How to Frost a Square Cake

Square cakes are notoriously tricky to frost so in this tutorial I'm going to show you how to get super smooth frosting and sharp edges with no special tools.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:12 How to make square cake layers
0:15 How to assemble a square cake
0:51 Crumb coating a square cake
1:32 Make your own version of square acrylic discs using cardboard
2:08 Frost the top of a square cake
2:30 Frosting a square cake with a homemade disc
3:38 Square cake hack for smooth frosting
4:29 How to remove a square disc from a frosted cake
4:40 Smooth the top of a square cake
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You're so talented and a fantastic teacher!!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you so much!

[@susanmeyer9619]

I've not tried baking a square cake before, but your tips are something I'd definitely try, Emily! Thanks for helping us as beginners to learn how to bake and to be successful!! ☺🙏🏽❤🇨🇦

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hope it helps when you do make a square cake! Thank you for your weekly support with your lovely comments!

[@camilletomer]

Brilliant! Thanks for the wonderful tips! 💕

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Glad it was helpful!

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Love it. Will use it. Thank you 😊

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You’re welcome 😊

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[@ellav2252]

Thank you so much for the tutorial. The cake looked so clean with sharp edges. Just beautiful.❤

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Very useful
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Wow, this was a really nice video

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Thank you so much!

[@laurazeller2014]

Very clever idea! I hadn't tried the cardboard and I will now! Thank you, Emily!

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[@astahesta123]

Im working on a Minecraft cake this week and your video could not have come at a better time!

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Oh perfect!!

[@CakesbyLaurel]

Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom. I will be making a square cake soon and am so glad this showed up.
I have one question: I need to make a square box cake that will feed 45-50 people. Do you have any suggestions as to what size cakes and how many to achieve a decent size box. The one you made in the video looks about right but I can't tell how big it is or how many it would feed.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Great question! I used a 9x13 inch pan and I used my Very Vanilla recipe scaled down to a quarter of the recipe: www.britishgirlbakes.com/very-vanilla-cake/ This would serve about 16 people

[@evamaelobo7963]

What is the size and how many to feed? Thanks a bunch

[@normaadrianamontesnunez5902]

Does this work for cream cheese frosting?

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Pls Wat are the ingredients for buttercream frosting

[@valerie75]

I am currently doing a square cake and am really struggling . I was so frustrated last night, I put the cake into the fridge and decided I'll tackle it again today. Any tips, please

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Putting the cake in the fridge is a great idea! It's much easier to add a thin layer of frosting over a solid buttercream base and then smooth that. How did it go?