Thickness Of Your Filling Layer(S)

Decorating By USMC_SGTs_Lady Updated 31 Jul 2007 , 10:59pm by indydebi

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USMC_SGTs_Lady Posted 31 Jul 2007 , 6:32pm
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How thick should filling layers be??? like a 1/4 inch? Sometimes when i fill my cakes and then do a crumb coat the filling starts to bulge out...I put a dam of frosting with the round tip number 5 i think it is...and then just put my filling in, up to the height of my dam, then put my cake layer on top...then crumb coat and then it bulges sometimes...??? am i putting too much filling in...or do i need to let the cake settle a little before i put my crumb coat on?

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teasom Posted 31 Jul 2007 , 6:57pm
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Maybe a thicker consistency icing would help?

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namezmel Posted 31 Jul 2007 , 7:17pm
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When I am doing layers I always use a very thin coat of icing not as high as the dam! Too much icing will make it bulge like that!! Also, letting the icing set for a while before adding your layer helps tons too!!

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leily Posted 31 Jul 2007 , 9:53pm
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Most of the time when I cut my cakes I only have about 1/8" - 3/16" filling in the middle. It sounds like you are putting to much filling in or your dam is not high enough. You want your dam to be higher than your filling so as your cake settles it doesn't squish the filling out only the icing dam.

Check out www.cakeboss.com and look at some of the tutorials. One is on bulging and has some ideas for the filling.

HTH

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sugarlove Posted 31 Jul 2007 , 10:30pm
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depending on the filling 1/4"-1/2 and sometimes 1". The key is to allow the cake and filling to settle at least 6 hour to overnight in the fridge...then crumb coat. No problem with bulging layers.

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indydebi Posted 31 Jul 2007 , 10:59pm
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place your dam slightly inside the cake, not exactly on the edge. As you push the upper layer on, it will push the filling (and the dam) and by having it 1/8" inside the edge, it gives it some space to "bulge out" without actually bulgin.

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