Do you remember back in the day when the buttercream use crust over? Like the roses was hard but when u eat it than it would melt in your mouth… do u know how to crust over the frosting ? American buttercream? With Walmart shortening
I make buttercream in my mixer. Then, I put it in my food processor. The food processor takes about 95% of the air bubbles out of my buttercream. That really helps me avoid a lot of air bubbles.
I always just turn my mixer on low after the buttercream is done for 15 to 20 mins with the paddle attachment. That knocks out most of the air and makes a really smooth buttercream
I decided since I’m creative and having a birthday I wanted to have fun creating my own layered cake this year. I bought a lot of supplies got cheap cake mix and vinilla icing and had fun mixing colors and using my turn table, it wasn’t perfect but decently good for my first time baking and decorating a circle cake. I wanted to have fun learning a new skill and now I have. Perhaps I can learn more in the future to perfect my style,
I iced my first cake the other day and it turned out so well. I saw your trick with the hot water on one of your other videos and I could really see the difference it made! Thanks again for another great video! I love your personality shining through 😀
Thank you. I love decorating cakes but I’m having a hard time getting the smooth buttercream finish. I will save this video and try again later this week. ❤
You're welcome! Just make sure you are doing this on a crusting buttercream like American Buttercream (which is what I use.). It won't work on a meringue buttercream because that doesn't crust.
I just love all the tips you give but lately I’ve found myself just playing your videos bc the peace you bring lol I’ve taken a break on cakes but I feel like I’m coming back you keep me up to date so thankyou 💛💛💛
I watch her videos to relax sometimes. End of a long hard day, I will Beng watch a bunch of her videos to relax. Or when I am stumped on a order, I don't always watch videos relate to what I am making, that I am stumped on. Most the time, it is completely different then what I am working on. I find she helps clear my head, kinda like wiping the slate clean or starting with a New Paper.... A Brain Reset if ya will! Lol
Omg i do the same thing…i rewatch her vids all the time , not just to learn from her, but shes so fun snd relaxing to watch! I just adore Karolyn! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Watched this on my tv, *had* to get on my phone so I could tell you what a genius you are 😁 Thank you! Also, I absolutely LOVE your personality and how you keep it REAL!
@@KarolynsKakes just found your channel and have been watching a video or two everyday, love it!! I have a little home bakery with my daughter and was wondering if you'd share your opinion on a name: Silly Cakes Confections, or Silly Cakes Bakes?
I love your saying at the end☺️ it’s such a good thing to hear, it’s puts decorating in its proper perspective. For me I can get stresses and it really did help to hear it. Thanks!
I get bubbles a lot…I noticed that after my buttercream has been sitting for just a few minutes (as I’m frosting the cake) more air bubbles form in it…idk? I use milk as the liquid. I tried water and there seems to be less bubbles but not to where I need it. Next time I’m doing the viva paper towel hack. BTW you are an amazing “teacher” and I love your attention to detail. THANK YOU!!
Tish!! Thank you so much honey, I really appreciate your support! When I feel like air bubbles have formed in the icing, I will take a silicone spatula and carefully mix it around a bit, that does help get rid of a lot of them.
@@KarolynsKakes Yes I tried that with the spatula and it WORKED, and I got some Viva paper towels today, tried it with my fondant smoother and YES that worked like a charm!! Thank you so much!!!
Hi Karolyn! Admired the demonstration on :Removing Air Bubbles On Cakes. If Viva Hand Towels are not available,Typing Sheets will do the job with the use of the smoother. Good luck! Velrine Palmer
I’m new to your channel. I just love your videos. You are so thorough. You said in this video that you can go on and on. I like lengthy so go on and on. I like your perkiness too. I look forward to watching all of your videos. I’ve opened up my own baking business out of my home but am lacking decorating skills. I’m hoping I can get better as I watch you. Thank you very much.
Whoa whoa whoa....there's a rough side and smooth side to viva???? How did I never notice this? I use your paper towel smoothing trick on almost every cake I make. Do you notice if you make your icing a day or so ahead, there's far less bubbles? That seems to make a huge difference for me.
Yes there is! On the newer towels, there is a big difference. On the older ones, it was subtle. So maybe that's why you haven't noticed! And I personally feel if I make it in advance that there are more air bubbles the next day. For some reason, when it sits, the bubbles like to multiply! 😂 If that happens, I just put it in the mixer and maybe add a teeny bit more liquid.
