Drizzle icing over a cake on a wire rack set over a clean tray, then reuse the runoff
Set the cake on a wire rack over a clean baking tray so excess icing can be collected and poured back over the cake.
Place the cake on a wire rack with a clean tray underneath, then drizzle icing over the top so it flows down the sides. Scoop up the icing that drips into the tray and pour it back over for fuller coverage.
The short version
- Rack + tray setup improves coverage and keeps the bottom neat
- Clean tray enables reusing runoff
What you need
- wire rack
- baking trayShould be clean
- bench scraperoptionalUsed to scoop runoff
How to do it
- 1
Place the cake on a wire rack set over a clean baking tray.
Keep the tray clean so you can reuse the icing runoff.
Watch this step - 2
Drizzle the icing over the top, letting it flow over the edges.
Watch this step - 3
Scoop icing from the tray and pour it back over the cake as needed.
A bench scraper makes this easy.
Watch this step
What goes wrong
Drizzling on a dirty tray and being unable to reuse runoff
Use a clean tray if you plan to scoop and re-pour the icing.
Why it works
The rack allows icing to flow evenly without pooling underneath, and a clean tray makes runoff reusable for a thicker, more complete finish.
Put it to use
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