You an also avoid air holes in the top icing if you smear a thin coat on the paper covered disc first, freeze it a couple minutes, then add it to the iced cake and proceed!
We make disks in any size you want. So whatever size hexagon pan you have, we make that size acrylic disks. Here's a link to the item: www.cakesafe.com/store#!/Hexagon-Acrylic-Disk-Sets/p/83502235/category=13443553 Let me know if you have any other questions. We also sell disks in any shape you need.
Hi Mary, I use the back side of the beveled edge if that makes sense... so the side that doesn't have the label. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for the positive feedback!! Best, Juli
Skip using parchment and instead use plastic coated freezer paper, such as Reynolds brand...it won't wrinkle and releases very cleanly from the icing's surface once chilled. Attach to the acrylic disc with a smear of shortening instead of icing too!
Hi Jeff! Thank you so much! There are so many ways to use Acrylic Disks, everyone tailors it to their own preferences. It's so great to know what works for you. Do you chill your cakes before you remove your disks? We never do, but I know so many of our customers do.
Hi Odunyemi! We use the .5 sizing in our Acrylic Disks because we like a nice thick layer. To determine the size you need, measure your baked and cooled hexagon cake from point to point. Then add .5 inch for buttercream or .25 inch for fondant or a thinner amount of frosting. So if your baked and cooled cake measures 6 inches from point to point and you're doing a buttercream cake, you'll buy 6.5 inch Hexagon Acrylic Disks. Email us at info@cakesafe.com if you have any other questions. Thank you! -Rachel
Thank you for the question! That's actually one of the reasons we started making Acrylic Disks. Bakers used to use cardboard rounds and since the cardboard isn't perfectly smooth, you end up with slight ridges. You also can't customize the amount of icing added unless you trim every cake. Our disks come in sizings to customize the amount of icing you'd like (ex: 6.00 inch, 6.25 inch, or 6.5 inch). So long answer short, you could use cardboard rounds for sure, but they're a bit more of a hassle, will end up costing more over time since they're not reusable, and don't provide the smoothest finish. But they're better than nothing for sure!
We use Swiss meringue buttercream in the video. We highly recommend using Swiss or Italian buttercream. American buttercream does not work well with our acrylic disks. If you are interested in the recipe we use, please feel free to email us at info@cakesafe.com. We would be happy to send the recipe over to you :)
Hi there. It's not that American Buttercream is incompatible. You can definitely still use the disks with American, but American is inherently not the smoothest icing. Swiss or Italian Meringue is a much smoother consistency so your cakes will be smoother if you use that type of icing. But feel free to use American Buttercream if you or your customers prefer it.
CakeSafe, LLC. I love your discs and use them on all of my cakes! I disagree about the American buttercream. I use is all the time with the discs and look how smooth and beautiful they come out! I guess i cant add a pic. Darn!
Happy to help! Here is a video showing Juli making the icing you see in this video. If you have any questions email info@cakesafe.com with JULI in the subject line. ruclips.net/video/YWGrPuOllSU/видео.html
Yes, a few brands make hexagon shaped pans. Wilton is probably the most common. If you don’t want to invest in a hexagonal pan, you can use your acrylic disks as a guide to trim a sheet cake, then trim a bit more so you have an area for icing.
I love your acrylic
Thanks so much Tisha!! :)
You an also avoid air holes in the top icing if you smear a thin coat on the paper covered disc first, freeze it a couple minutes, then add it to the iced cake and proceed!
Great tip! Do you use Swiss Meringue Buttercream too?
How many inches hexagon pan is???
We make disks in any size you want. So whatever size hexagon pan you have, we make that size acrylic disks. Here's a link to the item: www.cakesafe.com/store#!/Hexagon-Acrylic-Disk-Sets/p/83502235/category=13443553
Let me know if you have any other questions. We also sell disks in any shape you need.
Can I ask which side of the acrylic scraper you use? Is it the bevelled edge you are using? Absolutely love your acrylics!
Hi Mary,
I use the back side of the beveled edge if that makes sense... so the side that doesn't have the label. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for the positive feedback!! Best, Juli
Skip using parchment and instead use plastic coated freezer paper, such as Reynolds brand...it won't wrinkle and releases very cleanly from the icing's surface once chilled. Attach to the acrylic disc with a smear of shortening instead of icing too!
Hi Jeff! Thank you so much! There are so many ways to use Acrylic Disks, everyone tailors it to their own preferences. It's so great to know what works for you. Do you chill your cakes before you remove your disks? We never do, but I know so many of our customers do.
Thanks for this video, what is the size of hexagon acylic disc you are usi
Hi Odunyemi! We use the .5 sizing in our Acrylic Disks because we like a nice thick layer. To determine the size you need, measure your baked and cooled hexagon cake from point to point. Then add .5 inch for buttercream or .25 inch for fondant or a thinner amount of frosting.
So if your baked and cooled cake measures 6 inches from point to point and you're doing a buttercream cake, you'll buy 6.5 inch Hexagon Acrylic Disks. Email us at info@cakesafe.com if you have any other questions. Thank you! -Rachel
i freeze my cake before removing the bottom acrylic disc.
Nice! We've noticed a lot of our customers customize the disk process to suit them. We think it's awesome!
Where did u buy the hexagon acrylic disc I cdnt find them
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You can buy them at CakeSafe.com :)
If I don’t have this cake disk would a round cake board work
Thank you for the question! That's actually one of the reasons we started making Acrylic Disks. Bakers used to use cardboard rounds and since the cardboard isn't perfectly smooth, you end up with slight ridges. You also can't customize the amount of icing added unless you trim every cake. Our disks come in sizings to customize the amount of icing you'd like (ex: 6.00 inch, 6.25 inch, or 6.5 inch). So long answer short, you could use cardboard rounds for sure, but they're a bit more of a hassle, will end up costing more over time since they're not reusable, and don't provide the smoothest finish. But they're better than nothing for sure!
plz what kind of buttercream used it👌
We use Swiss meringue buttercream in the video. We highly recommend using Swiss or Italian buttercream. American buttercream does not work well with our acrylic disks. If you are interested in the recipe we use, please feel free to email us at info@cakesafe.com. We would be happy to send the recipe over to you :)
Thanks alot 😙😙😙
What is it that makes American buttercream incompatible with the disks?
Hi there. It's not that American Buttercream is incompatible. You can definitely still use the disks with American, but American is inherently not the smoothest icing. Swiss or Italian Meringue is a much smoother consistency so your cakes will be smoother if you use that type of icing. But feel free to use American Buttercream if you or your customers prefer it.
CakeSafe, LLC. I love your discs and use them on all of my cakes! I disagree about the American buttercream. I use is all the time with the discs and look how smooth and beautiful they come out! I guess i cant add a pic. Darn!
Hi mam, when I make butter cream icing sugar not melt. Y mam? Plz guide me and plz post your butter cream method .
Happy to help! Here is a video showing Juli making the icing you see in this video. If you have any questions email info@cakesafe.com with JULI in the subject line. ruclips.net/video/YWGrPuOllSU/видео.html
CakeSafe, LLC. Thank you so much mam😘, if I have doubt I ll contact via mail . Again thank you so much. From Saudi Arabia.
Are you using Wilton cake pans or Fat Daddidos cake pans?
I think this one was Wilton!
Hi, how did you get this shape is it a pan
Yes, a few brands make hexagon shaped pans. Wilton is probably the most common. If you don’t want to invest in a hexagonal pan, you can use your acrylic disks as a guide to trim a sheet cake, then trim a bit more so you have an area for icing.