I was wondering when you bake your cake and the edges may come out a little harder, do you cut them off and then coat with icing.
The reason I was asking is because I have done it like this before and end up getting crumbs from the edge of the cake in the icing. So I had a mess to clean up using the toothpick to get the crumbs out!
I didnt know of another way to do it since the edges were a little darker and harder!
Please help!
You can trim the edges, then do a crumb coat before you ice your cake.
You can trim the edges, then do a crumb coat before you ice your cake.
Thanks. What is a crumb coat?
I use the baking strips and bake at 325 instead of 350. That should help eliminate the hard corners/edges.
Thanks. I do have baking strips, but forgot to used them on my sheet cake. This is only my third sheet cake. So I will forget this time.
A crumb coat is a thin layer of icing you put on your cake, to "hold" the crumbs - it will be crumbly, but that's OK. Then once it drys, go ahead and ice your cake!
A crumb coat is a thin layer of icing you put on your cake, to "hold" the crumbs - it will be crumbly, but that's OK. Then once it drys, go ahead and ice your cake!
ok thanks 
I always use my kitchen shears to "cut away" the hard edges I sometimes get. I find it easier then with a knife. 
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