Aaron and I have decided to start doing weekly posts about tips in cooking and baking to help everyone out. Some of the times you might already know but others might be just what you are looking for.
This weeks tip is on frosting cakes. I used to get so frustrated when frosting cakes because of all the crumbs that would end up in the frosting. A few years back I came across this trick that has solved the problem.
This is what you do:
First, put your cake layers together with the frosting or filling in between like normal.
Second, put a little bit of frosting in a separate bowl. Use this frosting to make a thin layer around the cake (as shown in the picture below). If you need more frosting, take a clean spoon and scoop some more into the small bowl. It is important to use a separate bowl for this because you do not want to be getting the cake crumbs into the big bowl of frosting you will be using later.
Third, place the cake in the fridge for 15-20 minutes, until the frosting is chilled. This traps all the cake crumbs into this thin layer of frosting.
Fourth, finish frosting the cake and enjoy a beautiful crumbless cake!
This is a really good tip. I didn't know this. I'm definitely going to start doing this from now on. Thanks Megan!
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