The WRONG Way to Decorate a Cake! Common Mistakes When Cake Decorating | Georgia's Cakes

[@barrymorgenstern8445]

Cannot thank you enough. I've been making every single one of the mistakes for more years than you've been alive. Can't wait to work on another cake with this tutorial right beside me on my tablet.

[@GeorgiasCakes]

So glad you found this helpful! Good luck with your next cake!

[@learnswahiliwithteachersus5593]

Waoh...very helpful...been making those mistakes oftenly....thanks for the explanation..

[@egjaniccy]

I've never seen anyone explaining it so well, with so much detail. So useful. Thank you so much!

[@shirleygerald2826]

Very true

[@sanfernando9]

Yes.

[@MsLadySwagg31]

Agree❤

[@cnichole05]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@traddymom4368]

You have taught an old dog new tricks! I've been decorating cakes for 35 years with much frustration and taking a lot of time. Thank you for sharing these techniques with us!!

[@GeorgiasCakes]

So happy to hear this!! You're so welcome!🥰

[@hilarydongmo7410]

​@@GeorgiasCakes Hello!! Georgia wish to have a talk with you please. How can i joint you??

[@olabisiotekeye6031]

Thanks a lot

[@gladysprentice9637]

Thank you for the explanation, I love to watch a good teacher. Thank you

[@julielamas9667]

Great video... great explanation of each and every scenario on how things can go bad and how to fix issues. BEST step by step video tutorial I've seen by far!!!!

[@nancyanderson6404]

I just had to subscribe because you are so helpful and so clear. I am 83 and I'm just starting this as a hobby. I used to do a little bit of it when I was younger and I have all my mother's cake decorating equipment. A grandchild just asked me to make their wedding cake. Wish me luck. But with your videos I don't need as much luck just knowledge. And you have it for sure. ♥️♥️♥️

[@LK-hs7fc]

What an honor and the best of luck.

[@YasminLiyah]

Wow amazing at 83 😍

[@RamblinRick_]

I love that she demonstrates the WRONG way to do something, the results thereof, then the RIGHT way. So many videos just show the right method. Just discovered her channel (subscribed, of course) Will be binge-watching for a while. sidebar (totally unrelated): her Aussie accent helps...LOL

[@CoraMitchell-sy5sf]

I completely agree! She demonstrates everything so clearly. I now feel inspired to bake 🍰

[@JamesTalvy]

100%

[@JP-iz9cz]

Aussie? Isn't that an English accent..?

[@hellcat58563]

What Aussie accent ? She’s English. 😂

[@CoraMitchell-sy5sf]

@@hellcat58563 I was thinking the same thing, and she's not even in Australia

[@dvd_12337]

This is the best video I’ve seen on how to decorate the cake. And the only one I’ve seen that slows down to explain and show the details where there are issues in my current technique. Thank you!

[@halla1448]

I loved this video. Showing in detail what is actually wrong explains even to experienced bakers why sometimes it suddenly doesn't work. Great tutorial!

[@GeorgiasCakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@venomthepoisonwolf]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.. This tutorial is completely a game changer.. These simple tips have elevated my cake game.. The most useful tip for me was holding the bench scraper at the bottom and the way you applied the buttercream for the initial coating.. My cake ALWAYS comes out with the top being narrow and the bottom is wider and I can usually cover it with decorations, BUT now I just did a cake using these techniques and it’s a game changer.. Again Thank You and many blessings 🙏🏾❤️

[@GeorgiasCakes]

You're so welcome!!

[@rachelkajumba7085]

Thank you so much. Be blessed 🎉❤

[@pamsmith2212]

What a great teacher! Brilliant help for someone who is used to covering with sugarpaste.

[@GeorgiasCakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@xxSydneyFox]

This video has reignited my interest in cakes! I was always disappointed with the end result but your video has given me confidence that i can make something so beautiful too!

[@cgono9442]

You and me both ☺️☺️

[@praiseokorodudu4170]

This is the best online tutorial I have ever watched my entire life Thank you love ❤ you a life saver!

[@barbaravalentine3949]

I have done every one of the don'ts and had all of the problems you have shown. Finally answers to all of my errors. I will practice and try to put on my buttercream with out my usual errors. I cannot thank you enough.

[@GeorgiasCakes]

So happy to hear!

[@bambothariet1750]

Your hands are blessed and knowledgeable inside . Almost everything you corrected here is what I used to do. Thanks alot

[@angelawilliams8685]

Holding the smoother at the bottom is a total game changer! Trying it out on my birthday cake next month. It's so obvious now you've said it, thank you.

