Quick cake frosting question

[Jalapeñomel]

Ok two: 1) what do you use to spread the frosting and 2) do you refrigerate the frosting ahead of time?

[speckledfrog]

Ideally an offset spatula for a cake. Otherwise a knife or a regular spatula. Don't refrigerate frosting before because it will be hard to spread.

[wannabe]

1. A spatula. Preferably an offset spatula.

2. I don't refrigerate.

[TrickyBob]

Offset spatula

Depends on how soft the frosting is and how soon you'll be working with it.

[Jalapeñomel]

I froze my cakes last night, so I am hoping that helps keep them from crumbling. I have yet to master the crumb coat.

[moolarkey]

Has anyone tried the new cool whip frosting that is being adverted on TV?

I may pick some up next week and try it.

[jane6672]

Ditto about not refrigerating.

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May 3, 2013 16:53:38 GMT -5 moolarkey said:

Has anyone tried the new cool whip frosting that is being adverted on TV?

I may pick some up next week and try it.

I got some at Target, because they had it on clearance. Have not tried it yet.  You might want to go to your Target to see if they have any.  They had a whole bunch on clearance and it does not expire until next year.  I'm thinking it's not selling well there.  I got the vanilla, but they also had chocolate and creamcheese.

[moolarkey]

I don't think people would think to look in the dairy section for frosting so people don't even remember it's a product. I may hit Target tomorrow and see what they have.

[angelaa73]

Rubber spatula. Who refrigerated? That's stupid

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[AlpineSlide]

Offset spatula and no refrigeration on the frosting.

I can't do a crumb coat either and actually use a really large flat tip (ETA: I think it is Wilton #789) on a huge pastry bag - it pipes out a nice even flat band of frosting that coats the cake in a few swipes. Then I spread that out with the spatula.

[Jalapeñomel]

It was a success. And from now on, I will always freeze my cakes the night before...so much easier to frost.

mekiakoo its a boring yellow cake with chocolate frosting and strawberries.

[Jalapeñomel]

May 3, 2013 19:12:46 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

Doesn't sound boring at all, yum. What's the occasion?

Some friends are leaving the school, we there is a going away party for them tonight. I volunteered to make a cake, since I haven't made one in a long time.  Not too shabby for being rusty!