Is anyone familiar with Frost Form which helps in getting a smooth coat of frosting or ganache on cakes? It is pretty expensive, but I am sure it is worth it for what I have seen that it can do. I just cannot buy one right now. I was wondering if it would be possible to DIY one? It occurred to me that I could use a cake ring and some acetate. The only thing I am not sure about is the plastic "bowl" that you set the cake down in. Has anyone tried to make their own?
DIY Frost Form: Cake Ring and Acetate Hack
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Cheaper to buy acrylic icing discs. These days there are a lot companies selling them. I have Cakesafe brand.
I laughed when I watched the video on stacking cakes. Pastry chefs have forever used any old cake rings and acetate cake collars to stack cakes. I have rolls of cake colars from 2” to 8” wide.
Examples of cake collars
Examples of cake rings
Cake Rings
Cake rings help you to create perfectly round cakes that are great for weddings, birthday celebrations, or catered events. Pair the rings with sheet pans to bake circular cakes or use them to cut circles out of cooled sheet cakes. Additionally, these
Cheaper to buy acrylic icing discs. These days there are a lot companies selling them. I have Cakesafe brand.
I laughed when I watched the video on stacking cakes. Pastry chefs have forever used any old cake rings and acetate cake collars to stack cakes. I have rolls of cake colars from 2” to 8” wide.
Examples of cake collars
Examples of cake rings
Cake Rings
Cake rings help you to create perfectly round cakes that are great for weddings, birthday celebrations, or catered events. Pair the rings with sheet pans to bake circular cakes or use them to cut circles out of cooled sheet cakes. Additionally, thesewww.webstaurantstore.com
Thank you so much! I will check those out.
Have you tried this yet? I'm just wondering if it will leak out the bottom or if you were able to get a tight enough fit with the acrylic disk, cake ring, and acetate collar?
Thanks!
I have not yet. I have so many things on my to do list that I want to bake and decorate that I have not gotten to it. I will report back when I do. I wish I had time to do all I want to do.
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It doesn't leak. I regularly use method; it's also used/taught in pastry classes.
How to stack a cake using a cake ring and acetate collar
- 2 torted cake layers*
- Icing (enough to dam cake layers (additional if filling with icing)
- Filling (if filling with something other than icing)
- Cake ring
- Acetate cake collar 4” wide
- Cake board
- Pastry bag (2 if using filling)
- 1/2” piping tip** (2 if using filling)
- Offset spatula
- Metal food-safe ruler longer than cake diameter
Fit the piping tip(s) into the pastry bag(s); fill 3/4 full with icing/filling
Place the cake board inside the ring
Place the acetate cake collar inside the ring
Pipe a small blob of icing on the center of the cake board to hold the cake layer
Center a cake layer inside acetate lined cake ring on the icing blob.
Pipe a 1/2” diameter dam of icing on the outside edge of the cake layer. A dam of icing is required regardless of filling type. Failure to dam will result in filling oozing out between layers after collar is removed and cake settles (see additional note below).
If filling with icing, continue to pipe icing in rings inside the dam
If using filling, pipe 1/2” diameter rings of filling inside the dam.
Place a second cake layer on top of the filling
Repeat: pipe dam, then fill the inside of the dam.
After piping icing on the top layer, smooth with the offset spatula.
Hold the metal ruler on edge and pull across the top of the cake using the acetate cake collar as an edge guide to create a sharp clean edge and a smooth even top.
Chill cake.
Remove the cake ring and collar.
Ice sides.
*Cake layers should be forced to create a more uniform and balanced look
when cake slice is plated.
**1/2” piping tip is the ideal diameter for the thickness of filling between layers. Piping the icing/filling also creates a more uniform layer of filling.
Additional note: if covering stacked cake with fondant, stacked cake should be de-gassed overnight before applying fondant. Failure to de-gas will result in air bubbles forming under fondant.
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By any chance is there a video tutorial of this?
Here is a link to the Frost Form youtube channel. There are lots of demos on it:
I did try it using a spring form pan, some 1/4" foam to create some space and a collar. Hard to explain. But, it did leak through the bottom and up around the form. I have seen videos using acetate to put gelatin or ganache on cakes, but it just doesn't work for me. It leaks through. I asked one creator how they secured the acetate and they said tape. NOT! It's one thing to use a collar to stack a cake neatly; it's another to cover it in ganache smoothly. If anyone can tell me what to do for that, I would greatly appreciate it!!
It leaked for me as well. I couldn't get it to work, so I just purchased FrostForm now that it's on Amazon in the US.
Great idea with the cake ring and acetate! For the "bowl" part, you could use a smooth, round plastic container or a silicone mold. Just make sure whatever you use is clean and easy to remove from. Experiment with what you have, and you might find a perfect DIY solution. Let us know how it goes!
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Hi I know this post is a bit dated now but I've been successfully doing a DIY frost form for years! I use this method. Never had any leakage and comes out beautifully.
I also find when I don't want to bother with all this and want use my offset spatula to smooth, that using a cake plate at top and bottom is also very helpful in creating even and smooth sides.
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I also find when I don't want to bother with all this and want use my offset spatula to smooth, that using a cake plate at top and bottom is also very helpful in creating even and smooth sides.
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Wow! That is awesome! Thank you for sharing this.Hi I know this post is a bit dated now but I've been successfully doing a DIY frost form for years! I use this method. Never had any leakage and comes out beautifully.
I also find when I don't want to bother with all this and want use my offset spatula to smooth, that using a cake plate at top and bottom is also very helpful in creating even and smooth sides.
Frosting Cake Hack
Frosting cake hack for those who want to try an alternative to scraping. This idea comes from wrapping a cake in buttercream using an acetate cake collar. Th...