DRESS THE CAKE CONTEST

Cake decorating It's easy to see when a cake decorating job is well done, with impressive finishing touches and cake decorating techniques such as perfect roses, borders or fondant accents.

Here you will get a step by- step rundown of the essential prep work and cake decorating ideas everyone must learn before starting to decorate. Cake decorating tips:

  Stock Up on the Basics Fancy equipment can be purchased later, but a few tools are essential: several featherweight pastry bags, a set of decorating tips, couplers for changing tips, an offset spatula for spreading frosting, and food coloring in basic colors (gels blend best with butter cream icing and are more intense than liquid; basic colors can be combined to produce other shades).

  Choose Your Components Frosting-and-cake combinations are nearly limitless. Decorator's Butter cream Icing, a classic recipe with a simple, sweet flavor that's extremely versatile. For a more sophisticated, rich flavor, use Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Chocolate Buttercream is another option, but it cannot be tinted with food coloring. For the cake, use one of the recipes 

 Rehearse for the Main Event Before tackling the cake, practice on a plate to gain confidence. Frosting can be scooped up and reused as long as it's rebeaten every half hour to maintain elasticity. 

 Perfect Your Technique Throughout piping, periodically twist the top of the bag and apply gentle pressure to push the frosting down toward the decorating tip. This helps eliminate air bubbles and ensures that an even stream of frosting comes out of the tip. Also, inspect the decorating tip regularly, wiping away any frosting buildup, which could interfere with your decoration.

Written by : Fritz Mark B. Tampil

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