Gud am 2 u all, pls my baby wil be one next week and I would love 2 mak his cake myself. I already knw hw 2 make a gud cake, but d icing. Is the issue here. So I will appreciate it if u guys can help me out by telling d steps on how 2 ice my cake..Thanx

Hello, you can actually cover your baby's cake. For simple butter cream recipe check out
http://auntysazzy..co.uk/2013/09/buttercream-recipe-1.html?m=1

Or

http://auntysazzy..co.uk/2013/09/buttercream-recipe-2.html?m=1

To cover your cake with buttercream.
After baking allow your cake to cool down.
Get a cake board 2" bigger than the size of cake.

Clean your board with either edible spirit or white vinegar.

Place your board on a turn table. If you don't have one turn your baking pan over and place the cake board on it.

With your palette knife smear the board with a bit of buttercream (to hold the cake in place).

Place your cake on the board try to centralize the cake on the board.

With a serrated knife, carefully level the top of your cake. And scrape the sides.

With a palette knife spread a thin cut of buttercream on the cake. This helps to prevent the crumbs from messing up the final covering.

Leave it to sit for about 10 mins so that the icing can set.

Now with your palette knife coat your cake with buttercream icing.

Smoothen your icing by putting your palette knife ina bowl of water and running it round your cake, with a cake comb form ridges round and on your cake. With an icing bag, coupler and tip, design the edge and the base.

Write your message on the cake and viola your son's cake is ready.

http://auntysazzy..co.uk/2013/09/covering-your-chocolate-cake.html?m=1

When you are through do show us a picture of the cake.

Nice tips @ibizgirl

I started my business from baking for my kids.

shelter4luving: Nice tips @ibizgirl

ibizgirl: To cover your cake with buttercream.
After baking allow your cake to cool down.
Get a cake board 2" bigger than the size of cake.

Clean your board with either edible spirit or white vinegar.

Place your board on a turn table. If you don't have one turn your baking pan over and place the cake board on it.

With your palette knife smear the board with a bit of buttercream (to hold the cake in place).

Place your cake on the board try to centralize the cake on the board.

With a serrated knife, carefully level the top of your cake. And scrape the sides.

With a palette knife spread a thin cut of buttercream on the cake. This helps to prevent the crumbs from messing up the final covering.

Leave it to sit for about 10 mins so that the icing can set.

Now with your palette knife coat your cake with buttercream icing.

Smoothen your icing by putting your palette knife ina bowl of water and running it round your cake, with a cake comb form ridges round and on your cake. With an icing bag, coupler and tip, design the edge and the base.

Write your message on the cake and viola your son's cake is ready.

http://auntysazzy..co.uk/2013/09/covering-your-chocolate-cake.html?m=1

When you are through do show us a picture of the cake.

Ibizgirl, I must confess, ur realy gud. Tnx a lot..lolz, I will snap it and upload.

Ibizgir I love ur tips abt covering d cake but i also wanna knw how am going 2 make a butter cream icing b4 d covering..tnx

I actually put some link to my blog posts on how to make buttercream.

The easiest method

Ingredients:

Margarine/butter               250g
Icing sugar                      500g
Any clear  flavor               5 ml
Milk                                1 tablespoon

Method

Cream your margarine or butter until it is fluffy, turn the speed of your mixer to the lowest and gradually add the icing sugar. Increase the speed of the mixer and cream, add 1 tablespoon of milk and 1 teaspoon (5ml) of flavor. Cream until it is smooth and fluffy.

This can cover an 8" cake.

You can color buttercream by adding any color of your choice. Paste colours give best results for buttercream.

clily: Ibizgir I love ur tips abt covering d cake but i also wanna knw how am going 2 make a butter cream icing b4 d covering..tnx

ibizgirl:
I actually put some link to my blog posts on how to make buttercream.

The easiest method

Ingredients:

Margarine/butter               250g
Icing sugar                      500g
Any clear  flavor               5 ml
Milk                                1 tablespoon

Method

Cream your margarine or butter until it is fluffy, turn the speed of your mixer to the lowest and gradually add the icing sugar. Increase the speed of the mixer and cream, add 1 tablespoon of milk and 1 teaspoon (5ml) of flavor. Cream until it is smooth and fluffy.

This can cover an 8" cake.

You can color buttercream by adding any color of your choice. Paste colours give best results for buttercream.

Hello....I'm not using a mixer, is it possible to get the butter white by just beating it? The last time I tried I gave up and iced the cake with the light yellow colour

You can't get white buttercream by creaming/beating margarine, because of its yellow color, if you want white buttercream then you have to use vegetable shortening.

elantraceey:


Hello....I'm not using a mixer, is it possible to get the butter white by just beating it? The last time I tried I gave up and iced the cake with the light yellow colour

ibizgirl:
You can't get white buttercream by creaming/beating margarine, because of its yellow color, if you want white buttercream then you have to use vegetable shortening.

Thought as much....thanks

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please what is the best butter to use for butter icing that won't be too soft or over fluffy. Thanks

You can use any margarine the most important thing is your measurements, if your measurements is accurate, it won’t be too soft.

Blitzliss:
please what is the best butter to use for butter icing that won't be too soft or over fluffy. Thanks

Thanks! I really do appreciate!

ibizgirl:
You can use any margarine the most important thing is your measurements, if your measurements is accurate, it won’t be too soft.

pls what can I add to my buttercream to make it stable and prevent it from melting

Buttercream does not melt

Amuchechukwu:
pls what can I add to my buttercream to make it stable and prevent it from melting

ibizgirl:
Buttercream does not melt

Whao!!! what kind of buttercream might that be?

Even fondant melts under extreme heat, talkless of buttercream.

So do you subject your buttercream cakes to extreme heat?

A cake covered with normal buttercream would NOT melt.

Maybe you need to look at the post I am replying or simply tell her what to add to buttercream to make it stable.

Rubyventures:


Whao!!! what kind of buttercream might that be?

Even fondant melts under extreme heat, talkless of buttercream.

ibizgirl:
So do you subject your buttercream cakes to extreme heat?

A cake covered with normal buttercream would NOT melt.

Maybe you need to look at the post I am replying or simply tell her what to add to buttercream to make it stable.

On a very hot day Buttercream will melt.

Please give her an answer and get off my mentions

Rubyventures:


On a very hot day Buttercream will melt.

ibizgirl:
Please give her an answer and get off my mentions

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Rubyventures:


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Amuchechukwu:
pls what can I add to my buttercream to make it stable and prevent it from melting

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