FULL BEGINNERS GUIDE on how to frost your first LAYER CAKE! Smooth sides and sharp edges

In this video I'll be breaking down everything you need to know as a beginner to flawlessly cover a cake in frosting with smooth sides and sharp edges!
Swiss meringue buttercream: • How to make SWISS MERI...
Frosting tips:
• DO THIS to get perfect...
• Are you making this pi...
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[@lill7494]

Hi, I work in a bakery and am learning basic cake decorating skills, your tutorials have been so helpful for me. So pleased I found your videos on you tube.

[@CakesbyMK]

So happy to hear you're finding the videos helpful :D

[@kentdiepraam8156]

I am absolutely loving your channel! So informative and really interesting recipes, so glad KZbin recommended it 😊

[@naomimallory]

Wonderful tutorial! I've made a few layer cakes now and thought I was getting the hang of the technique, but this just gave me a few more tips of things I was missing and struggling with - THANK YOU!

[@mbehayaa]

Gorgeous. I love the thorough explanation and tips. Super helpful

[@rijaabbas9071]

Hey! I am really fond of baking especially these layer cakes but sadly couldn’t find a tutorial which could give a proper guidance to a perfectly layered cake. I was scrolling randomly and just found your video and tbh this is the best DETAILED layered cake tutorial that I have ever seen. Thank you soooo much for giving us these tips and for putting all your effort in this. I will surely try this method out. Thank you soooo much again. God bless you!❤❤

[@masar8686]

OMG I have fallen in love with your work now I want to learn and make beautiful and delicious cakes like you ❤

[@claudiamosos]

This really helps especially for beginners like me. Hope to see more!

[@kokirirose]

thank you so much for this. You make it so easy to learn and you explain everything so well

[@susilperera5265]

Thank you very much . Very well explained ,easy to follow . 😊

[@kimgrant1983]

Fantastic tips, thank you

[@ljaycr6987]

You are the best!

[@pclem4686]

Yeah I like that cream too looks good

[@Tajrin1290]

Amazing video, thank you so much for sharing these cake tips! As a new baker starting a business this really helps. I’m a new subscriber to your channel! Please keep it up we love your content! Can you tell me what gel Color you used for your buttercream here ? Thank you!!

[@mindful.03]

Very much helpful

[@asmaa_vlog_85]

☄️Your videos is so calm and aesthetic that's what every one wants ♥️🥰💖🍓😍🍓♥️🥰🍓☄️

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww thank you so much!! :D

[@ayatzahra5374]

Your cake is looking so yummy

[@altinaselimi1365]

Hello, your videos are amazing. Can you do a video by making the pink cream and also other creams that you make?

[@MelYong-fg8wp]

Wow! I've been looking for this how to use buttercream into the cake, I am confused what is the first or 2nd coat it only the same 😅 I watch other video slightly I don't understand because is too fast and some is only how to make buttercream 😅 and now I understand step by step. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@darkusa477]

I can say frosting a cake is so diffidult to do. Yes they my cakes but i need to improve on the presentation.. hehehe Love all your videos alot! thanks- Nochelle fr NZ

[@cfyong1838]

Gorgeous. Totally love your tutorials. I always thought you need a thick layer of icing to do a very smooth frosting on your cake. Is that true? Tq in advance for your reply. Stay well and safe.

[@TheMysticWood]

The tea towel is an awesome idea! I have a little shelf liner that’s kind of rubbery, no slip slip.

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha yup anything like that works great :D

[@nuraanhansen8344]

Jazakallah gheir

[@brebre310]

Super helpful!! If i wanted to pipe some decorations, should I do it before, or after the 2hr refrigeration?

[@Raquel-op6xo]

The best icer

[@pamela_ofuani]

Very beautiful

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you! :D

[@cassiepereira4249]

Yay i did a 1k likes for you ❤️❤️much love from Goa India ❤️

[@alexanderklomp7820]

Last time I was this early for an MK video my cakes were so warm my frosting melted

[@littlelady3895]

That's Early lol

[@CakesbyMK]

😂😂

[@gracebless1487]

As always thanks for amazing and informative video ...learning is much more easy through your tutorials 🌸 . Please kindly assist with what fillings I can use on chocolate cake ,vanilla cake if I don't want to use buttercream frosting as a filling .Thanking you in advance & hpy cakin'

[@CakesbyMK]

So happy to hear you enjoyed the video Grace! :D And I have a few filling recipes on my channel (raspberry, caramel, lemon curd, ganache) but am planning for a lot more to come so keep an eye out for those videos :D

[@Liabie_Momma]

Hi! I'm pretty new here (and to decorating) do you have any beginner tips??

[@anithajuvitta4534]

Hi mk ,just one clarification. The bottom two layers are placed with their flat bottom facing down and the third layer is placed with the flat bottom facing top.....right ???. Please clarify

[@tanyapeschel6025]

Im gonna bake a 10inch cake with 4 layers & about the height of your cake layers. Is it necessary to put a centre dowel in cake with more dowels in a circle. Cake will be delivered by car

[@nicolettemercury1147]

Question do you have any videos on using wipped cream as frosting?

