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CAKE101: Piping Cupcakes

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Piping cupcakes takes a little time and practice to get just right. We get a lot of people commenting on our cupcakes and how we get the perfect swirl. There is no definite answer we can give except that you need to master speed, pressure and curve. If you pipe too fast you get a sloppy mess and if you pipe too slow and you get wonky frosting. If your pressure is off you’re left with uneven, scraggly swirls.

CAKE101 Piping Cupcakes

“To pipe beautiful cupcakes you need to get three things perfect… speed, pressure and curve! To help get a good curve pipe a small ‘blob’ in the centre of each cupcake and pipe around and on top.”

 

CAKE101: Sometimes Icing Sugar is Your Friend

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Cutters are a definite part of cake decorating whether small and intricate or large and simple. Using them can be a hassle and if you’re a novice sometimes the simplest tip can make the biggest difference!

CAKE101 icing sugar

“Using Tappits and other cutters to punch out shapes with fondant can be tricky. The key is to be liberal with dusting your pieces with icing sugar or cornstarch!”

 

CAKE101: Candy Melts as Edible Glue

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Edible glue is great when affixing lighter or smaller elements together, especially when they don’t have gravity to compete with. For larger and heavier objects like attaching sugar roses to the sides of cakes etc candy melts are a cake decorator’s best tool! It’s strong, dried quickly and can be re-tempered when needed again.

CAKE101 Candy Melts as Edible Glue

“Use candy melts to attach heavier and larger edible decorations that need to defy gravity. Candy melts are strong, dry quickly and can be re-melted when needed!”