Smooth Flawless Dark Buttercream Icing!

How do you ice cakes in colored buttercream without making it darker with the hot metal scraper? How do you make a small batch of buttercream without air bubbles? How do you ice cakes without bulges? All of these questions will be answered in this video! When I work with colored icing, I use a slightly different technique when I frost cakes with it. You'll learn how to ice your cakes with smooth flawless dark buttercream and make them look beautiful and perfect! If you enjoy my tutorials, I'd be so grateful if you'd Buy Me A Coffee! ☕🙏 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KarolynsKakes Get my FREE Birthday Cake Design Blueprint here: https://mailchi.mp/b9329a515f6f/birthday-cake-design-blueprint TOOLS I USED (some items are not exactly what I used, but a good substitute): TURNTABLE - https://amzn.to/3CS8D7Q NON SKID PAD - https://amzn.to/3CYqnOT BENCH SCRAPER - https://amzn.to/3ii3tbV ATECO SPATULA - https://amzn.to/3IiuVkg SWEETEX SHORTENING - https://amzn.to/3tlI7Rg WILTON CLEAR VANILLA - https://amzn.to/3KRKX6i SUPER RED COLORING - https://amzn.to/3IBExHb MEASURING CUP - https://amzn.to/36vl3X0 COFFEE SCOOP - https://amzn.to/3wkNkKQ VIVA PAPER TOWEL - https://amzn.to/3YqtoTo FONDANT SMOOTHER - https://amzn.to/3JuTQm3 BUTCHER PAPER - https://amzn.to/3JsgQ55 PALETTE KNIFE - https://amzn.to/3igOO0C (the one I have comes in this set) VIDEOS I REFERENCED: BIG BATCH OF BUTTERCREAM - https://youtu.be/RtCSHPnIFrg RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE - https://youtu.be/cPa68oosQnM CREAM CHEESE FILLING RECIPE - https://youtu.be/xRpUJHP_Cfk HOW TO FILL CAKES - https://youtu.be/wN6yguNwtOM SHORTENING COMPARISONS - https://youtu.be/rqtPIMoyc5A SMOOTH BUTTERCREAM ICED CAKES - https://youtu.be/55pm-mfs99A Say hi on social! FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/karolynskakes INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/karolynskakes INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/kakeacademy (my 2nd IG account since my first one is giving me problems.) PINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/karolynskakes Check out my website: http://www.karolynskakes.com Email: [email protected] Send me mail! Karolyn’s Kakes, LLC 112 N Flowers Mill Rd Unit #477 Langhorne, PA 19047 United States Please subscribe to see my new videos! https://bit.ly/2O1QASr All songs used from YouTube Audio Library Intro Song: Dive Down by VYEN Background Song: Sunset n Beachz by Ofshane End Song: Benji by Dyalla If you have read all of this, thank you! I really appreciate your support! I read all comments and try to respond the best I can. 😊 Xoxo, Karolyn #ColoredButtercream #DarkIcing #KarolynsKakes ______________________________ Karolyn’s Kakes provides cake decorating tutorials and tips to help you make amazing cakes. Thank you for coming to my channel! Disclaimer: This description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support this channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is in NO WAY obligated to use these links. Thank you for your support! https://youtu.be/tTEb690qtJc 0:00 Intro 1:13 Crumb Coat 8:08 Icing Recipe 13:26 Coloring the Icing 16:57 Practice the Technique 19:12 Icing the Cake 35:26 Final Thoughts