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How to ice a cake with cream cheese icing

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ahmommy
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Joined: Nov 27, 2006
Posts: 135
Location: Concord, North Carolina
Birthday: Oct 15

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:01 am

I have attempted to do this twice. Both times the cream cheese icing has tried to melt off the sides. PLEASE help me !!!!

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deeb173
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Joined: Oct 03, 2006
Posts: 102

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:20 am

I don't have an answer for you. I too have tried to do this without much luck. It hasn't melted...I just can't get it smooth! But I thought for next time I would try adding some meringue powder, maybe that will help?

Good luck!

jibbies
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Joined: Jun 06, 2007
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Location: Macon, Georgia
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:42 am

I had a lady request cream cheese icing on a white cake, I have only used cc icing on carrot ect.. type cakes but I didn't say anything after all it's her cake. So I just used cream cheese in place of butter in my regular buttercream icing recipe and she loved it. It spread, smoothed and crusted just like regular bc icing, and she was happy.

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Momof4luvscakes
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Joined: Jun 19, 2006
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Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:55 am

Try the Crusting Cream Cheese Icing Recipe from here. It works beautifully!!

KoryAK
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Joined: Apr 07, 2007
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:25 pm

Yeah, sounds like a recipe issue. I can never get my recipe (love the taste so I don't want to alter) to be as smooth as I'd like so if the customer insists, then I put that on full coat and just enough of a SMBC (my usual) coat over that so it still looks perfect Smile

SweetSandee92
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Joined: Jun 29, 2007
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Location: Forestville, MD
Birthday: Oct 17

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:45 pm

I use cream cheese icing on my Hummingbird cakes.. I usually cream the butter&CC for about 3-5 min. I also use 1 to 1-1/2cups more sugar than the receipe calls for.. that way it's a lil thicker.

HTH

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