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My buttercream fight with a cake last weekend
Honestly, I thought making a smooth buttercream finish was just about spreading it on. Ngl, I spent a full two hours trying to get it right on a birthday cake last Saturday. It kept tearing the crumb coat and looking lumpy. I finally watched a video that said to chill the cake for 30 minutes after the crumb coat, and that fixed it in like 10 minutes. Anyone else have a simple step they missed for way too long?
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benreed19h ago
Classic cake cold war, lmao.
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rileyfox12h ago
Oh man, I feel that deep in my soul. I once spent a whole afternoon trying to pipe a simple border and it looked like a toddler did it with their fists. My big miss was not letting the buttercream get to room temp first (it was a total brick, so it just clogged the tip and exploded). I finally figured out you gotta really beat it until it's super soft. @benreed is right, it's a whole cold war with the temperature.
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