I am new to cake decorating and I can't seem to get smooth bc. some times I get bubbles in the icing so when I smooth over it with the spatula I get holes. And it seems the more I try to smooth it the worse it gets.
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Having a turntable is a big plus. Have you heard of the hot-knife method? Run your icing spatula under very hot water, then smooth the icing. THe hot metal of the knife will melt the icing to a smooth look.
The #1 method is the Melvira method using a high density foam roller. (See home page under "articles"). Once you try this, you'll never use any other method!
I used the hot knive method, then the parchment on top and smoothed with my hand, and just last week read about the roller one. I couldn't find a high density roller in my area, but did get the firmest roller I could find...people at the paint store thought I was nuts...but definitely try the roller...and the spackling spatula is another GREAT idea for sides...
Well, my recent experience is this: I am always leery to try anyone's "sure fire Method" for getting BC smooth. I have tried a bunch and none seem to work for me. So I broke down, after my last cake (the princess one in my pics) and got a foam roller. And bygolly it worked! It took a little work, but I got my smoothest cake ever!
I will post pictures tonight.
Stephanie
when i first was learning how to smooth cakes i stumbled acrossed then what i thought was an ingenious way to do it.a spray bottle and a knife hehe.. took me a while to find the real cake knives and the hot water method 
lol silly i know but hey i DID figure it out 
lol
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