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I'm trying to spread icing on a cake that has been cut into pieces. How can I spread the icing on the cut sides so that crumbs don't get all mixed up the icing?
Answer
First, put a very thin layer of icing on and let it set half an hour. That seals in the moisture and crumbs. It's called a "crumb coat". To do it, take ½ cup of homemade or commercial frosting and thin it down with water until it is the consistency of a glaze. It should be almost too thin to put on with a knife. It'll look something like this:
http://sugarbysonia.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/crumb-coat.jpg
Once that crumb coat is set, you can put the rest of the icing on and the crumb coat should prevent crumbs from showing on the finished cake.
First, put a very thin layer of icing on and let it set half an hour. That seals in the moisture and crumbs. It's called a "crumb coat". To do it, take ½ cup of homemade or commercial frosting and thin it down with water until it is the consistency of a glaze. It should be almost too thin to put on with a knife. It'll look something like this:
http://sugarbysonia.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/crumb-coat.jpg
Once that crumb coat is set, you can put the rest of the icing on and the crumb coat should prevent crumbs from showing on the finished cake.
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