Fbct Didn't Freeze

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mtdk454 Posted 8 Apr 2006 , 5:05pm
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I made a fbct and it didn't seem to freeze. When I took it out after 2 days to put on my cake it wouldn't even stick to the cake. i used the half butter half crisco recipe. What did I do wrong? Or didn't do?

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spottydog Posted 8 Apr 2006 , 6:51pm
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not sure...but here's a bump

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cashley Posted 8 Apr 2006 , 7:05pm
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Not sure maybe it was the butter content. I have never had a problem using all crisco.

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MikeRowesHunny Posted 8 Apr 2006 , 7:17pm
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I use all butter and often freeze my buttercream flowers and they freeze no problem, so I don't think the butter is your problem. Was your buttercream very airy?

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mtdk454 Posted 9 Apr 2006 , 12:13am
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Don't think that the buttercream was too airy. No different than what I usually make. Ya know I just realized that I did the fbct on parchment paper. Did this cause the problem? Is there that big of a difference?

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Tweedy Posted 9 Apr 2006 , 1:47am
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When I did my FBCT, it was done with all crisco and on parchment paper. Did you press it lightly onto the iced cake?

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TexasSugar Posted 9 Apr 2006 , 1:58am
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Was your icing too thin?? On the last one I made the black stuck, but I think it is because after I added the black it thinned it alot.

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mtdk454 Posted 9 Apr 2006 , 12:06pm
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Not sure maybe that was it. Was just so frustrating.

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Mac Posted 9 Apr 2006 , 12:15pm
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If the Transfer itself is too thin, it does not come off well. I have always used wax paper but that's because I always have it around.

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Zmama Posted 10 Apr 2006 , 2:56am
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Curious as well. I made my first fbct last night, squished it between waxed paper, and froze. When I went to put it on the cake, half stuck to the cake and half to the paper, so I had to redo it on the cake by hand. Tips appreciated!

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Mac Posted 10 Apr 2006 , 3:11am
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Zmama--

What works for me is doing the transfer on the wax paper and then after 5-10 minutes using my finger to lightly tap on the frosting then using my fondant smoother and papertowel to smooth. I don't squish it. HTH--Pam

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mrsdawnwhite Posted 10 Apr 2006 , 3:19am
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Good to know that I'm not the only one that has a problem doing the fbct.. Mine broke to pieces.

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mtdk454 Posted 10 Apr 2006 , 12:35pm
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mine did the same thing half stuck and half didn't. Got enough on the cake to get the idea of the outline so i could finnish the cake but just didn't know why it didn't work.

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