I am having the worst time trying to learn how to fill end level my cake(360) i watch shows but everyone does it so many ways i am just so frustrated. i don't know any one around me to teach me so i have to count on television and you-tube to teach me. if anyone knows of any sites that will help me i would greatly appreciate it! what i am looking for is how to make butter cream cake (look smooth like fondant) and how to make fondant covered cakes look smooth and not bumpy. i really enjoy making cakes but i suck!
thanks for taking the time to read about my troubles
A good way to go is go on ebay and purchase the Wilton course books. If you are not an ebay customer email me privately and I can send you some used ones for free, I teach the classes and have some I have cut parts off the covers for a poster.
To make your buttercream smooth check out Melvira's method on CC home page, works the best and fastest for me.
For getting your fondant smooth, the buttercream you use as a base coat on your cake has to be smooth.
thats the things with cakes - theres about a dozen different ways to do any one thing! and often, it simply comes down to practice and experience.
do u have any pics of the cakes you have done? its often the case that we judge them so much harder than others do.
theres a lot of posts on how to get a smooth finish to your buttercream, including a lot of different recipies. the best general tip i found is to put lots on, and use scraping it off to get a smooth start.
for smooth fondant, its worth getting a smoother to do the job, much better than hands. and as u work round the cake, lift the bottom of the fondant away, it helps to prevent pleating. (lots of posts on this too)
good luck. whats the next cake you have planned?
xx
Everything you ever wanted to know to bake, assemble and decorate your 1st tiered/stacked/layer cake:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-605188-.html
Above has info and recipes for b/c and fondant and various ways to apply and smooth. Also links to other sites w/decorating (and other) help.
HTH
i really enjoy making cakes but i suck!
Do not get down on yourself. You are on the best source of cake decorating information available.
For leveling ... there are several ways. I find layer cake most difficult to level. I always use bake even strips, but still often need to cut off a crown level with the top of the pan. Truly, I have an actual plastic level that I use for layer cakes. I use a generous amount of frosting between layers and before frosting the cake (other than the frosting between layers), I put my level on it and press down wherever it's too high. I'll do it on at least three angles.
Buttercream can be smoothed out with a Viva paper towel. Viva because it's soft and has NO pattern on it. You must do this after the froting has dried a bit ... maybe at least 15 minutes after frosting.
Fondant ... I have no experience to shar with you.
WOW I love this site! thanks everyone for all your advice. First thank you ballymena I will take you up on your offer, brincess-b I read many times that I should put a lot on but I am scared I will take too much off. then i would be stuck and back on cc bugging everyone. JanH thank you so much you have helped me a few times today alone! littlelinda I think my main problem with filling and cutting cake is trying to make the cakes even, for ex if I wanted three 6'' cakes i am afraid that on will be tall than the other or shorter. and last but not least leahs what is a agbay and where do I get one? also what is sps?
Thanks everyone
ariel
thanks so much leahs, now i have no choice but to purchase one. they are amazing I can't wait to order it and try it out!!!
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