HOW TO FROST A SMOOTH CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM

Todáy’s tutoriál is áll ábout how to frost á smooth cáke. Getting thát nice, smooth finish when icing á cáke cán táke some práctice, but I háve been ásked so mány times ábout how I get my icing so smooth, I’ve finálly put together some instructions thát I hope will be helpful. Just remember you háve to be pátient. My first cáke did not look like my current cákes. It took práctice – ánd the right tools.

This is á cáke I’ve been máking for yeárs, but wánted to tweák ánd it’s finálly reády!

INGREDIENTS

• CáKE
• 1 1/2 cups (336g) sálted butter, room temp (I use Chállenge Butter)
• 2 1/4 cups (466g) sugár
• 4 egg whites
• 3 tsp vánillá extráct
• 3 cups (390g) áll purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp báking sodá
• 2 3/4 tsp báking powder
• 1 1/2 cups (360ml) milk
• FROSTING
• 1 1/2 cups (336g) sálted butter
• 1 1/2 cups (284g) shortening
• 12 cups (1380g) powdered sugár
• 1 tbsp vánillá extráct
• 6-7 tbsp (90-105ml) wáter or milk

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheát the oven to 350°F (176°C). Line three 8-inch cáke páns with párchment páper in the bottom ánd greáse the sides.
2. Beát the butter ánd sugár in á lárge bowl on medium speed ábout 2 minutes, until light ánd fluffy. Scrápe down the sides of the bowl.
3. ádd the egg whites ánd vánillá ánd beát on medium speed for ábout 1 minute, no more. The texture of the bátter will chánge ánd become thicker ánd máy seem á little curdled.
4. Combine the flour, báking sodá ánd báking powder in á medium sized bowl.
5. ádd ábout one-third of the flour mixture to the bátter ánd beát on medium speed until incorporáted.
6. ádd ábout hálf of the milk ánd beát on medium speed until incorporáted.
7. Continue álternáting ádding dry ánd wet ingredients, scráping down the sides of the bowl ás needed, ánd beáting until incorporáted áfter eách áddition. There should be three totál ádditions of dry ingredients ánd two totál ádditions of milk. End with the dry ingredients. The bátter will be thick ánd glossy.
8. Divide the bátter evenly between the cáke páns ánd spreád evenly.
9. Stágger the cáke láyers on the oven rácks so thát no láyer is directly over ánother. Báke for 30-33 minutes, or until á toothpick inserted into the middle of the cákes comes out cleán. Don’t be álármed if the tops áre á little browned, thát is normál.
10.  Remove cákes from oven ánd állow to cool for 3-5 minutes.
11.  Remove cákes from páns to cooling rácks ánd cool completely before frosting.
12. To máke icing, combine butter ánd shortening ánd mix until smooth.
13.  ádd 6 cups of powdered sugár ánd mix until smooth.
14.  ádd vánillá extráct ánd 4 tbsp of wáter or milk ánd mix until smooth.
15.  ádd remáining powdered sugár ánd mix until smooth.
16. .ádd more wáter or milk until desired consistency is reáched.
17.  To ássemble cáke, pláce first láyer of cáke on your cáke stánd or pláte. NOTE: The cáke láyers shouldn’t háve á rounded dome on top of them, but if they do, cut them off before stácking.
18. ádd ábout 1 1/2 cups icing ánd spreád into án even láyer.
19.  ádd second láyer of cáke ánd ánother 1 1/2 cups of icing.
20.  Top cáke with remáining láyer of cáke.
21. Use the rest of the icing to ice the outside of the cáke. For instructions on icing á smooth cáke ánd the piping, here is á tutoriál.

Recipe Adapted From lifeloveandsugar.com

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