How to Make a Layer Cake : Frosting The Sides Of A Layer Cake

[arnybuckle]

is that butter icing?

[PicklesRcrunchy]

It IS important to not get crumbs in your frosting.

[humannaturedj]

She's trying to do a demonstration, yes, I get it. But why would she even post a video on the internet decorating a cake like this? I say if you're going to post a tutorial, it better be really good. She comes off as sloppy and confused. If she's a professional, she needs to show it. My inexperienced little sister could do a better job than that, sorry.

[zegct1]

@humannaturedj As I recall, she never says anything about being a professional. For all we know, she could have the same amount of skill as any of the people watching this - which is actually be incredibly effective, since it shows that normal people could actually do this sort of thing. I doubt your sister could do better than this simply because if she's as inexperienced as you say, her frosting would come out wrong. It would probably run down the sides - that happens the first few tries.

[humannaturedj]

@zegct1 Actually, she is. I've seen a short bio of her before. She isn't an amateur. I see what you're saying, I do. But my opinion is, if you know that you are still trying to improve on your skills, don't post a tutorial to people who are trying to learn. That's like asking a person how to build a house or install lighting when they've never had any type of experience and they don't exactly know what they're doing. I wouldn't post a tutorial until I perfected my technique. That's just me.

[zegct1]

@humannaturedj Ah, I see where you're coming from. Well, practice makes perfect - you make a good point. :)

[mkyker]

Good Lord, woman -- STABILIZE YOUR LAYERS WITH A FREAKING DOWEL. Your cake is going to fall apart, brainless...

[hamuda22]

she is not an expert at all!!..she should know better than to start on top with frosting and go your way down

[mbhllj]

Wow! You guys are so mean! I thought this video was great so thank you for posting it!!

[MegaVampirelover666]

To all those haters,

You don't want crumbs in your frosting because it looks ugly

you cant really transfer a frosted cake from one plate to another (though she hsould have put some papertowels underneath the cake so the cake plate wouldn't get dirty as she was frosting the cake)

and frosting and icing are the same thing.

I actually think this is very informative, and a good resource to those starting out. And i think her frosting technique is very useful and is used by expert decorators.

[StrawberryDrizzles]

@MegaVampirelover666

I also enjoyed this video and thought it was informative :) For using the paper towels, how will you remove them after frosting? Id like to make my own cake so I was wondering how to do it the cleanest way possible :)

[Daisy3576]

@workinit100 how?

[31hunnybunch]

gross her icing is made of MANTECA,WTER,and POWDER SUGAR...you can use it as cement for you house for patch ups...

[StrawberryDrizzles]

@31hunnybunch actually, she used confectioner sugar, shortening, margarine, vanilla, and milk...

[iluv2swim10]

Wow.. THis is not very expert..

[aznflip23]

crumb coat first?

[HatsuneNigaito]

So...It's more or less the same as a square cake...right?

[elizabeth4everish]

Hi karen can you please give that recipe of the frosting of that frosting please

[StrawberryDrizzles]

@elizabeth4everish its in her other videos - she shows how to make the whole cake!

Make sure to watch BOTH the videos on making the frosting

[sillybear569]

OH what does it matter getting crumbs on the frosting? Ur gonna eat it anyway! It's all goin in the same place! It's not like the frosting is going into ur stomach and the crumbs go to ur brain. They all go in the same direction and that is to ur stomach.

[StrawberryDrizzles]

@sillybear569 Some people want a professional finish, so they do a crumb coat first to seal all the crumbs in before adding another-cleaner- layer of frosting :)

[ZXs0fZX]

NICE JOB!!!! FROSTING THE PLATE AND NOT THE CAKE!!!!

[xofewpromises]

horrible

[SharonaElin]

you need ALOT of frosting!

Great tutorial !

[suelectric]

she shudnt have put it on that kind of plate first while doing the so called frosting..

[kentextravaganza]

When I hear Frosting I think of Buttercream but if I hear Icing I think of Royal Icing :P

[eringb7]

I can't see the video when ou have typing over it... this is not helpful at all!!

[greenkimchi]

@eringb7 Press the "CC" button on the bottom right corner of the video to hide the captions

[eringb7]

@greenkimchi Awesome thank you so much!!

[josh52588]

It is not FROSTING!!!! It is called ICING

[ANormalGuy]

@josh52588 Lolno, this is called frosting >>"

[kentextravaganza]

@josh52588 Your Stupid No offence :P

[Diabianeya]

how to frost the side of a cake:

1) just frost the side

enjoy your frosty cake

[JamieT96]

I don't care how smooth it is I just want to fucking eat it.

[claire0rockz]

Thanks :)

[patiencebiggs]

what do you use to make the icing stick to the cake so well?

[darkroge]

@patiencebiggs you don't really need anything its just thick but not to thick you want smooth consistency but if you are having trouble run a knife around the cake trimming of the edges of the cake that stick out making the cake flatter and easier to frost

[missretard25]

what sort of cake is it?

[geekoftheweek27]

Karen is hilarious.

[preciousheartz]

lmao, "Hi, I'm Karen."

[afreeminded]

yummy

[DeathOfLadybugs]

That isn't called a knife. It's another type of spatchula (sp?)

[claire0rockz]

@DeathOfLadybugs Spelled spatula. I hope that's what you meant by "sp", sorry if that was rude

[DeathOfLadybugs]

@claire0rockz No, that wasn't rude, heh.