[@ishitayadav4624]

First time someone show in detail decorating process

[@asinguzaflavia4535]

This is the most helpful icing cake video i have seen my entire life… Wish me luck tomorrow..😊

[@djroguefireify]

You have pre-emptively saved my daughter's first birthday cake. Thank you!

[@natashafelix-okonti6163]

This video is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. You’re an amazing teacher. I’ve seen so many things I’ve been doing wrong that frustrate me when frosting cakes

[@wendyrubie-todd9287]

Thank you so much, simple thing but game changer for me… holding the SMOOTHER at the bottom. Why haven’t I done that before. I always feel like I have scraped it off and had to put it back on in the past as my cake has shown through. Loads of great tips thank you again 🎉

[@Ayshhh-v3y]

Have watched tons for frosting a cake, but NO other videos been this helpful!!! Literally the best practical video on this topic!!! ❤❤

[@GeorgiasCakes]

You are so welcome! Thank you!!

[@rekharavi2483]

This is just fabulous! I’ve been doing everything you’ve mentioned that we are not supposed to do. And now I understand where am going wrong. This is truly a masterclass. I can’t thank you enough!

[@roualhoujeiri5905]

Why am I just finding this now? I have been making everything she says NOT to do😂 thank you so much for explaining this so well and thoroughly!

[@kristenm4710]

Thank you, thank you!! Ive been doing cakes casually for a few years and I've always struggled with the outer layer of smoothing buttercream. To the point of tears lol I'm a visual leaner as well, so to show me how I'm doing it wrong and how to right it goes a long way with me. I have 2 cakes this week that I'll be practicing these tricks on!! ❤

[@LaurettaOnwuzuligbo]

Thank you so much This is all of my mistakes in one video. I pray this helps me get better

[@cookingwhim7802]

Her crumb coat is better than my final coat 😂

[@luizirume3257]

Omg!!! You are such a good teacher! I am a “mom wanna be baker” on my free time and make cakes for my daughter’s birthdays and sometimes for her friends, as a gift… just want a bit of challenge on the cake designs, so you video is a super helpful lesson! Thank you ❤

[@seasmacfarlane6418]

I've been making high end cakes for 60 years, since the days when celebration cakes were always rich fruit, marzipan and royal icing, right through to the present day's modern cakes, and still making, and you are an excellent teacher!😊 Well done.❤

[@Lyn4Him]

Very helpful, thanks! I had a couple of, "Aha! That's what I'm doing wrong!" moments. 😄

[@GeorgiasCakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kattykat9600]

same. lol

[@RunningLizet]

Thank you! Other people just tell you how to do it, and they do it so effortlessly, so when i try, it doesn't work. But this video explains so much of why things go wrong and how to actually do it right. Great video!

[@mindfullmeals.channel]

This was so fun and therapeutic to watch! Thanks for going through these steps and sacrificing a cake for it!

[@GeorgiasCakes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheChoco5]

This video was meant for me. Ive seen another video from you that's helpful..it was about piping. Was about to lay down for the night but decided to find a video on smoothing buttercream and saw your video. This one is definitely what I needed to see. Thank you soo much for showing me my mistakes..Keeping posting...I will definitely be watching..

[@RabiaShafiq-gu9pv]

You are an excellent teacher, such a good way of correcting mistakes 👌👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@theresapham4298]

I have given up on cake decorating for years until I found this. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!

[@GeorgiasCakes]

You are so welcome!!!

[@IJOMGPSICK]

I’m crying inside. Thank youuuuuu.

[@robind.5370]

Amazing video! When someone is proficient in something it’s often hard to remember the trouble spots when first learning. This video will be sooooo helpful next time I make a cake.

[@preciousnwafor2836]

I must say I appreciate you taking your time to explain in detail what not to do and what happens when we do it the wrong way ☺️

[@jackiew.2581]

First Video that shows the do and don't just what I am looking for. Thank you!!

[@Luu-luu]

So many tips! I knew most of them. Holding the scraper on the bottom was something I didn't know! Gonna try it next time I bake a cake.

[@MiniSweetCake-n3l]

Thank you for bringing joy and laughter through this video!

[@SR-fc9ki]

I came across this video few minutes ago and I must say you are a great teacher gifted I must say. Very detailed, very precise and I liked that you also show how to correct it. I've made all the mistakes shown, thank you for sharing your experience I'm confident I will be able to rectify mine.❤

[@nafisahokunade3439]

This is literally the best cake frosting video I've ever watched. Thank you so much. Definitely following this channel

[@Maria_Del_Carmen_Castillo]

I love that she gets straight to the demonstrations. Thank you!

