Colour Of Crumb Coat?

Decorating By Brit-of-Cake Updated 3 Oct 2008 , 9:12pm by Peeg

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Brit-of-Cake Posted 3 Oct 2008 , 7:16pm
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Can my colour of crumb coat be in a different colour to the top colour. ie can i have a white buttercream frosting and then finish the top off in red and blue, or am i better off using the same colour crumb coat as the top colour?

Thanks!

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JoAnnB Posted 3 Oct 2008 , 7:20pm
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As long as the cover icing is thick/dark enough to cover, it doesn't really matter.

As long as there would not be a bright conflict on a cut piece, like purple under red and white-kinda weird.

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Bohnlo Posted 3 Oct 2008 , 7:50pm
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The only time I change my crumbcoat color is if I will be pouring ganache over the BC, then I tint my BC brown so it doesn't show thru
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JenniferMI Posted 3 Oct 2008 , 9:01pm
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Personally, I never crumbcoat.....

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avenje Posted 3 Oct 2008 , 9:11pm
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I crumbcoat in white all the time. Let it chill before adding your outer layer. I never have a problem with it coming through thumbs_up.gif

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Peeg Posted 3 Oct 2008 , 9:12pm
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Originally Posted by JenniferMI

Personally, I never crumbcoat.....

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I'm with you Jenn. I still have a problem with chocolate though. I think the answer is to make sure you put enough icing on so the spatula won't touch the cake. I hope that is right.

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