In this video I show exactly how I stack, frost, and smooth a tall buttercream cake from start to finish. You will see how I crumb coat, adjust frosting consistency, and use a scraper and offset ...

Think of baking a layer cake like a construction job. The cake layers are the wood, the foundation of the project; the icing is the spackle, the glue that holds everything together. Icing a cake is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Depending on who you’re talking to, the terms “frosting” and “icing” might be used interchangeably, or they might mean two totally ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Next time you’re frosting a cake, consider having some hot water on hand ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Slicing the top, rounded portion off of a cake ...

June 7, 2012 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google When the pros frost a cake, they don't use a paper towel, but if you're not a pro and wish you could get the same ...

Many factors influence our choice of the recipes we bake: mood, the season, enticing ingredients, ease of preparation, economy of time and money, to name a few. Like so many of us, you probably have a ...