Help!
My FBCT is sweating... is this normal?
I put it on the cake about 15 minutes ago... This is my first one and I don't have a clue what I'm doing!
Also, I think I made it too thick - it is really (1/2 inch) raised off the cake. I read somewhere that you had to make it thick so it wouldnt break... I guess I went a little too thick! What is the appropriate thickness?
Oh! One more thing. The icing isn't "smooth" in the FBCT. You can see the lines where I piped. I tried to "smoosh" it so I'm not sure what happened...
Thanks!!!
Caroline
OK - if it is sweating it is probably because it is humid where you are. Take a paper towel and lightly blot it. Also, two inches think is a bit much - it only needs to be 1/4 inch thick or so.
As it melts, if you lightly pat it down, it should help alot.
Check out my pics for what the ones I did looked like -
Also, you need to make sure that when you do another one, you get the icing to go all the way to the outline lines you pipe so that you don't have the gaps you were talking about.
Post a picture of yours, I am sure it looks better than you think!
the sweating won't hurt anything as long as you don't touch it. I'd let it harden a bit before I did anything else to it. it's sweating because of the temperature change from the freezer to the air in the kitchen. If it seems too thick to you, can you put a border around it? As for the lines.. is it something you can soften out after it hardens a bit w/some viva papertowels??
The FBCT is only a half inch thick.. next time ill make sure its only 1/4 inch.
I was planning on putting a pink shell border around it so that should help.
I turned the AC up in the house and Ill leave the cake alone for a few hours, hopefully it will "settle" and stop sweating. I should be able to smooth it (I hope!)
I tried to upload pictures, but the site is giving me errors... Ill try again later.
Thanks!
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