How to Crumb Coat a Cake for Fondant
- 1). Place the baked and cooled cake atop wax paper on a cake plate.
- 2). Spread 2 cups of frosting over the top of the cake.
- 3). Smooth the frosting on the top. Scoop up a spatula full of frosting from the excess on top of the cake and hold the spatula against the side of the cake.
- 4). Rotate the cake plate with the other hand, keeping the spatula still. This will spread the frosting evenly over the side. Repeat with excess frosting from the top of the cake until the sides and top have a thin, even coating of frosting covering them.
- 5). Let the crumb coat harden and set for one to two hours or until firm, yet slightly sticky.
- 6). Apply rolled or poured fondant on the cake as needed.
