Once you've got nice flat cake, you can start filling and stacking them onto a cake board. When you've cut all around the edge, cut through the middle. I prefer to use a nice sharp knife, but please watch your fingers when doing this! Place your hand on top of the sponge and work the knife around the edge of the cake, turning the cake as you cut. You can use a cake leveller, or a knife to do this. The first thing you need to do is level the cake off so it has a nice flat top. When your cake is ready, you may notice that the top of each sponge is 'domed'. If you'd like the cake or buttercream recipes I've used here, head to The Recipes section. A nice smooth coating of buttercream is also essential for the drip to have an even surface to fall down.
This is because a taller cake adds more drama to the drip effect, and makes it look extra impressive. It all starts with cake, and I like to make my drip cakes with at least three layers of cake. There's quite a lot to do before you get to the drip part of a drip cake. You can also buy cake decorating items from: Thank you for supporting The Baking Explorer!
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CHOCOLATE DRIP CAKE PROFESSIONAL
When you're making a showstopping cake like a drip cake, there are some pieces of essential equipment that you will need in order to get that professional finish. One thing's for certain - the drip cake craze is not showing signs of dying down any time soon! Do a quick search on Pinterest or Instagram and you'll soon see the wide variety of drip cakes that are being created by bakers all over the world. There's no definitive information on who created the drip decoration, or when it first started, but it began to gain popularity in 2015. Menu What is a drip cake?Ī drip cake is quite simply, any cake that has drips of chocolate (or caramel) dripping down the sides. I've also filmed a tutorial video to go alongside this guide, which you can watch on my YouTube channel.
CHOCOLATE DRIP CAKE FULL
You can use the handy menu below to skip to the section you need, or start at the top for the full guide. So whether you're making your first drip cake, or you've made a few but you want to try a different technique, the answer to your question should be here! And if it isn't, please let me know in the comments and I will endeavour to find out. I've covered pretty much everything in this guide.
CHOCOLATE DRIP CAKE HOW TO
Because of this, I've created what I believe to be the most thorough guide on how to make and decorate a drip cake. Welcome to The Ultimate Drip Cake How To Guide! Drip cakes are one of the cakes I get asked the most questions about.
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