Step 8 of 8 · Cake Decorating Essentials
Shell border around the base
Shell border around the base — step 8 of 8 in Cake Decorating Essentials. Bag at 45°. Squeeze, pull, stop. Each shell overlaps the last slightly. If the base looks dirty with crumbs, you skipped the crumb coat…
Free food & cooking tip: Shell border around the base (step 8 of 8 from "Cake Decorating Essentials").
Bag at 45°. Squeeze, pull, stop. Each shell overlaps the last slightly. If the base looks dirty with crumbs, you skipped the crumb coat chill.
To move the cake: chill 30 minutes, non-slip mat in a box taller than the cake, out of the sun.
You'll need
- Practice on parchment
- Chill before moving
- Serve at room temp so the buttercream isn't a brick
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