F ILLING & ICING A CAKE
Achieving a professional finish when you are icing a layer cake isn’t too hard once you know a few tricks and practise a little.
This feature is taken from FITZBILLIES: Stories and recipes from a 100-year-old Cambridge bakery by Tim Hayward & Alison Wright, published by Quadrille. Photography by Sam A Harris.
PREPARE THE LAYERS
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1 A good turntable really helps. So does having time on your side. Ideally bake your cake one day, wrap it up well overnight and ice it the next day. It will be much more manageable.