[@moniq7833]

Your vanilla cake is so soft😍😍 do u have video of it?

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! Thanks so much :D and this was actually a boxed cake mix haha so don't have a recipe but I do have a vanilla cake recipe on my channel if you want to check it out :)

[@wateasa]

How long can you store a frosted cake? I plan on baking and frosting Thursday to serve Saturday

[@GiveItAGoBakes]

Great tutorial. Question, how much frosting do you make? My problem is I always get to the 2nd coat after the crumb coat and I'm always short on frosting. When I do smbc, I do 1 cup butter and 4 egg whites with 1 cup sugar. (I think those are the ratios)

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi Amy! Ahhh yes I totally feel you! I think it really depends on the recipe you're following and through experience knowing how much of that recipe you'll need. For my SMBC recipe, for a 6 inch 2 layer cake 1x the recipe is enough, but as soon as I add more layers or have a larger cake to ice, then I start increasing the recipe in half increments, so this cake I decorated was 3 layers and I used about 1.5x the recipe. I always make a little more than I think I'll need because it's so annoying having to make a whole batch again! Haha hope that makes sense :)

[@GiveItAGoBakes]

@@CakesbyMK makes perfect sense! Thank you 😊

[@tamiam2406]

My gosh yes great question. I also have this problem 😢😅

[@GiveItAGoBakes]

@@tamiam2406 I'm glad I'm not alone!

[@sophanebremner8664]

Same with me

[@shaimaagamal2194]

V good

[@shane2692]

Hi dear 🤗 From where did you buy the turntable? Cannot find this smooth turntables.

[@co_lo]

hey love youe videos. do the cakes need to be frozen before layering them. is it a must to add the sugar syrup didn’t see u adding on this one

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! So glad to hear you're enjoying the videos :D And nope they don't need to be frozen (all though frozen cakes can be easier to decorate), and it isn't a must to add sugar syrup, but I would recommend adding it if the cake isn't going to be eaten on the same day :)

[@johngirvan4437]

How do you take the cake of the disc to put on a decorative board

[@mariajoannou9936]

MK your sponges look lovely, as does your SWBC. Did you use a double batch of butter cream? And what size are your sponges?

[@CakesbyMK]

Thanks so much Maria! And this was a 6 inch 3 layer cake, and I used about 1.5x my SMBC recipe :)

[@mariajoannou9936]

@@CakesbyMK the sponges looked bigger. Maybe coz they were deep and fluffy. I don't have 6'' tins, only 8'', 9'' and 10''. Please can you tell me how I can increase your cake recipe to fit these sizes? And have you got a video on your sponges? 💖

[@chandaniperera7999]

Can I know which frosting you made for the cake?

[@umamaheswari1590]

Is this cream melts at room temperature??? please please please reply

[@veronicasanchez5378]

What kind of cake are you using, do you have that cake in you channel?

[@elankokathiresan5742]

Mam iam getting butter smell while we are eating what to do I use vanilla essence and strawberry essence too

[@lovebaking9228]

Have you shared eggfree sponge recipes? Where to find it?

[@attaria3760]

This frosting recipe?

[@anee7140]

I want to open a bakery online page i hope i will do good in learning baking :') im totally new

[@elenadorzh4437]

love this video! i have a question though, how do you avoid buttercream changing colour while scraping the cake cold at the end?

[@jhko5439]

i have this issues all the time and it’s annoying

[@balkeezkhanum1089]

Heyy Hii, when we store cakes in refrigerator won’t it turn hard This happens with can u tell me y does this happen please

[@ZiaBixx]

Brilliant et insightful as always M🥰thank you for sharing your skill et knowledge with the rest of us. One question could you link the tall metal scraper you’ve used here. Thanks in advance. 🙌🏻🦋Hope your good x @CakesbyMk

[@CakesbyMK]

Glad you enjoyed the video Zia! :D And I actually bought that scraper from Malaysia from a shop I can't remember! But if you google metal cake scraper there should be some options that show up :)

[@user-vp4ij9bl1c]

Hello i have one question. Why my cake becomes condensed if i keep it in fridge?

[@abdullahiahmed2409]

What is name the square glass you’re using please

[@chie5762]

Hie dear thanks for the tips:) Where can I get that metal scrapper? I have a 15cm scrapper but I want a longer length like yours

[@CakesbyMK]

Heya! I actually got this while travelling in Malaysia, not sure of the shop name sorry! But if you google long metal cake scraper some options should pop up :)

[@chie5762]

@@CakesbyMK thank you

[@maryamn3652]

My frosting between cake layers starts leaking out. At the end I have less frosting between the layers and more outside. I always use your ganache recipe.

