I’m by no means an expert, but I thought it might interesting to try out something new on the blog – piping techniques. First up – how to pipe roses onto cupcakes. This was always something I wanted to learn how to do and as it turns out, it’s a lot easier than you’d think, so you’ll be creating masterpieces in no time! Continue reading “Piping Roses”
I had the final class of my Wilton Cake Decorating course on Monday night, not sure what I’ll do with myself now it’s all finished! We spent the first half of the class learning how to pipe writing and ribbon roses. Piping writing is still tricky, it’s hard to keep it looking neat but it really helps if you have a thin consistency of buttercream to work with. I found that my buttercream wasn’t thin enough, so midway through a letter, the buttercream would break off, so some of my words ended up a bit lumpy when I tried to join them back together. Continue reading “Wilton Cake Decorating Course – Final Week”
I went on the 3rd week of my Wilton Decorating Course last week and we covered a lot of different piping techniques…
Last night I went to the 2nd class of the Wilton Cake Decorating course and learnt more about piping techniques – bag positioning and pressure control. It was interesting and I realised, the buttercream comes out much neater and more uniform if you pipe faster. If you take your time, the buttercream tends to break off and you end up with uneven lines. Continue reading “Wilton Cake Decorating Course – Week 2”
This is probably my most ambitious cake to date! It was a New York themed chocolate birthday cake for my dear friend Zoe 🙂 Continue reading “Z’s Birthday Cake”