I have been using bunnywoman's buttercream icing recipe for 3 yrs. and it was always beautiful and even looks like fondant when I use the paper towel method of smoothing..my problem is for the past several months, my finished cakes, when iced ,have the look of wrinkled leather or uncontrolable cracking all over the surface ..it looks terrible !! I don't know what I could be doing wrong...I am so frustrated !! Wedding season is on it's way and I already have orders for almost 20 cakes ...yikes !
I would so appreciate any answers any of you wonderful sharing folks have for my dilemma..thanks so much

What's in that recipe?

I use indydebi's crusting buttercream recipe, and I know if I wait too long to smooth it out, it cracks. I wait until it's just barely crusted and then smooth it out.

Sometimes cracks are an indication that your board isn't sturdy enough.

Thank you for your replies ...I will try both suggestions and let everyone know how "tomorrow's cake" turns out

Back off on the amount of meringue powder. I have that recipe, too, and if it's too dry around here, I have to remove some of the meringue powder.

Your board is another possibility.