How to I prevent the jam from soaking into my cake if it is the middle layer filling?

Thanks!

I sometimes put a very thin layer of buttercream (almost like a crumbcoat) on the layer first. It seems to help.

I put a thin layer of bc on both the bottom and the top of each ckae that will be touching the filling. Does this make sense??

I put a thin layer on the top of the layer that the filling will be sitting on and then make a dam. I spread the filling on. I then take the layer that will go on top and put a thin layer of bc on the bottom of that layer and place it over the filling.

This way the filling won't soak through the bottom of the layer that is sitting on it. Make sense?

Lisa

Be careful adding jam over buttercream. It can make the layers slippery.(personal experience) once you stack them, you might want to put in dowels right away to keep all the layers in place.

However, I find that jam does not soak in very much, and what does, just enhances the taste of the cake.

A good idea is to refrigerate your cake and let it settle after you have filled it. I frost it after I have let it sit in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.