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When decorating a cake baked in a character pan, should you ice the cake with a smooth base layer first, or pipe your decoration directly onto the cake?

Angela - from Ann Arbor, MI

Usually you pipe the decoration directly onto the cake. The decorations are typically placed close together, so no cake shows through.


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