Cake decorating techniques

Cake decorating techniques using the piping method have been one of the most creative ways to decorate a cake. A simple round or square cake can be turned into a very beautiful and elegant cake by just using the piped cake decorating patterns. The most commonly used icing for piped designs on cakes are buttercream icing, butter icing and royal icing. Chocolate ganache can also be used provided it is of a thick consistency.

There are many different and creative ways to decorate a cake with piped designs. An important point to consider in mastering this art of cake decorating is to practice often, as the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

The 2008 Creative Cakes Contest is here!! Send in your entries and win great prizes. Contest ends 31 July 2008. Click here for more details. Basic tools needed: Piping bags and icing syringes Nozzles Couplers Icing (butter icing, butter cream or royal icing) Types of piped designs: Reverse shells Plains shells Flat stars Raised stars Rossettes Rope border Zig zag Grass Pine trees Drop flowers Ruffles Leaves Bead border Straight lines Cornelli lace Sotas Filigree icing Basket weave Star nozzle Reverse shells Back to top Plain Shells Back to top Flat stars Back to top Raised stars Back to top Rossettes Back to top Rope borders Back to top Zigzags Back to top Grass Back to top Pine trees Pipe a circle of stars as the base of the pine tree. Top with another row of stars, this time slightly moving inwards. Continue until top. Finish off with one frilled star right on top. Back to top Petal nozzles Drop flower Back to top Ruffles Back to top Leaf nozzles Leaves Back to top Plain nozzle Bead border Back to top Straight lines Back to top Cornelli lace Back to top Sotas Back to top Filigree icing Back to top Basket weave cake decoration Back to top From Cake decorating techniques - Back to Homepage Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.creative-cake-decorating.com