://www.countryliving.com/cooking/about-food/cake-decorating-0508

That's the look they used to give the cakes on the cake mix and pre-made frosting commercials, way back in the day. I never knew what it was called.

I was wondering how they did it, but I think, on TV, they used a knife or small spatula.

I love that look. It always reminded me of clouds.

Thanks for posting this!

Theresa

It's how my mother and those of that generation used to frost a cake.

somebody showed that the other day on here.. you take the back of your spoon .. start at base of cake and move it up to top edge.. move over a little... do the same thing , all around the cake.. then go across the top with back of spoon. some bride wanted this look. i don,t know where to tell you to look, i guess under , how do it.. hth

are you talking about making swirls?....if so I do mine with my icing knife...just wet the cake with a couple of sprays from my mister..to keep icing smooth and soft..then I lef it dry...also you will notice the imprinting on my cake that is the paper towel method.

If you use boiled icing then you can really get the swirls going!
I know with meringue my mom uses a knife to get the cutesy peaks on her lemon meringue pie.

Okay, this is a foreign language but the pictures show you how to do it.

http://sockerrus.se/2011/09/30/lacker-tarta-med-superenkel-frostningsteknik/