In my last couple of cakes my icing gets this wrinkly look when I try to smooth it. On my most recent cake pictured below, I tried the foam roller, and the hot spatula and still it ends up looking like wrinkly skin. Any ideas anyone ?
Usually that happens to me when the top layer of BC has crusted but the layers underneath have not (obviously they can't crust). I put my cakes in the fridge until the icing is firm to the touch, then use the roller method on them. Bye bye saggy old cake!
Oh sorry I should have mentioned that I am using the Buttercream dream recipe.
I, also, think that the icing might be a bit dry, try adding a few drops of liquid.
Quadcrew, does Buttercream Dream crust up that quickly? If so, I'll give it a try. I've used the usual BC, and it takes upwards of 15 minutes to be crusted over. Faster is better.
Thank you everyone for all the tips! I will try them all. I waited about 8 minutes to try and smooth it out with the roller. I'll let you guys know if I ever get a non wrinkly cake again lol
I think you're waiting too long to smooth it. I only wait about 3-5 minutes before smoothing the frosting - if it starts to really crust, it will wrinkle and crack.
Me, too. It doesn't take very long. I use Melvira's roller method.
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