After you've spent so much time smoothing your icing to get it perfect the last thing you want is to ruin it when you stack your cake. Learn how to lift your tiers so your icing stays perfect when you stack.
Hi Everybody! This is Laura from Krazy Kool Cakes! :) @ketch22222 I stack my buttercream cakes this way all the time with zero damage. I leave my cakes in the fridge for several hours after they are iced. Once my buttercream is nice and hard, I can handle them the way you see me do in the video and nothing happens. If you touch your cake while the icing is soft, of course it will get damaged. :) @CathyO The cakes are not frozen, just cold from having been left in the fridge for some hours. I will only feel comfortable handling them this way after they've been in the fridge at least 4 to 5 hours, but, most of the time I ice late afternoon/evening, and leave them in the fridge that way all night and stack the next morning. :) Hi @9Ginette , You're very welcome! Yes, I leave all of my fondant covered cakes in the fridge. :) @Bekah66 I don't know why that link is up there, I didn't put it there, but here is the link to the lifter I use: http://amzn.to/1QT9uJj I hope that helps! :)
Hi! I LOVE your videos. What I want to know is do you freeze or refrigerate your cakes before stacking? Will freezing them make condensation on your cake as they defrost? You make it look so easy! Thank you.
Very helpful video,
Thank you !
If i am stacking a buttercream iced cake, I can't touch the back of it either without messing up the icing, so this video didn't help me at all.
Are the cakes frozen? I heard you say they are rock hard. If not frozen, how long do you leave them in the fridg?
Thank you for sharing. Did you leave your cake in the fridge with the fondant on?
Thank you for sharing. Did you leave your cake in the fridge with the fondant on?
Link does not go to the Wilton cake lifter. Also, video instruction doesn't work for buttercream frosted cakes.
Hi Everybody! This is Laura from Krazy Kool Cakes! :) @ketch22222 I stack my buttercream cakes this way all the time with zero damage. I leave my cakes in the fridge for several hours after they are iced. Once my buttercream is nice and hard, I can handle them the way you see me do in the video and nothing happens. If you touch your cake while the icing is soft, of course it will get damaged. :) @CathyO The cakes are not frozen, just cold from having been left in the fridge for some hours. I will only feel comfortable handling them this way after they've been in the fridge at least 4 to 5 hours, but, most of the time I ice late afternoon/evening, and leave them in the fridge that way all night and stack the next morning. :) Hi @9Ginette , You're very welcome! Yes, I leave all of my fondant covered cakes in the fridge. :) @Bekah66 I don't know why that link is up there, I didn't put it there, but here is the link to the lifter I use: http://amzn.to/1QT9uJj I hope that helps! :)
@LeanneW Thank you so much for featuring my tutorial! I appreciate it very much! God bless! <3
Thank you for the tutorial. I appreciate you added comment.
Thank you for your quick answer, you're very devoted to your work. Ginette
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Hi! I LOVE your videos. What I want to know is do you freeze or refrigerate your cakes before stacking? Will freezing them make condensation on your cake as they defrost? You make it look so easy! Thank you.
Melissa
Whoops! Just read how you do it in your comments. Sorry & thank you!
Melissa
I’ve watched this tutorial a few times, and always appreciate the concise and practical advice.
Thank you! — Rachael :)