How To Stack And Ice A Birthday Cake

Ellie Sunday 21 August 2016 Leave a Comment

You will need:

3 layers of cake (see vanilla cupcake tutorial for recipe)

Jam of your choice

Frosting (can make your own or use tubs if you're lazy like me)

Fondant

Icing sugar

STEP ONE:

Trim the top off each layer of cake, ensuring that they are even

STEP TWO:

Use a palate knife to spread a small amount of frosting onto a cake board to ensure that the cake sticks

STEP THREE:

After placing the cake top down onto the board, use a spatular to spread jam evenly on top of the sponge, after doing so place the next cake (top down again) above this and repeat spreading the jam,

finally place the final cake on the stack (top down)

STEP FOUR:

Hack away at that bad boy! Just get a bread knife and go ham on it! JK, use the knife to trim the edges away from the cake, ensuring that you end up with an even circle (this DOES NOT have to look pretty,

it's all going to be covered up soon) (Kinda like my poor excuse of a summer bod waiting for Autumn jumpers)

STEP FIVE:

Once you're pleased the cake is (somewhat) even, use the palate knife to start spreading a WHOLE LOTTA frosting over the entire thing, trying to keep distribution even(ISH). Again this does not have to look pretty the fondant will cover the ugliness, the frosting is purely to help the icing stick and make sure

it goes on as smoothly as possible. Leave the cake with the crumb coat spread over it (layer of frosting) in the fridge for at least 1 hour

STEP SIX:

Take the cake out of the fridge, sprinkle and spread some icing sugar over a large surface and roll out your fondant, do this carefully so you don't rip it or create cracks, to ensure you have enough, use a

ruler to measure the sides and top of the cake, the combined number plus around 2-3cm should be the size of your fondant circle

STEP SEVEN:

Carefully lift the icing onto the cake and working quickly but carefully use your hands to smooth the fondant onto the cake, use a knife or pizza slice to remove excess from the bottom