how to cover a cake with icing

Last time , l shared with you how to make icing.In today's blog ,  l will  take  you over to cover how cakes  icing to make them look pretty and sweet.🎂

Step 1: Trim the Cake

A rotating turntable makes cake decorating much easier; if you don't have one, use a plate on an inverted bowl. Place one layer on an 8-inch cardboard round; place the round on the turntable, securing it with a dab of buttercream. With a long serrated knife, trim tops off both cake layers to make flat surfaces.

Step 2: Spread Filling

Using a small offset spatula, evenly cover the top of the first layer with 1 cup of buttercream. Spread the buttercream so it extends beyond the edges of the cake.

Step 3: Crumb Coat

Place the other cake layer, with the cut side down, on top of the buttercream; press gently to make it level. With the small spatula, spread the cake with 1 1/2 cups more of the buttercream icing , plus any oozing out from between the layers, creating a "crumb coat," a thin layer of frosting that seals in the crumbs. Refrigerate the cake for 15 minutes.

Step 4: Frost the Cake

Using a large offset spatula, generously coat the chilled cake with 2 1/2 cups of buttercream icing, covering  the top of the cake first. Hold the spatula at a cute angle of  45-degrees  against the cake, as shown above , and slowly rotate the turntable. If the buttercream appears to be streaky, dip the spatula into hot water, and wipe it dry, then continue spreading the frosting.

Step 5: Smooth Frosting

Use a bench scraper to smooth the sides of the cake. Hold the scraper perpendicular to the cake with one edge resting on the turntable and slowly rotate the turntable. Small areas of the cake may be touched up with the small spatula. Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes  for the  icing to set on the cake .

Wholah ! Your cake is now fully covered and is now ready to be decorated  by you 😊 !  Just go hard with your decorations and make your  cake look as delicious to look at as it is to eat . 

Pictures courtesy of  : Love Life and Sugar and  Sugar and Sparrow