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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!

cake decorating : essential tools for sugar model making

Tala Cake Decorating Turntable $6.5 This handy revolving cake decorating turntable runs on steel ball bearings for a smooth action – so you can concentrate on being creative. It has a 255mm diameter and an hygienic wipe clean plastic surface.

The Home Guide to Cake Decorating $10.39 Author: Jane Price. RRP: £12.99. This compact, portable, user-friendly guide is the definitive reference book for all cake decorating enthusiasts. Cake decorating is a fabulous mixture of cookery and art, with a sprinkling of inspiration, precise care and reckless use of the imagination. This book will lead the novice through the simplest basics, but also contains great ideas and fantastic creations to inspire experienced sugarcrafters. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781740453677. Published: 01/11/2004. Publisher: Murdoch Books. Genre: Food and Drink. Total pages: 432. Free delivery by post. This item will be delivered free, by post, usually in 4 working days (depending on your local postal service).

The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating $10.39 Free delivery by post. This item will be delivered free, by post, usually in 4 working days (depending on your local postal service). Publisher: Murdoch Books. Genre: Food and Drink. Total pages: 304. Published: 01/02/2007. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781740455411. If you have never baked before then this is the book to show you how to do it. The book also contains great ideas and fantastic creations to inspire experienced sugar crafters. The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating’ will lead a newcomer through the simplest basics of this wonderful, colourful pastime. RRP: £12.99. Author: Murdoch.

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