Oh my goosh!! this was amazing!! you are the answer to all my smoothing issues, thank you for your tutorial it was well executed, and explained perfectly!! I really love this look, but dread the effort that I can never achieve on my own. I got it now ☺
After making my buttercream, I scoop out a good bit and use a flat silicone spatula to really press the air bubbles out of the butter cream. Once I frost my cake, I get it as good as I can then I pop it in the fridge for a little bit to get firm. I've been use a warm pallet knife to further smooth out sides of the cake. Dipping the knife in hot water and cleaning it off ss i go. I may stick it back in the fridge and repeat the process, But I get really smooth sides and sharp corners by doing this.
I’ve wasted so much water running my scraper under the hot tap. It never occurred to me that I could use a pan. Hahaha! I also take a few minutes just gently stirring/ push out the bubbles with a spatula after I’m done mixing. I’ll have to try the hot water trick. Thank you!!
Thank you, it's really great... Can I apply this base with whipped chocolate ganache? I don't like butter cream at all, so I use whipped white chocolate ganache.
If you can’t find the paper towels my grandma taught me a similar method just using parchment or butcher paper instead, you definitely have to wait a few minutes though just to make sure it’s fully crusted!
You must use a crusting buttercream (like the American buttercream I use in this video). If you try this method on a meringue buttercream, those don't crust, so a paper towel will stick to it!
Yeah. It was me. My technique is off and impatient. So I’m going to do some ‘self-correction’- and work this thang out. You know what I would love to see you do (although it would have to be a mistake Cake or something) BUT…. I would love to see you cut up (as if serving)-one of your HIGHLY and /or DECORATED cakes. That would quite interesting though I would be stressed to see all that work…gone.
Question do you rub vivia paper towels at the same time time while scrubbing or you put in fridge If you do put in fridge then what you do top side extra butter cream 😊 Waiting for your reply
I don't because I don't frost cakes with cream cheese frosting. I feel like it doesn't hold up as well (melts faster than American Buttercream) and it's more difficult to smooth and get sharp lines. But that's just me! Someone else may have a video about that, sorry I couldn't help!
It depends on what I'm piping. If I'm doing borders or using a bigger tip (Like a 1M or 6B), then it's the same consistency. If I need to write with a small tip (1 or 2), then it needs to be thinned out so the icing can easily flow through it!
You have to control the environment that the cake is in once you remove it from the fridge. When it is hot outside, I have my air conditioning in the house on blast. So the room is cold and the cake won't sweat. If you don't have access to air conditioning, you may not want to refrigerate your cakes because you'll have condensation issues! Here's a video explaining it: ua-cam.com/video/vBKi-O7v98w/v-deo.html
If you enjoy my tutorials, I'd be so grateful if you could Buy Me A Coffee! ☕🙏 www.buymeacoffee.com/KarolynsKakes
Do you remember back in the day when the buttercream use crust over?
Like the roses was hard but when u eat it than it would melt in your mouth… do u know how to crust over the frosting ? American buttercream? With Walmart shortening
I made American buttercream and I don’t know whyyy it’s not crusting
Maybe you’re not using enough sugar? My buttercream crusts over
Really great video . Thank you 🙏
I make buttercream in my mixer. Then, I put it in my food processor. The food processor takes about 95% of the air bubbles out of my buttercream. That really helps me avoid a lot of air bubbles.
Thanks maggie
Oh nice ! Thank you! Do you use metal or plastic on your food processor blades ? Thank u
@@veralgsouza metal
Does that work with Italian or Swiss meringue buttercreams?
@@roualhoujeiri5905 yes it does 😉
I always just turn my mixer on low after the buttercream is done for 15 to 20 mins with the paddle attachment. That knocks out most of the air and makes a really smooth buttercream
Thank you, I'm going to try this!
7:04 Your tutorial really helps beginners to cake making and decorating Thank you
Steve! You're welcome!
I decided since I’m creative and having a birthday I wanted to have fun creating my own layered cake this year. I bought a lot of supplies got cheap cake mix and vinilla icing and had fun mixing colors and using my turn table, it wasn’t perfect but decently good for my first time baking and decorating a circle cake. I wanted to have fun learning a new skill and now I have. Perhaps I can learn more in the future to perfect my style,
You'll learn something new every time you make one 😊
I iced my first cake the other day and it turned out so well. I saw your trick with the hot water on one of your other videos and I could really see the difference it made! Thanks again for another great video! I love your personality shining through 😀
the viva paper towel truck blew my mind. thts some sorcery level stuff 😮
It works so well!!🙌🙌
Thank you. I love decorating cakes but I’m having a hard time getting the smooth buttercream finish. I will save this video and try again later this week. ❤
You're welcome! Just make sure you are doing this on a crusting buttercream like American Buttercream (which is what I use.). It won't work on a meringue buttercream because that doesn't crust.
