15 Frosting Mistakes You're Making And How To Fix Them!

In this tutorial I'll show you the most common 15 mistakes people make while frosting cakes AND how to avoid and fix those mistakes to get super smooth frosting on your cakes. If you have any unanswered questions please ask them in the comments and I'll answer them there!
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[@michaelhunter2136]

When doing the crumb coat, don't scrape your cake comb off on your bowl of icing or you'll end up contaminating your icing with crumbs!

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[@pallabimaitralifestyle3489]

Yes, but what if I dont have enough frosting to waste that crumbly frosting as well!?😅

[@PennyLester]

This was a very helpful video. When watching other's videos, their editing is misleading and you are left with the impression that they get those beautiful smooth sides with one or two passes.

[@pulengmohapi6654]

Thanks for sharing

[@tytale5931]

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[@aidancurley3345]

Thank you so much for this tip! I’m 12, and I love baking, my problem is that I never do a crumb coat because I want to see the final product as soon as I frost it. 😬

[@Karmah01]

Dear Aidan, I am 60 and now just learning about crumb coats! I'm just a home cook/baker and for -years- decades all of my cakes always had crumbs all over the frosting. 😳😬 You will have a lifetime of beautiful cakes and a lifetime to perfect them! 😊

[@tinagraves5690]

@@Karmah01 Me too, and crummy cakes still tasted good. I just never had the time or patience to take then, now older and seems easier to do.

[@silas537]

i’m 15! i love love baking. i bake almost every day! it’s so much fun, but i enjoy decorating the cakes and taking my time on that part. it’s my favorite

[@stephaniea7276]

Same. I’m 13 and just started baking. Still getting the hang of it but it’s really fun. You aren’t alone 😁

[@Day2Night_]

I’m 21 and I’m an advanced baker, however I HATE crumb coats

[@susanmeyer9619]

These are really so helpful, I've learned a lot from all your videos! Thanks so much and will also be looking into taking some courses from your online classes, Emily!! 😊🙏🏽🇨🇦

[@mishyfishy389]

Very handy tips! Thanks so much. I have always had issues with the first crum coat.

[@dinshoney5271]

Thank you so much for your helpful tips about cake frosting..

[@khairunnahar-2488]

Thank you so much Very helpful tips

[@paulabelknap-hill342]

Thank you for this video. It will really help me.

[@oluwaseuneze519]

I love you and your style of teaching I have learnt a lot Thank you very much 💓

[@liveandletlive7152]

Very helpful. Thanks 👍

[@ladyblackbeard418]

Can I just take a moment to say that your application of frosting that is there to be smoothed is so beautifully done that I would be happy to have even that as my decorated cake. I mean, that's the messy part and its gorgeous lol. Thank you for these tips, I've been cooking professionally for almost 20 years and never get tired of learning new info. Thank you!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Wow, thank you!

[@lydiasamaniego371]

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[@sydaniehoward1497]

Thank you 😊 I’m starting my own bakery after college and you have taught me so many tricks ❤

[@deenadevina]

Thank you 😊 this is very useful.

[@tinapetrie9813]

So satisfying!

[@zainabbibi7713]

What useful video thank you 😊

[@tbosb8644]

Thank you so much for this video, looking forward to applying this on my next cake

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You're welcome! Good luck!

[@francisechefuegbuna4969]

Thank you for this ❤❤

[@ministergshavonnegarvey]

This was Amazing! #Awesome and #Information. I felt like I could decorate a cake right after watching this video!

[@nancyweirum426]

So informative!

[@StillVoice_]

Wonderful tips!!! Thank you!!👍

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You are very welcome!

[@tootsygoeswild4482]

Very helpful tips ! Thank you ♡

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joyyakubu8519]

This was very helpful

[@ZeinabVID]

Looks sooo good 👍 😋

[@lineyortiz4120]

Thank you soooo much for these amazing tips!!!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You're very welcome!

