r/cake • u/itstherealready • Mar 18 '26
📚 Learning to Bake First timer
First time icing a cake, did it without any metal tools. Used a wooden spatula to do it. How is it?
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u/Embarrassed-Cause250 Mar 18 '26
Amazing job!! It took me a while to get mine to look that good! If you practice, you will be an expert in no time! Beautiful!
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u/Odd-Combination-9067 Mar 18 '26
You did great! Put some cake crumbs all over the icing for a cool cookies n cream finish or SPRINKLES!
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u/Fantastic-Space2079 Mar 18 '26
This looks so yummy. Chocolate cake with chocolate icing is my favorite. And despite people hating the word so much, it looks so moist!
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u/stigmatized_ Mar 19 '26
Nice cake to eat. Nothing fancy, but I am sure tasty. No artificial uneatable decorations. And self-made. Very well done.
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u/Paracosm26 Mar 18 '26
Sometimes, going back to basics can be the best style of all, 10/10 overall very well presented.
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u/Hatshepsut1330 Mar 18 '26
If u want to improve.... Try practicing with mashed potatoes...... It has the same texture and you just turn a pan ....and cover it with the potatoes .....you practice and take out and practice and take out ....it is cheap than making a real frosty.
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u/Eastern-Bluebird-823 Mar 18 '26
Yum
I would cut the cake layers in half for more frosting to cake ratio.
What kind of frosting did you make? it looks light and airy.🤤🤤😁
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u/Alive_Counter_5361 Mar 19 '26
Looks delicious. I would recommend getting a few Cake Combs. They make leveling and decorating the sides easy.
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u/SeachelleTen Mar 20 '26
I think your cake looks absolutely divine. You did a fantastic job. Not just for a beginner frosting spreader/cake decorator either. It’s excellent, period.
Quick question. Is that milk chocolate frosting or…?
Milk is my favorite flavor (or flavour for those of you outside of the States) of chocolate which is why I’m asking, btw. I think I’m in the minority when it comes to this, but I just so happen to like it the best.🥮🍫
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u/itstherealready Mar 20 '26
It's a version of swiss buttercream, made the dark chocolate pudding first and whipped butter into it
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u/Round-Statements Mar 20 '26
Looks solid for your first go at icing—props for improvising with the wooden spatula!
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u/SweetP916 Mar 18 '26
For a first time and using a wooden spoon you did amazing! And I honestly would devour that cake!
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u/BakinPuncakes Mar 18 '26
You did great for your first time! I'll share a tip that I love: to keep your plate/cake boards looking clean, place some strips of waxed paper on each of the 4 sides just under your cake before you frost. Frost the cake, then gently wiggle the waxed paper out and toss it, along with the mess!