Frosting a Layer Cake
Tips for assembling a pretty layer cake -- no special skills needed
with Jennifer Armentrout
An impressive layer cake isn't as hard to make as it looks, even for inexperienced bakers. In this video, Fine Cooking's Test Kitchen manager, Jennifer Armentrout, walks you through all the steps in frosting your layer cake, from splitting the cake layers to swirling the frosting in a pretty pattern. You'll also learn what a crumb coat is, and why you should use one.
For recipes and instructions for making vanilla butter cake, two fabulous frostings, and endless flavor variations, see Katherine Eastman Seeley's article, "A Piece of Cake," in the April/May 2006 issue of Fine Cooking (#78). See also the related video on making Buttercream Frosting.
Video: Gary Junken
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