i use BC dream recipe, and i stick my crumb coated cakes in the fridge for 10-15 min then i ice them. i say if you cake has been in the fridge for a while, try icing it. if it doesn't work, no harm done, just smooth it into your crumb coat and put in the freezer for a little bit.
Hi.
I just crumb coated a cake for the first time and I am wondering how long I should let it sit before icing it. I am using Wilton's Extra Special Buttercream Icing recipe and I intend to try my hand at basketweaving. TIA
June
ive never heard of Wiltons extra special bc icing what is the receipe??
usually my Crumb coat takes about 5-8min to set maybe its the recipe you used,
I checked out the recipe for the "extra special BC" on the Wilton site. I didn't see any ingredient that would make the icing crust. I don't think this one is meant to crust since it needs to be refrigerated all the time - even after the cake is iced. I'm sure you can still do the basketweave with it since the crumb coat prior to basketweaving is really meant to hold the crumbs from incorporating into your pattern. Do it anyway. It'll be fine. 
Did I mention I'm brand spanking new to cake decorating??? This is my first time working with buttercream and it didn't occur to me that this icing wouldn't crust. It's a pain to work with because it melts so quickly. I live in the UK and we don't have AC and to make matters worse, it's been a warm day. I have done the basketweave (looks awful) but I have to put the cake back in the fridge every so often so it doesn't melt. I have to transport it tomorrow about 40 minutes away with no AC in the car either. I feel like a big dummy! 
Let's hope it makes it to my inlaw's house.
June
WEll, since it's just crumb coated, I would smooth it and scrape down as much as you can before you do the rest in half butter half shortening, or some other type of crusting icing. I know when I do basketweave it is easier to do with a more solid icing, especially since you haven't got air conditioning, if you're meant to travel with it i would seriously consider scraping what you have off, and starting over.
Jen
Hi June - I just wanted to suggest for your travels, that if you can put the cake in a cake box, that will hold in the coolness for a while & also block-out the heat of the car. I'm sure you know to keep it out of direct sunlight if possible - and hopefully having it in the fridge over night will help. Also, if there's any way that you can put it on ice or in a cooler while traveling, that would be "the ultimate" thing to do. I once took a cake camping with us, as a surprise for my mother in law on Mother's Day - so it was a decorated/pretty cake... and it lasted for the hour drive.......... good luck!
Thanks for all the advice! The cake made it its destination but I was freaking out the whole drive there. The cake was fine and people ate it but I found the buttercream way too sweet and heavy for my taste. I don't think I'll be using this recipe again.
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