That viral cake decorating trend had me making ugly cakes for 6 months

I kept seeing those smooth buttercream cakes all over Instagram so I spent $60 on a new turntable and scrapers. After half a year of frustration I realized the trick was just using a hot spatula the whole time. Nobody in those videos ever said they were melting the buttercream first. Has anyone else fallen for an editing trick that made a simple thing look impossible?

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pat_murray5311d ago

Oh man, that hot spatula trick would've saved me so many tears. @amy_martin is right, those cereal ads are pure deception. Glad you figured it out though, those smooth cakes are brutal to learn alone.

the_oliver11d ago

Whoa wait, they use actual glue for the milk in cereal ads? That's wild. I had no idea they went that far with the fake stuff. @amy_martin that honestly makes me feel a little better about my ugly cakes though, at least I was using real ingredients. Those food stylists are basically running a whole different operation behind the scenes.

amy_martin11d ago

Read somewhere that food stylists use glue for milk in cereal ads, total scam artists.