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi Maryam! It sounds like your frosting isn't firm enough :) let the ganache firm up a little longer (you can pop it into the fridge for 30 mins to help with this) and then use it to frost the cake :)

[@mariahsaywell9367]

Hi did you made a video how to put your cake in the freezer? I've a problem, because idk which filling i can freeze 😒 the bride want 3 trier cake with fruits

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi Mariah! I haven't done a video on this yet sorry!

[@mariahsaywell9367]

@@CakesbyMK no problem, it's a rare thing so it's hard to find something about it. But thank you for your response, maybe you like to be one of the first people to try something like this out. Not just the buttercream filling but another fillings. Have a nice day and salamu alaykum 🌷

[@sharanyakaushik1917]

I don't have a stand mixer i have a hand beater...so what can I use isted of paddle attachment...i also saw ur recipe for frosting n in That also u were using the paddle attachment to remove the air bubbles..so pls tell me the replacement

[@ufaalvaro]

Handmixer in low speed. Or pushing the cream left and right using scrapper.

[@peaceharmony9581]

How do I get smooth sharp edge at the bottom? I notice that whenever I try to smooth the bottom with my offset spatula, my whipped cream will become uneven, like mini ruffles. So i use a metal scraper to smoothen the whole side all round before using my offset spatula but the same uneven edges occur at the bottom again.....😭 can someone help me please?

[@tuador6256]

With buttercream frosting how long can it stay without being in the freezer? And please does buttercream sweat after being put in a freezer

[@pallabimaitralifestyle3489]

Im a beginner and i made american buttercream frosting recently, i stay in india in a pretty humid place, though its winter now. Anyway, my frosting stayed pretty well for 1 hour after decorating and taking it out of the fridge. But before decorating i kept the cream in the fridge because i thought i should, but when i took it out for decorating it started to sweat a little, so i whisked it a bit more and it become smooth and creamy again.

[@vanidharshan8221]

Ur cake look like very fluffy n tasty top to much

[@evileye3645]

Doesn't the cake becomes hard when you put it in the fridge?

[@pallabimaitralifestyle3489]

I am a beginner baker and i baked a cake with american buttercream frosting recently. I had the same question in mind. Yes, the cake and cream becomes a little stiff if taken out of fridge and eaten immediately, kind of tastes like m eating ice cream too! But its very necessary to keep the cake in the fridge between decorating and after decorating to keep the design in shape, otherwise the hotness of the cake can melt the cream! So, when i want to serve myself or others the cake, i take it out half an hour or hour before, and then serve 😊

[@kaylaheisler373]

does anyone know where to get the bench knife that she used to scrape her cake with? I have a shorter version I love but a tall one would be fantastic

[@wot4922]

She dud suggest googling. It's usually helpful.

[@UnfilteredMotherhood]

Michael’s has them!

[@nathanrani1113]

Hi ,can u please show the tutorial of making the cake?

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! You can find the recipes on my KZbin channel :)

[@nathanrani1113]

OK, thanks for reply sis..

[@tenien]

How do I get my buttercream not to taste like butter 😢 help?

[@shibilabacker9962]

Helpful video but can I ask something dat why dnt u wet the cake with sugar syrup?

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! You're most welcome too, I just didn't for this cake as it was just for home :) (I usually use simple syrup on cakes that aren't going to be eaten the same day) :)

[@kenyasuber8957]

@@CakesbyMK do you have a recipe for the syrup you use?

[@levent5286]

🇺🇸👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MubsinaMujeeb]

Can you add english subtitles in your videos ?

[@charlottenansamba1259]

Click on the video and the CC in the right-hand corner to activate subtitles.

[@afeefaibrahim2907]

Where r u from

[@CakesbyMK]

I'm from New Zealand :)

[@linaluv4]

how old are you and what's ur ethnicity?? I'm so curious lol

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha I'll be 30 this year! And my ethnicity is Fijian Indian :)

[@sophiaali4400]

@@CakesbyMK Hi Mk what place from Fiji

[@linaluv4]

@@CakesbyMK Omg you look so young I never would have guessed! I binged your videos wondering those questions and after no clues I decided to just ask 😆 Keep up the amazing useful and entertaining videos!

[@CakesbyMK]

@@sophiaali4400 My parents are from Savu Savu and Suva but I was born and brought up in New Zealand :)

[@CakesbyMK]

@@linaluv4 haha thank you! So glad you're enjoying the videos :D

[@dammitmandy1166]

I get so aggravated when I watch cake decorating videos where they literally put the excess frosting on the side of their hands. Ewww. How unhygienic ..

[@sabriyebehadini-ip4iz]

Çok konuşuyorsun hiç durmadın bu beni rahatsız etti.

[@ayatzahra5374]

Your cake is looking so yummy

[@ayatzahra5374]

😘😚🥰😍🤩🥳😀😯😲🤔🤗😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@ayatzahra5374]

😘😚🥰😍🤩🥳😀😯😲🤔🤗😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