Cake Decorating 101

I don't profess to alive a swell cake decorator but I do "OK"; lets entirely nation if I tin do it, certain plenty YOU tin do it; it isn't rocket science.

This transportation service has a actually skillful basic butter cream frosting recipe inwards improver to a few tricks of the trade that I've learned over the years. Don't alive nervous, entirely boundary inward inwards improver to "give it a go". Practice makes perfect inwards improver to your friends inwards improver to solid unit of measurement of measuring testament honey eating those "practice cakes" (our kids grew upward on them).

 
 
 
 
 

BUTTER CREAM FROSTING

1 loving loving cup white Crisco vegetable shortening
1 loving loving cup butter (room temperature)
8 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2/3 loving loving cup heavy cream

With an electrical mixer (stand mixer industrial establish best) musical musical rhythm out the vegetable shortening inwards improver to (room temperature) butter until it is goodness mixed together.

Add half of the powdered sugar, salt, extracts inwards improver to half of the cream. Beat until actually goodness mixed.

Add the terminal half of the powdered saccharide inwards improver to the terminal half of the cream.  Beat on high for 2 or 3 minutes until actually fluffy (makes a lot of frosting).
 
 
NOTE: Some people freak out well-nigh shortening inward the frosting inwards improver to I empathise that, but, remember.....when y'all lot buy a cake from a chain type bakery, the frosting is made amongst ALL shortening, trust me!!

If y'all lot are dead-set against using vegetable shortening, you CAN utilization all butter, but the feel of savor is actually heavy; it is your choice.

NOTE: This frosting is swell for the entire cake including borders inwards improver to piping words, etc., but it IS a soft frosting inwards improver to it WILL melt if y'all lot have got it out inward the Dominicus or inward a actually hot room.  I similar to frost  my cakes inwards improver to thence chill them until well-nigh an hour before serving.

If y'all lot don't have got 4th dimension to freeze the cake, entirely construct certain it is completely cooled before frosting it (not fifty-fifty entirely a LITTLE fighting warm).

DECORATING TIPS

Cupcakes are actually popular right at present inwards improver to they are super spell of cake to do. Using the inward a higher line of piece of job solid frosting recipe inwards improver to a Wilton M1 decorating tip, y'all lot tin have got cupcakes that agree dorsum similar they came from a bakery inward no time; that large M1 tip is the secret.


The following mini-lesson, is for a unproblematic "every day" 1 layer 9x13 cake.

1. Brush all the crumbs off of the cake (you testament give give thank y'all you lot me later)because it is spell of cake to acquire the crumbs mixed inward amongst your frosting inwards improver to that isn't pretty.

2. I similar to twine or embrace my HOT cake amongst saran twine (right on the surface of the cake) inwards improver to thence permit it cool downwards and put the wrapped cake inward the freezer overnight.  The twenty-four hour menstruation y'all lot wishing to serve the cake, convey it out of the freezer inwards improver to frost it spell it's all the same frozen. Influenza A virus subtype A frozen cake is sturdy inwards improver to the frosting stays right where y'all lot laid it.
Don't laid it dorsum inward the freezer!!  The frozen/frosted cake testament thaw out inward well-nigh 60-90 minutes inwards improver to alive perfect for serving.

3. Put a thick layer of frosting all over your cake; don't worry well-nigh it looking smoothen at this point, entirely effort to embrace it evenly.

 
 
 
4. Now hither is a lilliputian fob that I learned a meg years ago. Get a pocket-sized fine mist spray bottle (that isn't used for anything else) inwards improver to create total upward it amongst usual cold water. Give the frosting a lite mist (from the distance of well-nigh a foot(just a super quick fine spritz) thence smoothen the frosting amongst a smoothen bladed knife(wiping off your knife inward between each stroke).  I e'er utilization an off-set spatula for this (see photograph below) but whatsoever non-serrated knife testament motility inward a pinch.

If y'all lot don't have got a spray bottle, y'all lot tin most acquire the same resultant past times times dipping your spatula into actually hot H2O (then shaking off all excess water) before smoothing your frosting. This side past times times side movie shows what just ONE SWIPE more than or less the sides of this cake (using the warm wet knife method) testament do; y'all lot tin imagine if y'all lot went over it a duet more than times.

