Ina Garten

This is our first fight. That looks perfect. Okay. Excuse me, but I think you really know what you're doing. You know what? What? It looks good. I'm here to take over. Okay. Okay. And the second one I'm going to put on upside down.

Because you want the top to be really flat.

Because you want the top to be really flat.

Looks more professional. It's good and sticky.

Looks more professional. It's good and sticky.

I wanna watch you, because you're here to teach me. So, take the spatula and just do a thin layer. And the key is, you don't go back and forth. If you go back and forth over the cake, what happens is... You're gonna pull crumbs. Crumbs, just like this. Just smooth it in one direction. And then we'll smooth the whole thing when we're done. But just get the icing on first. I'm watching.

I wanna watch you, because you're here to teach me. So, take the spatula and just do a thin layer. And the key is, you don't go back and forth. If you go back and forth over the cake, what happens is... You're gonna pull crumbs. Crumbs, just like this. Just smooth it in one direction. And then we'll smooth the whole thing when we're done. But just get the icing on first. I'm watching.

You're watching? Okay. How do you decorate cakes? What do you like to do?

You're watching? Okay. How do you decorate cakes? What do you like to do?

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, exactly.

Right? That's exactly what I do.

Right? That's exactly what I do.

No, I don't know. I'm pretty simple about decoration.

No, I don't know. I'm pretty simple about decoration.

For a wedding cake, maybe, but not a regular cake. I don't know why. And they can't be scented flowers. So I'm going to take the spatula. I'm going to put the rest of it on top and just smooth it out. May I? You may. I insist, in fact. And then I'll show you how I'd like to pipe it. Look at this.

For a wedding cake, maybe, but not a regular cake. I don't know why. And they can't be scented flowers. So I'm going to take the spatula. I'm going to put the rest of it on top and just smooth it out. May I? You may. I insist, in fact. And then I'll show you how I'd like to pipe it. Look at this.

That's it. See, there's enough, isn't there? We are so happy.

That's it. See, there's enough, isn't there? We are so happy.

Okay, so how about turning on the hot tap water? Yes. I'm going to show you what I do. I'm going to warm up the spatula, and then we're going to smooth it all out. Okay, just a little bit. Just enough so that it's a little smoother.