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Here are two reasons why cakes slide and
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how to fix them. The first reason starts
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right at the beginning when you layer
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your cake. As you alternate cake and
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filling and the cake gets taller, it
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looks sturdy and secure, but there's
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nothing to attach this cake to the
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cakeboard underneath. So, when you
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spread frosting around it or when you
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smooth the frosting, the pressure as you
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push against the cake will nudge it
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sideways. So, it slips and slides and it
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makes it really difficult to get the
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frosting neat and smooth. The solution?
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Attach the cake to the cakeboard with
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some buttercream, which will act as glue
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when it sets to hold the cake still.
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Then you can frost and decorate the cake
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without it sliding around. Why do cakes
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slide around even if you've attached
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them to the cakeboard with a dot of
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buttercream? The filling in between the
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cake layers is soft. So, if you frost
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the cake straight away, spreading the
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buttercream around the cake, that
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pressure will nudge the upper layers
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over, even if the bottom layer is
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attached in place to the cake board. As
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the cake layers slide sideways, the cake
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starts to lean to one side. To fix this,
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wrap the cake in cling film or saran
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wrap and push the layers back to the
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middle so the cake is straight again.
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Then, put the cake into the fridge to
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chill and set for 30 minutes. And unwrap
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it and it will be firm so you can safely
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spread on your final layer of frosting.
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For more troubleshooting, check out my
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tutorials on why buttercream cakes crack
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and why buttercream bulges. And ask me
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any other questions you have in the
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comments. Visit my cake school on
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of cake decorating techniques and
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