How to Crumb Coat a Layer Cake
What is a crumb coat and why do you need one? In this tutorial I'll show you step by step how to apply a crumb coat so that your cake doesn't lean and so that your final layer of frosting is crumb-free! 0:00 Introduction 0:03 What is a crumb coat? 0:33 How to prepare a cake for the crumb coat 0:48 What happens if you don't chill the cake before the crumb coat 1:53 How to spread or pipe the crumb coat onto the cake 2:11 Smooth the top of the cake 2:23 Frost the sides of the cake 3:20 How to keep crumbs out of your frosting 3:40 How smooth does the crumb coat need to be? 3:53 Flatten the top edge of the frosting on the cake 4:02 The extra bowl 4:29 What colour should the crumb coat be? 4:57 Next step: smooth frosting for the final layer 🎥Part 1 of this tutorial: How to Make a Layer Cake https://youtu.be/IRZuwejAlZw 🎥PART 3 of this tutorial: How to Frost a Cake https://youtu.be/4LCinnwDxz0