Happy Independence Day!
I have two more Flag Cake Pinstrosities for you today as you celebrate (check out the other flag cake submissions here and here). As you learned on Monday, I'm more of a pie kind of gal, but a good cake is hard to turn down. I'd bet you both of these cakes still tasted yummy even if they didn't look the way their creators hoped they would.
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| (Cake on the left found at http://www.glorioustreats.com/2011/06/4th-of-july-flag-cake.html) |
Crumbly cake is a beast to frost. I still am not very good at it. But I have found that if my first layer of frosting is filled with crumbs, I stick it in the fridge (or freezer) until it's nice and cool and more set, and then I add another layer of frosting over the top. Sometimes this helps, other times it does nothing.
Most professional bakers put a thin layer of icing on the cake (aptly called a crumb coat) to "cement" the crumbs beforehand. They apply a skim coat, then refrigerate, then apply the final coating! You're doing it right :)
ReplyDeleteThose cakes don't look too bad at all!
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