The luscious vanilla buttercream and a cosy crumbcoat...day 2

It always looks so easy on tv. In moments the cake is covered in a thin layer of buttercream, chilled, then given another layer of buttercream to even it all out. 

It isn't easy! That was the shock. You couldn't even put the buttercream on without the cakes wanted to either topple over or wobble side to side. It was a long and tedious task that truly felt like a labour of love!

But...the buttercream was luscious. It was really easy to make with 5oz really soft unsalted butter beaten with 10oz of icing sugar added gradually till it becomes really light airy and fluffy. I also added about 2tbsp of milk to loosen it up a little and a 1tsp of vanilla bean paste for flavour. 

That's the cakes chilling in the fridge with the first coat of buttercream.

Here they are, with their second layer of buttercream.

Now my next task are the gorgeous sugar flowers. Delicate and really pretty.