Decorating Cupcakes
Since it’s National Cupcake Week we thought we would upload some helpful tips and ideas for cupcake beginners.
The first thing to know about decorating cupcakes is finding the right piping nozzle. These pictures let you see how each nozzle changes the look of the buttercream icing/frosting.
Most cupcakes you see will be decorated with either an open star or a round tip, however the other tips are also used regularly.
Once you are confident with your piping skills, you can move on to adding little decorations. Most people like to add decorations made from sugarpaste (also called fondant/ready to roll icing) or flower paste/gumpaste, which is a tougher version of sugarpaste. A very popular option is sugar flowers, with roses being the most sought after. While some sugar roses are very intricate and difficult to do, this video shows how simple it can be to make one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDScsVtTQkA
If that doesn’t appeal to you, you can also buy rose moulds, where you simply push the paste into the mould, pop it out and you have a rose! These moulds are available in most cake decorating supply stores, or online.
If flowers aren’t your cup of tea, sugarpaste and flower paste/gumpaste can be used to make loads of decorations, from animals, to kids toys, to people.
We hope you enjoy your tips x
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