Oh my goodness- I am icing my cake and there are crumbs all over it!

The trick to icing a cake with no crumbs is two fold:

 Trick number 1-

Never let your spatula touch actual cake . Put a big blob of icing on the cake and use the flat of your spatula to move it around. As soon as it starts to thin out add more icing. Never let your spatula touch the cake!

Trick number 2-

Use thin consistency icing. If you are unsure about this, check out Wilton's Decorating Basics book page 7. It tells you how to make thin consistency icing. If you are using thin icing already and still picking up crumbs try thinning the icing just a bit more ( like 1 tsp water).

Usually one of these tips will solve the issue of crumbs in your icing!!