I just love all the tips you give but lately I’ve found myself just playing your videos bc the peace you bring lol I’ve taken a break on cakes but I feel like I’m coming back you keep me up to date so thankyou 💛💛💛
Awww Brandi! Thank you honey! 🥰💜🙏🏼
I watch her videos to relax sometimes. End of a long hard day, I will Beng watch a bunch of her videos to relax.
Or when I am stumped on a order, I don't always watch videos relate to what I am making, that I am stumped on. Most the time, it is completely different then what I am working on. I find she helps clear my head, kinda like wiping the slate clean or starting with a New Paper.... A Brain Reset if ya will! Lol
Omg i do the same thing…i rewatch her vids all the time , not just to learn from her, but shes so fun snd relaxing to watch! I just adore Karolyn! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Watched this on my tv, *had* to get on my phone so I could tell you what a genius you are 😁
Thank you!
Also, I absolutely LOVE your personality and how you keep it REAL!
I learned the Viva paper towel trick on a cresting buttercream about 10 years ago and never looked back!
Yessss!!! It really works so well!
@@KarolynsKakes just found your channel and have been watching a video or two everyday, love it!! I have a little home bakery with my daughter and was wondering if you'd share your opinion on a name: Silly Cakes Confections, or Silly Cakes Bakes?
I love the way you explain. you cover the nuances we experience so well.
I appreciate that!🙌
You make it all look so easy. Your years of work really show. Thank you so much for trying to help us all learn and perfect our craft.
She does make it look so easy!
I love your saying at the end☺️ it’s such a good thing to hear, it’s puts decorating in its proper perspective. For me I can get stresses and it really did help to hear it. Thanks!
Absolutely!!
Thank you for your tips. The only thing about the heated scraper and pallet knife, it change the the colour of the icing
I talk about how to avoid that in this video:
ua-cam.com/video/tTEb690qtJc/v-deo.html
I have never seen the paper towel technique....THANK U so much
This is SO helpful for me. I love ALL your explanations and chatter- you’re a real person.❤
Thank you so much!
I’ve watched many videos on this topic, and yours is the first one that really helped me out. Thank you!
I'm so glad this was helpful! 🙏🎉
Wow I’ve seen so many cake icing videos and none have shared these techniques! Thank you so much for this ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Hey bestie!!! I’ve found success with using butcher paper as well to help with smoothing.
Super helpful! Thank you so much❤ P. S. Most Walmarts carry the Viva paper towels😊
I get bubbles a lot…I noticed that after my buttercream has been sitting for just a few minutes (as I’m frosting the cake) more air bubbles form in it…idk? I use milk as the liquid. I tried water and there seems to be less bubbles but not to where I need it. Next time I’m doing the viva paper towel hack. BTW you are an amazing “teacher” and I love your attention to detail. THANK YOU!!
Tish!! Thank you so much honey, I really appreciate your support! When I feel like air bubbles have formed in the icing, I will take a silicone spatula and carefully mix it around a bit, that does help get rid of a lot of them.
@@KarolynsKakes Yes I tried that with the spatula and it WORKED, and I got some Viva paper towels today, tried it with my fondant smoother and YES that worked like a charm!! Thank you so much!!!
Hi Karolyn! Admired the demonstration on :Removing Air Bubbles On Cakes.
If Viva Hand Towels are not available,Typing Sheets will do the job with the use of the smoother.
Good luck!
Velrine Palmer
Thanks for the info!
Can you pls share a link for typing sheet? M from India and trying to get something similar to viva sheets or this alternate
Excellent. I keep trying, but you really make it look so easy. This video has been very helpful today. Thanknyou😊
It gets easier with practice!
What an incredible video this is .
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Ohhhhh myyyy gahhhhhhh you’re a MIRACLE WORKER
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Omg beautiful!! You make it look so easy !!!
Thank you! 😊. It gets easier with practice, I promise!
Thank you for all of your wonderful content, they have really helped me improve on my baking & decorating skills. Go girl!!!!
Yay!!! You’re welcome Kimberly! ☺️🙌🏼
What an excellent video!! So many good tips!!