[@teresamcguffin71]

I really like watching your videos because you really explain everything about whatever it is that you’re teaching . Like you explain every aspect of the subject and that is great because you end up answering my questions that I ask myself like what if I don’t do this or that . You answer all of the what if this happens and that is so helpful . You’re really informative . Thank you for helping my simple self . Sometimes I just don’t know what to do or how to do it or why something is happening to my cakes so I get on KZbin and look you up and you have helped me every time !! I will co to use to watch all that you post and pass your site onto my other friends for them to watch !!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

That is the most wonderful compliment! Thank you for making my day!

[@sophiaabeid2471]

This is was so useful, thank you so much

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@11msbee]

Thank you for sharing these tips

[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@sachiwachi4490]

Super useful! Thanks a lot 😊

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@agbuguiirene7751]

Really beautiful n looks very neat, thanx so much for dis video.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@veravlogs7305]

This is a very useful video. Thank you for sharing sis

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You're very welcome!

[@dinshoney5271]

Im so happy i found your channel here..you just simply makes baking easier.. Thank you so much for all your tips and showing us your techniques in cake decorating. You're such an inspiration.. I learned so many things from your videos. Thank you.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@natashalucas9707]

Love this! Thank you

[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@MommasKitchenGrabby]

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[@cakevalika6172]

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[@roseline4018]

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[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@chantillyp9733]

Thank You. Those are some helpful tip.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@teresaryan4956]

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[@louiselemon9717]

Great tips, thanks!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aidancurley3345]

So this was an amazing tutorial I hope to get a great cake for my brothers bday :)

[@jodigrant8835]

Fabulous tips for frosting. Thank you so much from an enthusiastic amateur 😊

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm so happy it's helpful!

[@husbandwife_cuisine]

Just amazing tricks you gave

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[@SarahEdwars1994]

Thank you this will come in handy

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Excellent video

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Lovely!!!

[@sabaaqaisar800]

Hiya, I have been baking for around 3 years and never really attempted to mske a "pretty" cake but today I followed all of your tips ans tricks and wowed everyone with a gorgeous chocolate cake... thank you so much ♡♡♡ I will continue to follow your channel and your tips regularly

[@saraahmad34]

AMAZING THANK YOU A LOT!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@BritishGirlBakes]

You are very welcome

[@memoi7466]

Thank you for making this very helpful video. I just started getting into making cakes I want to make my daughter’s first birthday cake in November, so I practice every time I Huey a change and so far this has been the most helpful video I’ve watched, and helped me spot several mistakes I’ve made. I’ll keep practicing with all I’ve learned in this video. Thanks again!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm so happy to hear it's been helpful! Good luck with your daughter's birthday cake!

[@tkcuisine1716]

Very informative 👍

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@momoumou7635]

Thank you so much 😘😘😘 you're amazing and a real star ⭐💫 can't tell how many times I said thank you whilst watching the video 🤗

[@BritishGirlBakes]

haha! Thanks!!

[@vernilliacuffy3854]

Thanks for showing us

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[@vernilliacuffy3854]

@@BritishGirlBakes Some one asked me to do a tier cake. I have never done this before I need your help. I bake the cake tomorrow if the Lord permits

[@TangibleTania]

Great tips...I learned a lot. :)

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[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@kularathnesl]

Thank you!💕👋

[@suzsam8023]

I love ur videos they are so useful.. thanks a lot for sharing tips n tricks. I live in a tropical country so when I refrigerate the finished cake n take it out it starts melting or sweating... any tips on that?

[@relvoself]

This was so helpful. Mine did have gaps at the edge. Thank goodness I know how to correct gaps now.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yay! I'm so happy this helped!

[@noorkhan3dcakechef151]

Very nice 👍👍

[@ikrahhussain9971]

Wow only watched first min and already learned so much. Subscrining right away!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Awesome, thank you!

