How Do I Make My B.c. Smooth Without It Cracking
Decorating By nesha Updated 2 Nov 2006 , 3:03am by JanH
Hi there,
What sort of BC do you use? I used one that looked fantastic...might have been the faux fondant from this site...but it looked as though it had been through an earthquake next day...I posted my dilemma with my pic and someone kindly said to add vinegar (little bit) to the icing..I haven't tried it yet..but will give it another go because the icing was very nice other than the cracking.
Don't have any probs with the standard 1/2 butter 1/2 crisco buttercream and I have no experience yet with the IMBC but it shouldn't crack because I don't believe it crusts...people say it is wonderful to work with though...
Hope that helps
Jane
Is it only cracking when you move it? I had this problem until I learned to go a bit overboard on the boards at the bottom. I finally took someones suggestion here and got plywood for my cake boards! Worked like a charm!
sometimes if you use the papertowel method to smooth it, if you get carried away and push too hard it'll cause hairline cracks all over. I had that problem too and finally figured it out. What happened was once I saw the Viva papertowel wasn't sticking I got a little too comfortable and put too much pressure which caused little hairline cracks everywhere. I hope that's what you're talking about, otherwise nevermind!
I caused the problem, and luckily figured out how to fix it - I very lightly scraped off the problem (usually just the top, the sides weren't so bad) frosting, just enough to make it 'fresh' again. Then I put a light coat of the bc back on, waited til it crusted, then re-smoothed w/ the Viva, just NOT so hard! It worked, thank goodness.
Good luck!
I'm with JaneK!
To keep frosting from sugaring add a drop of white distilled vinegar. It will also help keep white frosting white and shiny.
http://www.vinegartips.com/cooking/
Better sweets
Add a teaspoon of vinegar to baked pies, cakes and other sweet desserts to enhance the flavor and make the texture lighter.
Shiny frosting
Add ½ teaspoon to homemade frosting to make the texture soft and creamy. White frosting will look very white and shiny
http://www.ci.richland.wa.us/RICHLAND/enviro/index.cfm?PageNum=72
Although I've found that several drops in my frosting is all it takes. Might depend on what type and definitely how much frosting is involved.
HTH
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