Moving A Cake With Crusting Buttercream
Lounge By apesusi Updated 12 Oct 2010 , 4:03pm by Joshua_Alan
How do you guys move a cake that has crusting buttercream? Any time I try to move it, the cake cracks and wrinkles really bad because of the crust layer.
Any tips?
I use crusting buttercream 99% of the time. You need a stronger board, that is what is causing the cracking. I personally use 1/2" foamcore.
I agree with Loucinda. The only time I had those problems with bc it was because the base was not sturdy enough.
You can either use the foam core, or double or triple up on your cake circles.
If it's a big cake, I go for overkill on the cardboard circles. I do 4 sometimes, cover with white freezer paper and hot glue a ribbon around the base.
This is a good question I did solve that problem with heavier board but what if its a wedding cake and its the middle layer ? Do we still use thicker board ? Im afraid of the board showing and my icing boarder not hiding it ? Hope this makes sense .
This is a good question I did solve that problem with heavier board but what if its a wedding cake and its the middle layer ? Do we still use thicker board ? Im afraid of the board showing and my icing boarder not hiding it ? Hope this makes sense .
In that case I'd have it on it's usual cake circle and on top of a spare thicker board to make moving it easier and safer until it's time to stack it. Then you'll just need to be extra careful when you go to stack it.
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