How To Ice Your Christmas Cake
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How To Ice Your Christmas Cake
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How To Ice Your Christmas Cake. Always stuck at Christmas for a decent cake? Follow this video to learn how to ice your cake perfectly and we also have the actual cake recipe here on VideoJug. Try our How To Ice Your Christmas Cake.
- Serves:
- makes icing for 1 500g cake
- Preparation Time:
- 2 minutes
- Cooking Time:
- 45 minutes
- Total Time:
- 47 minutes
Step 1: You will need …
- 1 VideoJug Christmas cake
- 1 packet of pre-rolled marzipan
- 750 g icing sugar
- 100 ml cold water
- 1 baking tray
- 1 spatula
- 1 bowl
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 wire rack
Step 2: Lay the marzipan
Have the cake already prepared on the wire rack and baking tray. Next, unroll the marzipan, releasing it from its protective covering and lay the circle of marzipan over the cake. Squeeze the marzipan around the edges, using your fingers and whole hand, gently pressing down, so that it fits firmly over the cake.
Step 3: Make the icing sugar
Into the large bowl add the icing sugar and a dash of water and begin to mix it in. Gradually add the rest of the water, while stirring constantly, until it forms a thick, smooth paste.
Step 4: Ice the cake
Using your spatula, spoon a dollop of icing sugar on the cake and spread it over evenly. Spoon on a little more and spread it over around the sides. Continue until the entire cake has been covered. Smooth over and around the fringe of the cake as a final finish.
Why not reserve a little of the icing and add it to some food colouring to write a colourful Christmas greeting on your cake !
Once iced, place your cake into the fridge for half an hour to chill and set.
Step 5: Present and serve
Your cake it now ready to serve. Or you can decorate with some Christmas goodies for that extra festive feel! Merry Christmas!
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Tips & Comments
I was a bit surprised too. The whole thing looked very shallow and I felt I could do better myself, which is a bit of a shock because I know I don't know what I'm doing!
I'm sorry but this video was messy and unimpressive. What happened to glazing the cake with apricot jam, smoothing it out and adding more decorations. Not good sorry. Am unimpressed
isnt cream better?
What a mess!
i have to agree with the others to make proper icing u have to whip up egg whites first then add icing suger and lemon juice for a nice firm and movable icing, not just water this is the worst looking cake i think i have seen.
Sorry Videojug but you really should do better than this! I have just found this site and if this is anything to go by I wish I hadn't bothered!! Can you imagine the mess if you tried to colour some of the mixture and write a message! What a nightmare.
WHAT? there will be no merry christmas after this!!!
is this how to make icing?
I have to agree with the previous comment, this the worst way to ice the cake...
All I have to say is oh my goodness. What a mess :o) I have just made my very first christmas cake. Never be tempted to make one before and I must say it has turned out great, I am just so pleased I didnt come to this site when i first looked up what I should do.