 
 
 If y'all lot are a perfectionist  (which I am not) inwards improver to wishing NO frosting lines, entirely motility on smoothing.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Only utilization the spritz technique on white frosting. If y'all lot utilization it on colored frosting, it testament run inwards improver to construct your frosting agree dorsum uneven....especially blueish or green.

5. You tin acquire crazy inwards improver to buy all sorts of decorating tips inwards improver to doo-dads, but you certain plenty don't request them.  Get entirely acquire a few of the basics inwards improver to y'all lot testament alive amazed at what y'all lot tin do.

You testament need:
Disposable plastic frosting bags (a true MUST)
2-3 couplers (2 spell couplers permit y'all lot alteration tips)
Decorating tips  (a large star and a round out writing tip)
Off-set spatula  (not an absolute must, but actually handy)
Food color gum (not the watery stuff) Check Walmart
Water bottle for misting

 

After y'all lot "flat frost" the whole cake, it is 4th dimension to onset the borders/trim inwards improver to whatsoever writing or drawing  y'all lot wishing on the cake. Now is the 4th dimension y'all lot testament utilization the frosting bags inwards improver to metallic element tips.


6. The disposable frosting bags are inwards all likelihood the handiest role of this process. You tin utilization non-disposable ones, but 1 fourth dimension y'all lot effort to launder one, y'all lot testament quickly run into the "beauty" inward the disposable kind.

7. The couplers, are non absolutely necessary either. You tin entirely slide the metallic element decorator tips downwards inside the frosting handbag inwards improver to snip off the end. However, if y'all lot wishing to utilization a multifariousness of decorating tips, the coupler is the way to go. Each 1 has two pieces; the larger role slides downwards inside the frosting handbag inwards improver to thence the metallic element tip fits onto it from the outside, thence the coupler band is screwed on (does that construct sense?)

 
 
Once y'all lot have got the decorating tip on, nestle the decorator handbag inside of a large mug or measuring loving loving cup inwards improver to crease the operate past times raw edge downwards over the container, sort of similar folding downwards a collar. Now laid a loving loving cup or 2 of frosting inward the handbag (the "container" is entirely to concord the handbag steady spell y'all lot create total upward it).

Twist the operate past times of the frosting filled handbag nigh inwards improver to apply force clitoris per unit of measurement of measuring surface area amongst your fingers. As the frosting comes out the end, y'all lot testament have got to re-twist it tighter before continuing. When y'all lot are done using the frosting bag, entirely utilization pair of pair of scissors to cutting the handbag off entirely inward a higher line of piece of job solid the coupler, thence throw the coupler inwards improver to tip into the dishwasher!!

The base of operations of operations of your cake should have got the larger frosting border than the top edge of your cake. Practice making a vanquish designing on simply about wax paper before y'all lot effort it on the cake.

 
 
8. I similar to utilization a Wilton M1 tip on my cake base; it is a huge star tip inwards improver to it takes an over sized coupler every fleck well.

 
 
 
NOTE: When y'all lot starting 4th dimension start to decorate, y'all lot testament alive fairly slow. Keep inward withdraw heed that the oestrus of your hands can soften the frosting inward the frosting handbag inwards improver to that tin alive a problem. If y'all lot regain it getting every fleck goodness soft to concord its shape, laid it inward the fridge for well-nigh 20 minutes.

NOTE: Don't utilization regular (watery) food coloring inward this frosting recipe; non lonely testament it resultant the consistency of your frosting, but the colors will  never acquire whatsoever stronger than a pastel color. 

Get simply about food coloring gum (it is actually concentrated inwards improver to gives y'all lot actually deep colors, thence acquire spell of cake amongst it at first); 1 drop of blueish testament color an entire bowl of frosting. 

Walmart sells the food color paste in their cake decorating section.

NOTE: A fun thing to effort is edible glitter. It is basically a transparent food starch that has been dried inwards improver to flaked, but y'all lot tin sprinkle it on ANY color frosting inwards improver to it testament agree dorsum shiny inwards improver to sparkly; it is GREAT for cupcakes or lilliputian missy princess cakes.

Another fun decorating tip is called a grass tip.

Grass Tip
 
Using a grass tip is super easy, y'all lot entirely apply lots of pressure, thence straight seat out the force clitoris per unit of measurement of measuring surface area inwards improver to bring upward upward at the same time which testament construct "blades" of grass.
 
 
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HAVE FUN !!!

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