I’m new to your channel. I just love your videos. You are so thorough. You said in this video that you can go on and on. I like lengthy so go on and on. I like your perkiness too. I look forward to watching all of your videos. I’ve opened up my own baking business out of my home but am lacking decorating skills. I’m hoping I can get better as I watch you. Thank you very much.
Thank you Robin! You'll improve with every cake you make, so keep going! 💜🙏
@@KarolynsKakes, thank you.
Whoa whoa whoa....there's a rough side and smooth side to viva???? How did I never notice this? I use your paper towel smoothing trick on almost every cake I make.
Do you notice if you make your icing a day or so ahead, there's far less bubbles? That seems to make a huge difference for me.
Yes there is! On the newer towels, there is a big difference. On the older ones, it was subtle. So maybe that's why you haven't noticed! And I personally feel if I make it in advance that there are more air bubbles the next day. For some reason, when it sits, the bubbles like to multiply! 😂 If that happens, I just put it in the mixer and maybe add a teeny bit more liquid.
@Karolyns Kakes i didn't know they changed them! I'm still using a bulk case I bought a while ago. 🌠 #TheMoreYouKnow
Instead of the hot water, melt some of your buttercream and add it back into the bowl and mix with the paddle attachment on low.
This is a great tip, thank you Lea!🙌
finally I get to find out why my butter cream is not like others people's butter cream cakes
Oh my gosh! This is the BEST frosting tip ever! I feel like you just revealed a baker’s secret!!! Haha. Thank you!!! I can’t wait to practice!
Happy to help!
Love your humour - you're such fun and so helpful with ALL your tips ... thanks so much!
Oh my goosh!! this was amazing!! you are the answer to all my smoothing issues, thank you for your tutorial it was well executed, and explained perfectly!! I really love this look, but dread the effort that I can never achieve on my own. I got it now ☺
Yaaassssss!!! (Does anyone say that anymore?! LOL) I'm so glad it helped! Air bubbles are super annoying, but there's always a solution!
Thanks so much I will most definitely try it out❤
Thank you so much!!! I’m getting started making cakes just for fun, and I’ve made 2 with many bubbles lol 😂 I will try this next time 🥳🤩
Maravilloso …… una vez más, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos 💝
I love this. You are amazing for actually explaining
Thank you🙏🙏🙏watching from South Africa
Sending love from USA! 💜🙏
This was an amazingly helpful video! Thank you ❤
Yay!! You’re welcome girl! 🙌🏼
After making my buttercream, I scoop out a good bit and use a flat silicone spatula to really press the air bubbles out of the butter cream. Once I frost my cake, I get it as good as I can then I pop it in the fridge for a little bit to get firm. I've been use a warm pallet knife to further smooth out sides of the cake. Dipping the knife in hot water and cleaning it off ss i go. I may stick it back in the fridge and repeat the process, But I get really smooth sides and sharp corners by doing this.
This is wonderful, thank you so much for sharing and helping others!🙏
I’ve wasted so much water running my scraper under the hot tap. It never occurred to me that I could use a pan. Hahaha! I also take a few minutes just gently stirring/ push out the bubbles with a spatula after I’m done mixing. I’ll have to try the hot water trick. Thank you!!
Yes!! You're welcome honey!
It sounds like you figured out the mic situation🙌 Thank you so much for your tips!
Yes! My boyfriend fixed it for me! 🙌🏼
Very generous of you to share those tricks. Thank you! Subscribed. ❤
Thanks for subbing!
We're we live it's summer and super humid so working with buttercream even with the air con on is difficult.
You can use blue shop towels as they too are smooth 😊
Literally thee BEST icing tutorial on UA-cam! 🔥♥️
Wow, thank you!😊🙌🙏
I’m a baker thank you for all your hacks and tips😀
You're welcome honey! 😊 🙌
Excellent thank you for sharing these tips with us 😊
Thank you, it's really great... Can I apply this base with whipped chocolate ganache? I don't like butter cream at all, so I use whipped white chocolate ganache.
I generally make rectangular cakes. Can you do a video on icing them and getting the air bubbles out?
It looks nice and smooth 👌 ❤
If you can’t find the paper towels my grandma taught me a similar method just using parchment or butcher paper instead, you definitely have to wait a few minutes though just to make sure it’s fully crusted!
Thank you for the tip!🙌
Hey , If Possible Can You Show Me A Video Of Using Parchment Paper ?
Thanks for this tutorial. Really helpful
Wow thank you sooooo much. That really helps me ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Best tips so far!
