How To Decorate Cake With Buttercream Frosting

A big scoop of frosting in the middle.

How to decorate cake with buttercream frosting. Along with your paper towel youll need the fondant smoother. Made by piping a dot then using the tip of your spatula to pull the frosting this technique is great for covering small and large areas of your dessert. Steps for filling a layer cake. To decorate cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag.

This is also a great technique for creating petal flowers. Do the same with the sides of the cake evening out any bumps or air holes. Your butter temperature is the most important when it comes to american buttercream. Angled spatula to pull the frosting either horizontally or vertically.

Insert medium basket weave tip. The temperature of the butter matters more than you think. Decorate sides of cake using basket weave pattern see diagrams at right. If its too cold it will get clumpy in the mixer making it easier for air to get trapped.

Place the small amount of buttercream on a cake board the size of our cake. Place the paper towel on the cake smoothest side down and rub in small circular motions with the fondant smoother to smooth out the icing. Add the cake board on a cake turntable this makes the frosting a cake easier begin adding frosting and smooth with an offset spatula. Spread remaining frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.

You want to use a miss america wave technique and that will spread the frosting evenly and spin the turn table with your opposite hand as you go. The perfect american buttercream frosting for decorating a cake. Then add the first layer right side up on. Butter should be around 68 70 degrees.

Fill the bag with reserved white frosting.