[@OhPleaseMary]

Thank you! You covered all the high points and solved a few bothersome problems I've had - I so appreciate you not trying to make your video longer or more clever by filling it up with nonsense! You are a marvelous teacher - Subscribed!

[@RenateMeyer]

Thank you so much! I am a self taught baker and have never quite been able to get sharp edges. Didn't realise before that I was making these mistakes.

[@kimreynolds2049]

Thank you so much! Been doing cakes as hobby baker for 40 years, but this was perhaps the most informative video on smoothing buttercream. Thank you!

[@thehouseofupsidedown]

For some reason, it's taken me a while to specifically look into how to make cakes. I started baking both from boxes & scratch at 7 & that was almost 21 years ago now. I think about 3 years ago I finally decided to look a little more into how to actually do it (learning about the crumb layer was such a cake changer). I learned a lot from this video, I think seeing the wrong way to do things can be really helpful. I was actually looking into how to work with fondant when this video was suggested, so I wasn't expecting to learn about how to frost a cake. I'm definitely going to be looking at your other videos.

[@feliciarockson588]

watching your videos put a smile on my face 😊. Thank you 😊

[@georgige466]

This is the most useful cake icing video I've seen, thank you so much!

[@TinaHar-ks3br]

I no longer bake & decorate cakes, however, I eat enough of them to see what some decorators need to learn. They are running cakes not knowing the correct way to do it. You are an excellent instructor. And I just wish that these same decorators learn to do something different when it comes to piping their tips.

[@CakesKingOfficial]

You did an excellent job with this video. I had a blast watching it!

[@ElizabethRyan-x3k]

Brilliant! So useful - wish you had made this video a lot sooner. I picked up so many tips - now know where I was going wrong ! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@carolmeakins3578]

I have a cake to make this week and so hope I can put your instructions into use! Love your you tubes.Thank you x

[@immortalitysecrets6476]

The only baking channel I have subscribed to. You just got one additional friend from Zimbabwe

[@GeorgiasCakes]

Thank you so much!

[@adelekeabundance]

I'm new here. Thank you so much for these tips, I'm a new baker and I've been making these mistakes for some months now. I'm so grateful i found your channel. Love from Nigeria ❤

[@vipscakery]

I’ve been struggling with the perfect finish for years, thanks so much for taking us through this!

[@kasandrakimberly9601]

I'm glad I came across this video.. I'm doing my first cake decorations and I had no idea how to do it..

[@MichelleMcGregor-xe9zf]

Thank you for explaining the process so clearly. I have watched your video over and over. I was making all of these mistakes.

[@Krizz139]

I absolutely love the way that you explain and demonstrate things. This video has been really helpful. Thank you.

[@preciousnwafor2836]

Please can we get more "what not to do" videos?😄

[@user-id4lf8ui4q]

😅😅😅

[@Asa32209]

This was so helpful! I can’t wait to try it! What do you do when the top isn’t completely smooth after your last step of cleaning the edges and bringing them into the center?

[@griselhernandez1462]

This has been one of the best videos I've seen. Wonderful tips, fantastic and professional, thank you!!

[@keithkirkness4875]

Wow, you are SO good at this - A LOT of practice I guess. It just seems so effortless when you fix all these mistakes - it is a wonder to watch...thank you

[@janetedwards6472]

An absolutely brilliant explanation. Doing a birthday cake for Thursday and hope to get a great result. The baking side is so easy compared to the icing side!

[@amandahernandez5128]

Great video, super informative! Can you tell me, how do you get the top completely smooth again after you've straightened the edges? If I'm bringing the buttercream in to the middle, it ends up leaving small little lines where it's been dragged in. Appreciate your help!

[@GeorgiasCakes]

There will always be little lines because we’re only human…! It does come down to practise and the angle of the palette knife but even my cakes leave a few marks. Usually the decorating on the cake hides it

[@SandraGarcia-il4rj]

Thanks lady for your tips and your information ❤

[@hounzagift1250]

Thank u so much for your tips dear❤S.A

[@juliadelima6390]

Thank you Georgia for this super informative video! Also, love your pregnancy glow! ❤

[@Stephaniemarcel594]

This woman is super good at what she does ❤❤❤. Thank you so much ma🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@allisonlebaron5854]

I’m a pottery teacher and I’m going to start demonstrating like you. It’s very difficult for me to mess up my pot because it’s such a pain to fix it. I’ve never frosted a cake like this so it’s great to see the beginner way to not do it and the bad result that comes for with. PS baking my son’s wedding cake today.

