Corners On A Square Cake...

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KylesMom Posted 1 Sep 2006 , 1:01am
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I am looking for any suggestions on achieving those perfectly square corners on my square cakes. I'm taking my time ( a lot of time too), but I'm just not getting the results I'd like. icon_cry.gif

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fat-sissy Posted 1 Sep 2006 , 1:06am
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There's an araticle regarding this here on CC in the articles section called "How to Frost a Square Cake." Have you seen it?

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nickshalfpint Posted 1 Sep 2006 , 1:08am
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I've seen it, but I don't quite get it. Maybe someone can explain it better. Thanks

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BJsGRL Posted 1 Sep 2006 , 1:09am
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I, too, have problems with my corners, even after reading the article on how to frost square cakes...just don't quite "get it," or at least can't quite translate it to my hands!

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KylesMom Posted 1 Sep 2006 , 1:55am
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I also read the article. It just seems that I can't get both sides of the corners to look straight. thumbsdown.gif

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ShabbyChic_Confections Posted 1 Sep 2006 , 2:01am
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Here is the link I hope it helps!

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mushbug9 Posted 1 Sep 2006 , 2:07am
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I also had trouble doing it the articles way. I keep trying because I assume that it just takes practice to get it that way. For a wedding cake I did, I have a crusting buttercream on the cake so what I did was to take a piece of paper, fold it in half, then in half again, then I put the corner where the angle is of the folded paper (kida like in the center of a card) and I pushed and molded the icing till it filled the corner of the paper and made a better square shape. It wasn't perfect but it was better than befoe I did it. GL.

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nikinimal Posted 1 Sep 2006 , 9:10am
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Hi,
The quicket and easiest way to learn something is by practising. The Viva towel method or the computer A4 white printing paper method - have you tried that? You will have to use a crusting buttercram for that purpose.

Another trick is adding more icing sugar to the buttercream so that it is easy to handle with.

I am planning for a square cake and shall tell you later how I managed it.

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KylesMom Posted 2 Sep 2006 , 6:51am
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I really like the look of the square cakes so I'm not giving up. I am hoping that after a while, it'll finally "click". icon_smile.gif

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cowdex Posted 2 Sep 2006 , 7:00am
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I just used 2 metal spatulas and hot water - I then found this website and that "shortcut" that everyone is having trouble with.

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nikinimal Posted 2 Sep 2006 , 9:11am
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Hi again,
http://www.imaginativeicing.demon.co.uk/royalicing_howtocover.html
Here you can see a Royal Icing of a square cake. It may give a hint when doing it with buttercream, let the buttercream crust a while and try shaping corners or chill to get it hard and try. What we forget to think is that buttercream becomes softer and softer while we are working on it trying to get the perfect corner.

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