I will be icing the zebra cake i made earlier please check the earlier recipes
Level the top of the cake with a knife by cutting some bits off to make it even
Put a small amount of buttercream on the board.this acts as glue to keep the cake in place
Turn the cake upside down on the cake board
Apply a small amount of the buttercream on the cake apply sparingly.with your pallette knife or offset spatula this step is called crumb coating.put in the fridge for 10 minutes to let it harden
Next apply with your offset spatula or palette knife a generous amount of buttercream on the top and sides of the cake.you can leave a small amount of buttercream for colouring
Put it in the fridge for 5 minutes to harden
Colour the remaining butter cream your desired colour
Meanwhile boil some hot water
Put the water in a cup dip your palette knife. And wipe it.this warms the knife and helps smoothen the cake
Smoothen the sides and top of the cake dipping back and wiping the knife as desired
Put coloured cream in a piping bag and put star nozzle and decorate the outer part of the cake.change the nozzle to writing nozzle and write on the cake