[@bethbobo5491]

Wooow I rarely listen to explanations cause most of people repeat themselves thus taking alot of time to deliver but you woow you explain so simple and easy to understand,,,just found your channel,I had to subscribe

[@andreachilders8789]

This is how I learn . I've never understood videos in which they give instructions but no instructions as to why. I need to know why I'm doing something , so bravo. Thank you

[@echaise]

You are amazing. The tips you gave in this video not to do that way are so important and no one else did that. Thanks heaps.

[@Empoweryourlife-y6w]

I love how you showed the wrong and the right way of doing things

[@margaretdugdale7398]

Brilliant! I have never piped the sides before. I can see now how it makes so much sense.

[@sanah9757]

thank you so much🤍 i'm about to make my very first professional cake, and all your pointers really helped me out! hopefully it goes well🤞🏻

[@nvardgambaryan654]

You are so so pleasant! I was not expecting to be comforted by a cake decorating video! thank you

[@NickiB-b8n]

I was so frustrated last week as I tried to decorate my first cake. It was not good. Everything you showed in the video of what not to do- is exactly what I did. Going to make my son a cake today and try again! Thanks❤️

[@MaternityMeTimeAdventures]

I just finished making one cake as a complete beginner and I did okay but now I want to go make another one because your tips make so much sense. Thank you

[@GeorgiasCakes]

That's great! Thank you!!

[@thlagioumah9501]

I was doing all those no no's all these time 😢cant wait to start doing my 1st after these tutorial i am so excited i believe that from now on my cakes are gonna have smooth finish,thank you so much

[@PlysehParwoan]

Wow! I've learned so much in no time. Thanks so much my darling!

[@dorothychita4321]

This is excellent, you have really helped me go through a high hurdle in my cake decoration. God bless you. Thank you.

[@s.khanii]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING SO WELL ❤

[@cookiestar3069]

What a great video. Clear and to the point. Much appreciated!

[@lindahickok5536]

Georgia, congratulations! I love the way you teach. You are the best!

[@liliankifanga7399]

Thank you very much. This is the best tutorial I have had. GOD BLESS YOU

[@ochiroselyn435]

Thank you for being so explicit. But what and what did you add to make up your buttercream. The consistency is amazing.

[@LindaFerrao-vg1mc]

This is the most helpful video!!! Thx you for demonstrating right from wrong.

[@emeraude15]

OMG. I needed that video... I didn't know I needed it, but I am wiser now... Also, just started your online course by BakerStreet, great so far! Thank you!!

[@GeorgiasCakes]

You’re so welcome!!

[@elainenaidoo6211]

Thank you for taking the time to do this video ...very helpful.

[@elenadechellis2899]

I’ve learned so much from your videos! Hands down the best videos I’ve ever seen! Thank you!

[@graceoyiwodu5702]

This is the best detailed explanation I've ever seen ❤ thanks for taking your time 🙏🥰💯

[@achebidiane2954]

You are a great teacher . Thanks so much for sharing without holding back

[@shirleylewis3490]

I LOVED this video. Honestly I can relate to each and every point!! Thank you so much for this, it’s awesome!! ❤

[@GeorgiasCakes]

You are so welcome!

[@ninibren]

Thank you so much for this video! I was doing it backwards but recently realized I should do the top first. I also realized I was scraping the cake too hard and stopped putting so much pressure on the scraper. It’s also about smoothing and filling in the frosting, not scraping until it’s even. I will start using a piping bag to apply frosting. You explained this so well. Sharing it with my cake group. I naturally learned some of this on my own but it took a year!!! If I’d seen this video it would have saved me a lot of frustration. 😂

[@kk3940]

Your videos are excellent. I’m watching cake tutorials to procrastinate from getting started on mine- this really helped!

[@jimohaderonke2072]

Thanks for showing the bad and good ways. Very helpful video

[@valentinailelaboye7215]

Thanks so much for this detailed video. Seriously, this is so helpful. I washed a lot of videos , but this video is totally different. Please, will you be able to share the grams of butter to Icing sugar?

[@GeorgiasCakes]

Glad it was helpful! This is actually using swiss meringue buttercream but you can find the recipe for american buttercream on my channel

[@valentinailelaboye7215]

Thanks. I appreciate your response.

[@AfiyaHoorain]

What a wonderful teacher ❤❤🎉🎉

[@BABYGIRL4U1]

Absolutely love this video! You point out all the things that can be so frustrating 😂

[@ChocoBunny]

This is the best tutorial I've seen. Thank you!

[@GeorgiasCakes]

Wow, thanks!

[@elisaseverns2543]

Watching this to help with decorating my daughter’s small wedding cake. 😳😁 So thankful I found this video!!

[@adadavis6908]

EXCELLENT video!!! Thank you so much for making this! I learned alot from it.