I kept reading about using a spray bottle to smooth out the frosting on a cake. I thought you guys were crazy. Who in there right mind would spray their cake with water!
We after a long night yesterday with Viva, trying to get a perfect edge and a smooth top and sides, I decided it was time to try something new.
The spray is amazing. In less than 5 minutes I had the whole thing perfectly smooth!
I would strongly suggest trying it if you have not.
can u please tell me where i can find the informaton about this technique
It is so easy.
Right after you finish frosting the cake, before it has time to crust, spray it with water. I used my plant spray bottle. (It has never had anything in it but plain water.) My water was room temperature.
Then smooth out the frosting with your spatula.
I kept reading about using a spray bottle to smooth out the frosting on a cake. I thought you guys were crazy. Who in there right mind would spray their cake with water!
We after a long night yesterday with Viva, trying to get a perfect edge and a smooth top and sides, I decided it was time to try something new.
The spray is amazing. In less than 5 minutes I had the whole thing perfectly smooth!
I would strongly suggest trying it if you have not.
That is exactly what happened to me this past wknd. I used the crusting buttercream method with the viva paper towel and that did not work at all with my hand also or even with the fondant smoother. So, I put regular tap water in a spray bottle and that worked for me too. I am not perfect on smoothing (as that was my first attempt) but it was pretty good for a first timer, I thought.
I used tap water. But, becareful Because on another post, I saw that the spray bottle method will do something to a colored icing.
My cake was white buttercream so I don't know what the water will do to a colored buttercream. 
I too struggle with the frosting. It could take me at least an hour. But then once I decorate the cake it makes little diffference. When you say crusting buttercream what recipe are you using? Is it the Crisco one? Sometime I like to make the Italian Buttercream or Swiss Buttercream. Does it work with that too. Has anyone tried Choco-Pan? What do you think? Fearless
I kept reading about using a spray bottle to smooth out the frosting on a cake. I thought you guys were crazy. Who in there right mind would spray their cake with water!
We after a long night yesterday with Viva, trying to get a perfect edge and a smooth top and sides, I decided it was time to try something new.
The spray is amazing. In less than 5 minutes I had the whole thing perfectly smooth!
I would strongly suggest trying it if you have not.
That is exactly what happened to me this past wknd. I used the crusting buttercream method with the viva paper towel and that did not work at all with my hand also or even with the fondant smoother. So, I put regular tap water in a spray bottle and that worked for me too. I am not perfect on smoothing (as that was my first attempt) but it was pretty good for a first timer, I thought.
I used tap water. But, becareful Because on another post, I saw that the spray bottle method will do something to a colored icing.
My cake was white buttercream so I don't know what the water will do to a colored buttercream.
I have never tried using a spray bottle before, but I have used hot water with a spatula. From experience, I know that this works well with white icing but not with colored icing. I have used this method on a dark blue cake and a light blue cake, and it streaked the cake. I will try the spray bottle next time I use white because although the hot spatula trick does work, it takes a long time. Thanks!
Yet another tip for me to try. Buttercream is the bane of my existence. I tried the VIVA trick and it worked....... the first time. Don't know what I did wrong the second. I agree with fearless, once the decorations go on it makes little difference if you have a few lumps and bumps but my aim is to eventually be able to make the buttercream smooth enuff for it to look good on its own without much decoration like those beatufiul wedding cakes that have just a border at bottom and flowers as the accent. I see many more practice cakes in ym future.
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