{"id":93126,"date":"2019-06-28T20:20:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=93126"},"modified":"2019-06-28T20:28:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T09:28:05","slug":"fix-cake-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/fix-cake-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix a cake fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toppled cakes, broken cakes and even a crumbly mess can all be rescued with these three strategies.  No one will ever know that there was a cake failure involved.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5jeFXIyvOk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Follow the techniques in the video above to repair broken cakes.  Prevention is better than cure, so here&#8217;s a few tips.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nAllow yourself more time!<\/strong><br \/>\nI feel like lack of time is the number one reason for cake failure.  Bake the cake on day one and decorate on day two.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nHow to avoid icing dripping off your cake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* If you are making ganache use 1 part cream to three parts chocolate (eg: 100g (3.53 ounces) cream to 300g (10.58 ounces) chocolate).  If you&#8217;re in a hurry, place it in a ziplock bag flat in the freezer to cool fast.<\/p>\n<p>* If you&#8217;re making buttercream do not add any liquid just use margarine\/butter and icing sugar.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/buttercream-cupcake-frosting-recipes\/\">See recipes here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yummy-cake-ann-reardon-550x504.png\" alt=\"yummy chocolate cake ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"504\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-93131\" data-wp-pid=\"93131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yummy-cake-ann-reardon-550x504.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yummy-cake-ann-reardon-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yummy-cake-ann-reardon-768x704.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yummy-cake-ann-reardon-327x300.png 327w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yummy-cake-ann-reardon.png 986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevent cakes toppling over<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-9.56.11-am-550x309.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-93132\" data-wp-pid=\"93132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-9.56.11-am-550x309.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-9.56.11-am-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-9.56.11-am-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-9.56.11-am-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-9.56.11-am-1200x675-cropped.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>* Wait until the cakes are COMPLETELY cooled before icing.<\/p>\n<p>* Do not stack more than two standard sized cakes without internal supports.<\/p>\n<p>* If it is a hot day your frosting will melt, so keep the cake in the fridge or an esky with ice until the last possible moment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/motorbike-cake-ann-reardon-550x312.png\" alt=\"motor bike cake ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"312\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-93129\" data-wp-pid=\"93129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/motorbike-cake-ann-reardon-550x312.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/motorbike-cake-ann-reardon-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/motorbike-cake-ann-reardon-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/motorbike-cake-ann-reardon-400x227.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stop cakes crumbing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* The fresher the cake, the more it will crumble. So bake them the day before you need them.<\/p>\n<p>* Handle the cakes as little as possible, support larger cakes with a flat baking tray when moving them around.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mm-cake-ann-reardon-550x447.png\" alt=\"m&amp;m cake easy ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"447\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-93130\" data-wp-pid=\"93130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mm-cake-ann-reardon-550x447.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mm-cake-ann-reardon-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mm-cake-ann-reardon-768x624.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mm-cake-ann-reardon-369x300.png 369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/fix-cake-fail\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Toppled cakes, broken cakes and even a crumbly mess can all be rescued with these three strategies. No one will ever know that there was a cake failure involved. Follow the techniques in the video above to repair broken cakes. Prevention is better than cure, so here&#8217;s a few tips. Allow yourself more time! I feel like lack of time is the number one reason for cake failure. Bake the cake on day one and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[31,344,3279,3284,3283,952,3281,163,3282,3280],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93126"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93182,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93126\/revisions\/93182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}