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you : )

[@bookwormbon482]

Fantastic video

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thanks! 😃

[@y4mz0r]

Awesome video, thanks for the tips. I always end up with indents on my cakes as I don't patch and keep smoothing. I'm very impatient but then get annoyed that the final result doesn't look great. I usually end up sticking loads of decorations on the cake to cover the mistakes 🤣 I will try these tips in future.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I know what you mean - it's so easy to just be done with it but taking an extra minute to do a few touch-ups makes such a difference to the finished result and gives you more flexibility when you're decorating, so that you're putting the decorations exactly where you want them to go instead of strategically covering up imperfections :)

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[@kellyburgess671]

TY! i was making all those mistakes...

[@angeljones9096]

New subscribers here! I love your teaching method.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you!

[@Movie1374]

Love this! I learnt so much even though I’m a home baker. How advance can I make a mermaid buttercream cake with chocolate mermaid tails or using fondant? Can I make it 2 days before and keep it in the fridge and take it out on the day at room temperature?

[@hawananyanzi1373]

British girl u r so creative

[@springday7013]

Your tips are truly appreciated! I was just frosting a cake and was wondering why the 2nd coat was mixing with the crumb coat. Needed the first coat to chill in the fridge first🤦‍♀️. Lesson learned😂

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@cherylcarroll7916]

I noticed you didn’t level the 3 cakes before icing. On the final icing what I do to remove the scraper lines is take a Viva paper towel placing the smooth side against the cake & run my fingers gently against the cake thus smoothing the lines. Viva is the only paper towel that has no fibers.

[@salpat51]

Hi love your video. Can you please make video tips on fresh cream please

[@aishahghanie6650]

Wonderful tips and very informative..but I don't hv that patience to practice with all that.

[@tay9sdaughter121]

Hi, I would like to know how much butter cream I should make to ice a cake?

[@hawananyanzi1373]

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[@lorrainehicks9172]

Such great tips I really needed to know. I'd love to take your online classes how do I get to them and how much do they cost? Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi Lorraine! My cake school is at www.britishgirlbakes.com/online-courses and you’ll find MasterCourses that you can enroll in individually or I have membership options which included all of my MiniCourses (Club membership) or all MiniCourses and MasterCourses (ClubPLUS). It’s all explained on the cake school but if you have any questions I’m happy to answer them!

[@lorrainehicks9172]

Thank you for your help.

[@ruthpatrick8308]

This was really helpful. My frosting now should be better than it was before cause air bubbles frustrates me n I tend to leave it that way

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Good luck frosting your next cake :)

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[@nishajain5041]

When I apply cream on the cake and then smooth the cake with a scraper, then all the cream from the top of the cake comes back on the scraper, then what should I do. Make a video on this incident and tell all the tips and tricks in details

[@OhPleaseMary]

Great tips! I just use a couple of little pieces of artist putty to temporarily keep the board from sliding on the turntable, it can be used over and over, in fact I just leave it stuck to my metal turntable so it's always ready when I need it, it holds everything tight and easily pulls away when I slide a spatula or knife under the board.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Oh how interesting! I've never heard of artist putty!

[@Sjohnson-Wilson15]

Oh my gosh my job videos aren't good no excellent as yours!!! Thank you in a bread baker and helping out the cake decorator its so hard but like you stated our store buttercream is super thick we can't add the only thing I can think off is whip it a little before icing My problem is smoothing since I seen this it should be anymore

[@drinkmorewater5341]

Finding your videos has saved my life as a new baker. I made mistake #7 a lot

[@saikimulikat5108]

What a helpful video #lifesaver

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Oh good!!

[@gapeachsexy]

I'm getting into making and decorating cakes. This tutorial was SUPER helpful. THANK YOU!!!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm so glad!

