The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
Sharp buttercream edges come from a stable frosting, a chilled cake, and patient smoothing, not from special equipment. With enough buttercream, a crumb coat, and careful temperature control, even homemade frosting can hold clean, square lines.
Essential Concepts
Stable buttercream
Chilled cake
Crumb coat
Enough frosting
Firm, not warm
Slow, steady scraping
Essential Concepts: Crusting buttercream forms a light shell that helps flowers and borders hold their shape. Use butter, shortening, powdered sugar, and a little liquid for a smooth, pipeable frosting that works well for decorating and smoothing cakes.
Whip up smooth, rich chocolate buttercream frosting from scratch with a few simple ingredients and foolproof tips. Learn how to balance the sweetness, fix common texture problems, and create the perfect frosting for cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and more.
