WHEN ROLLING OUT THE PASTE
If you notice bubbles while rolling out the paste, pop them with a pin right away (before you reach the desirable thickness).
WHEN SMOOTHING THE CAKE
Sometimes after covering a cake with sugarpaste and during smoothing, you will notice bubbles (pockets of air between the cake and the paste). Pop them with a pin as soon as you see them.
If you notice bubbles while rolling out the paste, pop them with a pin right away (before you reach the desirable thickness).
- If you pop the bubbles after reaching the proper thickness, you will end up with dents.
- If you pop them before reaching the proper thickness (when the paste is still quite thick), you will be able to remove the dents by rolling out the paste more.
- If you don't want the pin holes to be visible, pop them from the underside of the paste.
WHEN SMOOTHING THE CAKE
Sometimes after covering a cake with sugarpaste and during smoothing, you will notice bubbles (pockets of air between the cake and the paste). Pop them with a pin as soon as you see them.
- The bubbles are most noticeable in daylight. It's harder to spot them in artificial light. Turn the cake around a few times and check the surface of the cake at different angles.
- Try to remove all bubbles. If you leave them, they may expand later and become even more visible.
- After popping a bubble with a pin, use the smoother to push the air out. Smooth gently from the edges of the air pocket towards the created hole.
- If the smoother is sticking to the paste, leave the cake to dry for a while before continuing.
- Keep on coming back to the iced cake from time to time to check if any bubbles appeared.
- If you want to achieve a perfect finish, fill the pin holes with softened paste. Do that once the surface of the cake becomes dry.