Duff Goldman's #1 Tip For Avoiding Frosting Failure

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Any cake connoisseur knows that there's a lot of variety in types of frosting you can spread onto your cake layers, from tangy cream cheese frosting to light and fluffy whipped cream frosting. As Wilton outlines, even within just the category of buttercream, there are seven different types of frosting.

If you're making any type of frosting that incorporates egg whites, such as a classic Italian meringue buttercream, Duff Goldman warns that you want to ensure your mixing bowl is as clean and dry as humanly possible, Popsugar notes. The baker and television personality explains that this is because any type of fat or liquid clinging to the sides of your mixing bowl can affect the egg whites and prevent the meringue base of the frosting from forming. If you've used the same mixing bowl to first whip up your cake batter, take the extra few minutes to really scrub and dry your tools before starting your frosting.

The material your bowl is made of might have an impact as well. As Boston Girl Bakes advises, plastic has a tendency to retain grease, which may make it hard to get completely clean and suitable for your meringue. And glass bowls have the potential to retain heat, which can pose a challenge when you're crafting frosting where a heated sugar mixture is poured into your mixing bowl.