New To Cake Making What Is Crumb Coating?

Decorating By knj Updated 15 Jun 2006 , 3:33am by Jenn123

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knj Posted 15 Jun 2006 , 3:28am
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I am baking my first cake tomorrow and taking to my wilton decorating class tomorrow. What is exactly crumb coating and how do I do it? Do I ice the cake with buttercream then wait 30 min and ice it again? Thanks for your help.

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playingwithsugar Posted 15 Jun 2006 , 3:32am
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Crumb coating is icing the cake with a thin layer of buttercream to seal the loose crumbs on the surface of the cake. Let this layer dry for at least 30 minutes, then ice the cake with about 1/4 inch of buttercream all around.

I prefer to let my crumb coat sit for a few hours. As long as the crumb coat is there to seal it, the cake will not dry out.

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Jenn123 Posted 15 Jun 2006 , 3:33am
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You ice it really thin so that you can see the cake through it. It is just to stick down the crumbs. Let it dry and then do a regular coating of icing.

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