Any Home Bakers Here?

[N F C]

Hey bakers! It’s been a while since I’ve been on BYC! I’ve done a bit of baking lately but nothing too major, though I do have a story to tell. The other day a friend and I decided to bake a cake (which turned out well), but then we decided to frost it. As we went to put the frosting on (giving the cake a couple hours to cool) the whole top layer of the cake basically just peeled off and mixed in with the frosting. Then the edges started crumbling off and it was a mess. Needless to say, we weren’t the best cake bakers! But it still tasted great, lol!

Good to see you again!

Always be sure your cakes are 100% cool. If you then apply a crumb coat (thin application of frosting) and then wait for that to sit up, your final layer of icing will come out a lot cleaner.

But as long as it tastes good!

 

[ronott1]

Hey bakers! It’s been a while since I’ve been on BYC! I’ve done a bit of baking lately but nothing too major, though I do have a story to tell. The other day a friend and I decided to bake a cake (which turned out well), but then we decided to frost it. As we went to put the frosting on (giving the cake a couple hours to cool) the whole top layer of the cake basically just peeled off and mixed in with the frosting. Then the edges started crumbling off and it was a mess. Needless to say, we weren’t the best cake bakers! But it still tasted great, lol!

I love chocolate cake mistake! One of my favorite things...

 

[N F C]

The other night I was watching Duff Goldman's show and they were trimming off big chunks to sculpt a cake. The pieces go into a big can and everyone working there was digging into the "trash can cake". (The can was clean.)

 

[ronott1]

The other night I was watching Duff Goldman's show and they were trimming off big chunks to sculpt a cake. The pieces go into a big can and everyone working there was digging into the "trash can cake". (The can was clean.)

Love it!

 

[wyoDreamer]

My niece loves to decorate cupcakes. She makes all her cupcakes from scratch because "box mixes have the wrong outside texture for frosting".

 

[BullChick]

hmmm ended with taking out chicken for dinner

Where did you take the chicken? I’ve taken mine to McDonald’s before. Never KFC.

 

[henny1129]

Hmmm mind telling us the recipe if you let it cool that long and the frosting recipe would
be of great also

The cake was actually just a box of cake mix that we had in the pantry...I believe it was from Baker's Corner. And here's the link for the frosting:
https://bunnyswarmoven.net/homemade-chocolate-frosting/
The frosting was absolutely delicious! We didn't end up putting in the full amount of sugar though and it was still pretty sugary, so definitely something you want to think about if you try this recipe.

Good to see you again!

Always be sure your cakes are 100% cool. If you then apply a crumb coat (thin application of frosting) and then wait for that to sit up, your final layer of icing will come out a lot cleaner.

But as long as it tastes good!

Ahh, thank you for the advice! And I'm glad to be back!

I love chocolate cake mistake! One of my favorite things...

Me too!

The other night I was watching Duff Goldman's show and they were trimming off big chunks to sculpt a cake. The pieces go into a big can and everyone working there was digging into the "trash can cake". (The can was clean.)

Oh my goodness that sounds funny

 

[ronott1]

The cake was actually just a box of cake mix that we had in the pantry...I believe it was from Baker's Corner. And here's the link for the frosting:
https://bunnyswarmoven.net/homemade-chocolate-frosting/
The frosting was absolutely delicious! We didn't end up putting in the full amount of sugar though and it was still pretty sugary, so definitely something you want to think about if you try this recipe.

Ahh, thank you for the advice! And I'm glad to be back!

Me too!

Oh my goodness that sounds funny

I read a tip once that said to freeze the cake before frosting it.

 

[henny1129]

I read a tip once that said to freeze the cake before frosting it.

I'll have to try that the next time I make a cake! Thank you

 

[ronott1]

I'll have to try that the next time I make a cake! Thank you

My oldest DD and my youngest DD both like to decorate cakes. This seems to work for them. I posted one of the youngest DDs cakes before but will post some of them again