How To Use Piping Tips

Choose a Russian piping tip to use the one shown will make a rose and place in a piping bag with the tip snipped off.

How to use piping tips. Fit the piping bag with a piping tip then place it in a large cup folding the top of the piping bag around the rim of the cup. Easily fixed by letting the buttercream dry a bit and then push up the flowers where needed. The way to pipe it is like piping a drop flower.

Piping tips come either individually or in sets so you can order exactly the tip you need or a kit for getting started with decorating. Pipe clusters of dots around the cake pointing the curve of the tip inward towards the center of the cluster to resemble a flower. This tip was a bit trickier to use and the edges of the flowers sometimes drooped or caused these tails.

Adhere the flowers with dabs of frosting. I have to admit I was intrigued by them. Wipe the tip of the nozzle clean before starting your design.

Squeeze the bag until you build a nice base. Expand your creativity by using larger piping tips to pipe dough fillings mashed potatoes batter meringue and more. You can watch step-by-step how each of these techniques are done by checking out 3 Ways to Use Tip 81.

Apply pressure to the bag until buttercream starts poking through all of the openings. Piping tips that help you create pretty leaves are handy for adding quick detail to floral cakes and cookies. Go vertical with Tip 81 and cover the entire side of the cake to kick up the texture a notch.

Then you can decorate cookies cupcakes or cakes. Let the frosting set well several hours before removing from the tray. Once you got the buttercream in the bag with the tip it is time for the fun part - piping.