Cake
Decorating Tools You Need
and Decorator Icing Recipes
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1.
Decorating Tubes
Specially shaped, open end tubes used to form a variety
of icing designs
2. Decorating Bag
A container for your decorator
icing that also holds your decorating tube.
3. Tube Coupler
Grooved
insert and retainer ring for decorating bag that allows tube changes without changing
decorating bags.
4. Paste Food Color
Tints decorating icing without
changing the icing's consistency.
5. Flower Nail
A round, flat
nailhead used as a turntable surface for making different icing flowers.
Here's the Kitchen Tools You'll Need
Standard home mixing bowls, measuring cups, measuring spoons, cake pans, cookie sheet, cake cooling rack, spatulas, wax paper and cake timer.
Cake Icing Recipes
Icings used to decorate a cake differ in consistency from icings used to frost a cake. The basic decorator icing is stiff, yet smooth; however, the consistency has to be just right for each specific decorating technique. For example, a stiffer icing is required for flowers, a medium consistency icing for borders and a thin icing consistency for cake writing techniques. Here are two icings you can use for any decorating technique on the following pages, just make sure you follow the consistency specifications required.
Buttercream Icing
Buttercream icing has a stiff, yet creamy, good tasting texture ideal
for decorating. It can be stored for a week in an airtight container in the refrigerator,
then whipped up again before using. If you find that the heat from your hands
is causing the icing to soften, refrigerate the icing until it stiffens; then
stir with a spatula and reuse.
Note: It is a good idea to chill icing
for a half hour before decorating, especially before making icing flowers.
Buttercream Frosting
To use buttercream as a frosting, thin with 2 tablespoons milk.
Buttercream Decorating Icing
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup solid vegatable shortening
1
teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 pound (about 4 cups) confectioner's
sugar
3 Tablespoons cool milk or cream.
Cream butter and shortening together with an electric mixer. Add vanilla and salt. Beat in sugar, 1 cup at a time, blending well after each addition. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often with a spatula. Add milk and beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered with a lid or damp cloth and store in refrigerator when not in use. Yields 3 cups.
What happened to packaged frosting mixes?
If they are still sold in your area, you can also use creamy vanilla frosting. Just decrease the water you add by 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon from the package directions. By decreasing the water the frosting is stiff enough for good decorations with the consistency of buttercream. See this page
Related Cake Pages
1. Cake Decorating Books
2.
Cake Decorating Tools You Need
3.
Basic Tube Design Types
4. Using
Your Decorator bag
5. Practicing your
Cake Decorating
6. What Color to
Make the Cake
7. How to Make Drop
Flowers
8. How to Make Icing Leaves
9.
Make an Easy Wedding Cake
-Easy
Homemade Cake Recipes
-Birthday Cake
Decorating Ideas
-White Icings and
Frostings
-Chocolate Icings and
Frostings
-Cheese cakes, Fruit
Cakes, Christmas Cakes
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