Cupcake "cake"

Decorating By cowgirl58 Updated 18 Aug 2006 , 6:18pm by LittleLinda

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cowgirl58 Posted 15 Aug 2006 , 7:20pm
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I've noticed different postings for cupcake cakes. I am wondering how are they joined together so that they look like one big cake????? The frosting on top looks so smooth like icing one cake!!!!!!!!!

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llee815 Posted 15 Aug 2006 , 8:28pm
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LittleLinda Posted 16 Aug 2006 , 3:01am
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You put them together in a staggered fashion so that there are no gaps between cupcakes. This makes an uneven outer edge. It's easiest to frost with an icing tip. I do the outside first weaving my icing tip along the outer edges in a zig zag pattern and fill up the whole cake. With the icing tip, you can have gaps because you're going to smooth the whole thing out with a spatula and it will cover the spaces. I noticed some people do outside borders and some don't.

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cowgirl58 Posted 18 Aug 2006 , 1:16pm
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Check out this tutorial:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/105830324/1192813746051689275ZzeIFp





Thank you so much - it doesn't look as hard as I thought it would be. Appreciate the help.

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cowgirl58 Posted 18 Aug 2006 , 1:17pm
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Originally Posted by LittleLinda

You put them together in a staggered fashion so that there are no gaps between cupcakes. This makes an uneven outer edge. It's easiest to frost with an icing tip. I do the outside first weaving my icing tip along the outer edges in a zig zag pattern and fill up the whole cake. With the icing tip, you can have gaps because you're going to smooth the whole thing out with a spatula and it will cover the spaces. I noticed some people do outside borders and some don't.




Thank you for you advice - appreciate it.....Linda

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LittleLinda Posted 18 Aug 2006 , 6:18pm
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Cowgirl58, they take longer than a regular sheetcake. (in and out of the oven and in and out of the batter) I feel that although it is easier for the customer, it's harder for the baker/decorator.

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