The next thing to do after cooling the cake that you have baked is the process of cake decorating. This part is the most pleasurable and fun part. It is also the process where your skill and patience will be tested. The following tips in cake decorating hope to give you more enjoyment in your hobby.
1- Remember that the cake must be cooled completely before making any decorations. Warm cake will just create a problem.
2- The next thing that you should remember is to group together the things that you will need in cake decorating. You will need the particular size of piping bags and coupler to hold piping bag to the tips. The design that you have in mind for your cake must be carefully planned so that you will have all the materials for that design.
3- For the cake decorating, frost or ice it first with fondant, butter, or royal icing. Crumb coating is needed to prevent the falling off of crumbs. With right consistency of you will have a good end product for the appearance of your cake. If you think that your frosting for your decorated cake is thin, you can make use of confectioners’ sugar. The technique in using it is to add it little by little because too much of it can result to stiffness of cake.
4-The consistency of the icing will de different by its use. Stiff icing will be used for creating upright petals. Lesser consistency will make the petals of the flowers droop. Medium consistency will be needed for flat petals and stars. Thin icing will be used for writing and thinner icing is needed for delicate design like leaves and vines. Light corn syrup will make the flow of icing smoother.
You can start decorating the cake as soon as you finish with the icing. The angle and the direction as you hold the bag is significant. It will influence the outcome of shapes and patterns that you make. There are to ways in holding the pipe. The first way is to hold it in the angle of 90 degree. It will only require simple movements for simple decorations. The 45-degree is used to make sweeping styles and shapes. Make use of this angle when working on writing or flower petals.
Knowing the basic tips will help kickstart your imagination with many more cake decoration ideas.
Basket Weave
The sides of the cake will have a basket look with this technique. You can practice on the waxed paper first until you feel hat you are ready for the real thing. With a medium icing consistency, make the horizontal lines across the vertical making use of basket weave tip. Fit the vertical stripes by making the vertical stripes longer.
Bows
The bow will make the cake look as if it is wrapped gift. It will need a medium icing in flat tips. Use the 45- degree technique to sweep the bag to the left for the half bow. In the same manner move it to the right to complete the figure 8. From the center, sweep down on both sides to make the streamers.
Lacework
This technique is best for baby showers or wedding cakes. It will need a lot of control when manipulating the icing bag. Use the 90- degree in a very close distance to the cake. The border will be needed to know the distance that you will occupy. Never touch the tip to other designs. Occupy the space of the cake for your design and be surprised with your cake decorating attempt.
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