Icing techniques

Learn about the piping techniques needed to decorate cakes and cupcakes using my favourite piping tips. It is simple and easy to master with my free printable practice sheets.

Try these 6 techniques for professional-looking results by using our easy to follow instructions even if you’re a buttercream cake border piping beginner!

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Fill bag half full with medium consistency Buttercream Icing. Practice with: Tip 104 Icing: medium consistency Positions: Bag: 45° at 6:00 Tip: Wide end touching surface, narrow end straight up With narrow end of tip pointing straight up, squeeze, moving the tip up and around to the left and back to the starting point. Continue around, making a second loop on the right. The two loops will form a figure 8. While holding bag in the same position, return to the center and squeeze out two…

Whether you’re new to cake decorating or just want to brush up on your piping skills, these 9 beginner piping techniques are all you need to get started. From classic cupcake swirls to piping buttercream flowers and borders, these simple cake piping techniques are sure to have you enticed to ice! #wiltoncakes #cakedecorating #pipingtechniques

Learn how to frost a cake with buttercream and get a smooth, perfect finish just like a professional cake decorator! Step-by-step tutorial with photos!