Cake Filling tips!



How to Prevent Soaking.
To prevent cake filling from soaking into the cake, sprinkle layers lightly with confectioners’ sugar before spreading filling.

Making Your Cakes Look Professionally Decorated!

Professionally decorated cakes always seem to have a molten, silky look. To get that same appearance in your homemade cakes, frost the sides and top of the cake and smooth out with a spatula as usual. Use a hair dryer to “blow-dry” the frosted surfaces of the cake. The slight melting of the frosting gives it that smooth, lustrous appearance.

Temperature & Cookware!


  • If your oven temperature is questionable, invest in an oven thermometer. Some ovens can be off by as much as 75°.
  • Before mixing the batter, prepare the pans, turn the oven on, and make sure the rack is in the center.
  • Shiny pans reflect the heat, and are your best choice for cake baking.
  • Reduce the oven temperature by 25° when using glass pans.

    • Cake Crumbling While Trying To Ice?

    If your cake is crumbly and hard to frost ~ brush on a little Simple Syrup and freeze. It will set up and be ready for frosting.

    Fondant chart!

    Use this chart to determine how much Ready-To-Use Rolled Fondant to buy. Wilton Fondant is available in 24 oz. (1 lb. 8 oz.) or 80 oz. (5 lb.) packages. Amounts listed do not include decorations.

    Prior to applying fondant, cake should be lightly covered with a glaze or buttercream icing to seal in freshness and moisture.

    Cake Size: Size Use this Amount
    Rounds
    4 in. high    		 6″ 18 oz.
    8″ 24 oz.
    10″ 36 oz.
    12″ 48 oz.
    14″ 72 oz.
    16″ 108 oz.
    18″ 140 oz.
    Rounds
    3 in. high    		 6″ 14 oz.
    8″ 18 oz.
    10″ 24 oz.
    12″ 36 oz.
    14″ 48 oz.
    16″ 72 oz.
    18″ 108 oz.
    Sheets
    2 in. high    		 7 x 11″ 30 oz.
    9 x 13″ 40 oz.
    11 x 15″ 60 oz.
    12 x 18″ 80 oz.
    Ovals
    4 in. high    		 7 3/4 x 5 5/8″ 24 oz.
    10 3/4 x 7 7/8″ 48 oz.
    13 x 9 7/8 “ 48 oz.
    16 1/2 x 12 3/8″ 72 oz.
    Hearts
    4 in. high    		 6″ 18 oz.
    8″ 26 oz.
    9″ 32 oz.
    10″ 36 oz.
    12″ 48 oz.
    14″ 72 oz.
    15″ 72 oz.
    16″ 96 oz.
    Petals
    4 in. high    		 6″ 18 oz.
    9″ 30 oz.
    12″ 48 oz.
    15″ 72 oz.
    Squares
    4 in. high    		 6″ 24 oz.
    8″ 36 oz.
    10″ 48 oz.
    12″ 72 oz.
    14″ 96 oz.
    16″ 120 oz.
    Hexagons
    4 in. high    		 6″ 18 oz.
    9″ 36 oz.
    12″ 48 oz.
    15″ 84 oz.
    Paisley
    4 in. high    		 6 x 9″ 20 oz.
    9 x 12-3/4″ 48 oz.
    12 x 17″ 72 oz.

    Cookie & Cake Decoration!

    Keep a small amount of sugar in small glass jars, add a few drops of food coloring and shake jar. Keep several colors on hand.

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