I have made buttercream & dyed it red using a gel colour - ready to make a fire engine for a 3rd birthday party :)
But the icing just rolls over the cake and into a crumby ball :(
I've sort of slapped a coat on and bunged it in the fridge in the hope it'll set enough so I can smooth a 2nd one on top of it, but the texture of the cream just doesn't look like it's ever going to work.
What else should I try? Are electric beaters a good or bad idea?
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Help! My buttercream won't stick to the cake
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UntamedShrew · 23/03/2012 19:08
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