Glad it was helpful!
This is so amazing and definitely going to help me in the future. Thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful!
I have the same kitchenaid... which I've been blaming for my airy buttercream.
Oh my! I just found you and this is a life saver as I have two cakes to bake. Does the paper towel not stick to the frosting though?? Thank you!!
You must use a crusting buttercream (like the American buttercream I use in this video). If you try this method on a meringue buttercream, those don't crust, so a paper towel will stick to it!
Verdiğiniz bilgiler için çok teşekkür ederim ❤
Yeah. It was me. My technique is off and impatient. So I’m going to do some ‘self-correction’- and work this thang out.
You know what I would love to see you do (although it would have to be a mistake Cake or something) BUT….
I would love to see you cut up (as if serving)-one of your HIGHLY and /or DECORATED cakes.
That would quite interesting though I would be stressed to see all that work…gone.
Thenk you somuch ,God bless you
Absolutely brilliant
So much cream for such a small cake 😮
It looks like a lot, but a lot of it was scraped off during the smoothing process! The total amount of icing on the cake is about 1/2" thick.
Thank you so much for this very helpful
Thank you for this video 😊
We love you Karolyn! 🙏🏻❤️😇👍🎂🎂🎂❤️❤️❤️
Awww love you too honey!! 💜🙏
Watching from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Hello from USA! 💜
Wow.nicely explained 😍❤👍
Thank you so much for all of your tips in your great videos! I have learned and used so many from you! Thank you and Merry Christmas!
You are so welcome Rebecca, Merry Christmas to you too!
This was really good
Thank you, Sweetie!! ❤❤❤❤❤
You're welcome love! 💜🙏
Question do you rub vivia paper towels at the same time time while scrubbing or you put in fridge
If you do put in fridge then what you do top side extra butter cream 😊
Waiting for your reply
Love this!!! Great tips!!
Glad it was helpful!
Tks for the hacks! ❤
Smooth as heck
Thank you for the helpful tips, Karolyn!
This is a great tip! Thank you 🙏🏼
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this!
Great video, Karolyn…great tips!
Thank you for the video my girl!🥰
Thank you your video was very helpful ❤
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you, Karolyn!
Hi, Hope your well. Will be using this technique for my daughters bday cake next week. Just wondering the butcher paper is that baking paper?
It's similar to parchment paper, I found that butcher paper doesn't stick to the icing and is a little thicker than parchment paper. amzn.to/3RkXB47
Have you ever used meringue powder in buttercream frosting? I heard it helps stabilize in warm weather, I'm in Arizona.
I make cream cheese frosting. Do you have any videos on frosting cakes with cream cheese frosting????
I don't because I don't frost cakes with cream cheese frosting. I feel like it doesn't hold up as well (melts faster than American Buttercream) and it's more difficult to smooth and get sharp lines. But that's just me! Someone else may have a video about that, sorry I couldn't help!
@@KarolynsKakes no worries. I appreciate your honesty and your reply 😊.
Thanks for your video it will help me,can I use baking paper
That's good to know, thank you!!
Very useful.Thank you
How does the paper towel not have some butter on it?
Great work
This method only works with a crusting Buttercream. So the icing doesn’t stick to the towel!
If you don't have access to Viva paper towels, printer paper works also. Or parchment paper
Yes! You just have to wait for the icing to crust first before you use them.
Thank you so much!!!
Very helpful I’m a beginner
Glad it was helpful!😊
Very annoying! Tackling today. Still at rookie status... you make it look so easy❤ cant wait to get to this status. Bravo. Very pretty
Hiya thank you.. is the consistency you use for covering the cake the same to pipe. Thanks.😊
It depends on what I'm piping. If I'm doing borders or using a bigger tip (Like a 1M or 6B), then it's the same consistency. If I need to write with a small tip (1 or 2), then it needs to be thinned out so the icing can easily flow through it!
Thank you for your tutorial. Always helpful x
Waow! The paper towel trick is really amazing.
But is refrigerating buttercream the best, whenever I do that, the cake sweats a lot.
What can I do?
You have to control the environment that the cake is in once you remove it from the fridge. When it is hot outside, I have my air conditioning in the house on blast. So the room is cold and the cake won't sweat.
If you don't have access to air conditioning, you may not want to refrigerate your cakes because you'll have condensation issues!
Here's a video explaining it:
ua-cam.com/video/vBKi-O7v98w/v-deo.html
Really helpful love you ❣️
Love you too, glad it helped!
Ty so much for this