[@ashleerobinson5]

I love watching your videos! It seems like everytime I smooth I leave a line .one part be smooth then it’s a Crack or line somewhere . I think I may have figured out my mistakes. I also forgot to let the cake layers thaw for a few minutes before frosting. I take them out the freezer and go straight to frosting not realizing that will make the frosting chill and make it harder to spread ! For future reference how many batches of icing do you make to decorate an 3 layer 8 inch

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I use a single batch of my 4 Minute Buttercream (if you're in the US, the measurements are 5 sticks of butter and a 2lb bag of powdered sugar) - it makes 6 cups of buttercream which is enough to fill and frost a 3 layer 8" cake

[@ashleerobinson5]

@@BritishGirlBakes oh my gosh! I’m super excited. Thanks for replying back and replying back fast! Your videos are so awesome. I have been using 4 sticks to one two pound bag! I will add an extra stick of butter . Thank you so much again !

[@minarahussain1399]

Very useful video. Please share the recipe of frosting you used in this video.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi! www.britishgirlbakes.com/recipes/buttercream-frosting/

[@hollywebster6844]

I hated frosting layer cakes until I learned about crumb-coating. Crumb-coating makes it soooo much easier to get a nice looking cake.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yesssss! Agreed!!

[@safiyaalexander7675]

New viewer ☺ thanks so much for your tips I wrote dwn all bec I intend to forget a lot. I will be following your video it's really helpful. I already subscribed and like. Happy new year ☺

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@lucyheartfilia2015]

About damn time someone made a video about this. Thank you so much! I hope I won't botch my next cake

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yay! I’m happy it’s useful!

[@afshawahmed6897]

Hi. Thank you for this tutorial so helpful. I find when I'm frosting the cake after a crumb coat the buttercream tends to harden quite quickly onto the cake. Any ideas why this might be?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

That can happen if the cake and/or room are very cold, so the buttercream chills and sets quickly. If you chill your cake in the fridge to set the crumb coat, you can try taking it out of the fridge 5 minutes before you add the final coat, and also try frosting it in a warmer place. Adding a bit more milk to the buttercream to thin it out slightly will help too :)

[@trapperkreeper6105]

I'm a 46 year old man and just baked my first cake ever for my wife's Birthday. Thanks for the tips! It came out great

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm so happy to hear that!!

[@haleemaizmi2711]

How can you keep the cake from sweating after taking it out from the fridge? And thanks a lot for those useful tips, love ur videos❤️

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Keep the temperature difference as little as possible, so moving from fridge to a cool room is ideal for preventing condensation

[@ayeshatariq9819]

This will really help me for when I make my sisters birthday cakes, I can never get a perfect smooth finish

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Good luck!

[@melanieblack3832]

Where did you get your medal turn table?

[@thegracedlifenetwork8812]

thanks for this video. I have serious issues getting a smooth frosting , crumbs gets into the icing and it never come out smooth. plz how do you prepare your buttercream/frosting?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I use my 4 Minute Buttercream - the recipe and tutorial link is in the video description or you can go to www.britishgirlbakes.com

[@Karmah01]

First I want to say that *I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL* baker. I'm just a home cook. But, I have been baking cakes for decades and still made the same mistakes over and over. Thank you for sharing this! Now my cakes will look much better!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

That is SO nice to hear! Happy it's useful!

[@Eleo714]

What type of cake board is that on the metal turntable ?

[@afrojarahman9234]

By mixing which colour I will get the baby blue colour?

[@CaliopePie]

How do I stop my cakes and frosting bulging on the sides? Is that down to room-temp cake?

[@jennywilliams587]

I have had the issue of the cake sloping sideways, can you advise if you are adding decorations and edible icing images whether you still put into the fridge? Thanks

[@AltoMichelle]

I’ve had this issue also. I think from watching the video, my mistake is that I was trying to ice a room temp cake. Since the layers are solidified together they move a tiny bit when the side is scraped causing sloping.

[@brendanyarko2536]

Do these mistakes apply to whipping cream frosting ?