The Profroster

NOW YOU CAN MAKE CAKES LIKE A PROFESSIONAL!

The ProFroster is a professional cake tool that can frost a cake up to 8" high.  Made from food safe plastic. Made in the USA. Scraping surface is a little over 8" high (approx. 8 1/8") and 5" across. You can easily frost a 10" cake and if anything bigger you just use an offset spatula to even out the top..

First ever attempt - How to use the Profroster by Xenia

Making a cake that is level and has a clean edge is both difficult and time consuming. There are several methods that professionals use to achieve this look, and they take so much time! Even for a professional! The ProFroster is a frosting tool that allows you to get clean straight edges even for taller / barrel cakes that are up to 8 inches high.

If you are a cake maker The ProFroster will save you time and a headache!

If you make cakes as a hobby but want them to look more elegant, the ProFroster is for you!

HOW TO ACHIEVE SHARP EDGES ON YOUR CAKE (Description of video tutorial):

Step 1: Always start with a properly trimmed and layered cake (by cutting off the center bump from your cake). Crumb coat your cake and put it in the fridge for about 30 min or more to create a hard crust, the harder the crust the better. 

Step 2: Frost your cake with a good amount of frosting (don't worry it will mostly scrape off) on all sides. Make sure that the frosting goes above the height of the cake on all edges. 

Step 3: Put the Bar (base; see images below) of the ProFroster against your cake board as you would your bench scraper, and measure where the riser should be.

(The reason why you put it against the cake board is because the cake board is always slightly larger than your cake in diameter, this allows enough room for a good amount of frosting on the outside of the cake. By aligning the ProFroster to the edge of the cake board, the top of your cake will be the same diameter as the bottom of your cake, which is what gives you straight lines all the way down the sides of the cake. In the above video I am using an 8" cake board with an 8" cake. If you want more frosting on the outside of the cake then go up to a 9" cake board)

Step 4:  Adjust the Riser height to meet with your frosting / cake height, and allow the pins to lock into place (see images below on how to assemble the ProFroster). Don't move your hand / grip. Start rotating the cake stand but keep the ProFroster stationary and start scraping. 

Step 5: After your first pass, if you have any gaps fill them in with frosting and rotate / scrape again. You may have to do this several times to make sure that all your gaps are filled in.

Step 6: Smooth the top of your cake where the Riser has left a mark, if any, with your spatula.  

Note: Im a perfectionist. So I put the cake in the refrigerator so that it crusts again and then I frost a thin layer and scrape to make sure that all the gaps are filled, and the edges are sharp.

The cleanliness of your edge will depend on the consistency of your frosting, the thicker the frosting the better...if you use a frosting like ganache, the edge will be sharper. 

HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE PROFROSTER: 

**You must slide it on from the TOP, otherwise you will cause stress and damage to the tool.**

1. The Bar is on the left and the Riser is on the right.

2. Widen the gap of the Riser by using your thumb to open it.

3. With the thumb pushing open, slide the Riser onto the Bar from the top.

4. Allow the Riser to snap into the pins of the Bar at the desired height. Make sure that the Bar fits neatly into the groove of the Riser.

**You must slide it on from the TOP, otherwise you will cause stress and damage to the tool.**