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Cake Decorating Essentials
The 4 Essentials in Cake Decorating
Icing Consistency
If the consistency of your decorating icing isn’t just right, your decorations won’t be right either. Just a few drops of liquid will make a great deal of difference in your results.
Stiff Icing holds a 3/4 in. peak on the spatula. Use it for flowers with upright petals -if icing is not stiff enough, petals will droop.
Medium Icing is used for flowers with flat petals and for borders -when the icing is too stiff or too thin, you can’t get the uniform designs that characterize a perfect border.
Thin Icing is used for writing, stems, leaves and for frosting a cake.
Correct Bag Position
The way your decorations curl and point and lie depends not only on the icing consistency but also on the way you hold the bag and the way you move it.
Bag positions are described in terms of both angle and direction. Angle refers to the position of the bag relative to the work surface. There are two basic angle positions:
90° angle, or straight up, perpendicular to the surface. Used when making stars or flat flowers or rosettes.
45° angle, or half way between vertical and horizontal. Used for writing and borders.
The angle in relation to the work-surface is only half the story on a bag position. The other half is the direction in which the back of the bag is pointed.
When you hold the bag at a 45° angle to the surface, you can sweep out a circle with the back end of the bag by rolling your wrist and holding the end of the tip in the same spot. (If you do not have a bag, try it with a pencil). Pretend that the circle you formed in the air is a clock face.The hours of the clock face correspond to the direction you should point the back end of the bag.
Pressure Control
The size and uniformity of your icing design are affected by the amount of pressure you apply to the bag and the steadiness of the pressure -how you squeeze and relax your grip on the decorating bag. Your goal is to learn to apply pressure so consistently that you can move the bag in a free and easy glide while just the right amount of icing flows through the tip. Practice will achieve this control.
How close to hold to the surface or cake
It is just as important as the above suggestions, that you understand what happens when you raise the tip too far above or too close to, the cake. Experiment when in doubt!
And the fourth essential in cake decorating is “UNDERSTAND THE THREE ESSENTIALS” and you’ll get perfect decorating results!
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Whitecap The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating $29.95 Never has cake decorating been this easy or this creative! This full-colour book includes all cake types, from those suitable for birthdays and dinner parties to over-the-top wedding cakes. Step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow recipes make it possible for everyone to create the cakes of their dreams.304 pages, softcoverDimensions: 11″L × 8½”W… |
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Car Cakes – 3-Dimensional Cruiser Essentials Cake Decorating Kit (4 pcs) $19.69 4 pcs include 1 Car – 3-Dimensional Cruise Shape Cake Pan uses one 2-layer cake mix, 11 x 6-3/4 x 4 inches deep; Aluminum – CLICK photo for LARGER IMAGE. Color photo and easy-to-follow instructions included. 1 Black, 1 Yellow and 1 Blue concentrated food coloring paste to produce deeper, richer color by adding just a small amount to achieve the exact shade desired. Does not water down icing. Cake … |
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Car Cakes – 3-Dimensional Funny Cruiser Essentials Cake Decorating Kit – 6 Pieces Total $24.60 6 pcs include 1 Car – 3-Dimensional Cruise Shape Cake Pan uses one 2-layer cake mix, 11 x 6-3/4 x 4 inches deep; Aluminum – CLICK photo for LARGER IMAGE. Color photo and easy-to-follow instructions included. 1 Black, 1 Yellow, 1 Red, 1 Green and 1 Blue concentrated food coloring paste to produce deeper, richer color by adding just a small amount to achieve the exact shade desired. Does not water d… |
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Baby Shower Cakes – Rubbery Ducky Essentials Cake Decorating Kit (4 pcs) $22.63 4 pcs include 1 Rubber Ducky 3-Dimensional Shape Cake Pan uses one 2-layer cake mix, 9 x 7 x 5 inches deep; Aluminum – CLICK photo for LARGER IMAGE. Color photo and easy-to-follow instructions included. 1 Yellow, 1 Orange and 1 Blue concentrated food coloring paste to produce deeper, richer color by adding just a small amount to achieve the exact shade desired. Does not water down icing. Cake NOT … |
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