The
Parts of a Cake
Basic Tube Design
The
elements of a cake consist of:
Top Border
A continuous decoration
used around the top of a cake. The tubing of 18 shells make a decorative top border.
Side
Trim
Decorations used around the sides of a cake. Here you can tube 47
ribbed stripes and tube 67 leaves to make an attractive side trim combination.
Central
Decoration
The design used on the top of a cake are usually made up of
different combinations of different tubes and decorations. On this cake tubes
21 and 33 are used for the drop flowers, with tube 3 for the drop flower centers,
and tube 104 is used for the roses and sweet peas. Leaf trims are added with tube
67.
Greeting
The message written on the cake top, like a happy
greeting written with tube 3.
Bottom Border
A continuous decoration
used around the base of a cake, like the top border, these tube 21 shells are
a perfect choice.
Basic Tube Designs
Here
are the six basic decorating tubes that produce the most popular cake decorations,
but there are many other too that you will learn.
Each of the tubes are available in different sizes but the basic decoration they produce are the same. As you learn the versatility of each tube, you'll see just how many different cake decorations you can make using just these six basic tubes.
Star
Tube (star tube)
Used to make stars,
shells, rosettes, ropes, zigzags, puffs, fleur-de-lis, scrolls and ribbed stripes.
Drop
Flower Tube (drop flower tube)
Used
to make two different flower varieties.
Rose tube (rose
tube)
Used to make roses, rosebuds, sweet peas, ribbons, bows, and ruffles.
Round
Tube (round tube)
Used for writing,
dots, balls, strings, outlines, beads, and figure piping.
Leaf tube
(leaf tube)
Used to make leaves, trim flowers,
vines, and other decorative cake borders.
Basketweave Tube (basketweave
tube)
Used to make plain and ribbed stripes, and also to make basket weaving
designs.
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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