Icing techniques for Easy Decorating
Hobnails You will want to use a lot of light frosting for this. Press the back of a spoon into the frosting, twist and lift to make swirls. Experiment with different size spoons. With a large wooded spoon you can make make large tear shaped petals. I think that this technique works great when embellishing with fruit and flowers. ZigZags A decorater’s comb makes for quick work and looks [...]
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Recycling Your Cake Dome
One of my most difficult tasks when making a cake is telling my family they have to wait! When I was making my St. Patrick’s Day cake I thought of a fun way to make use of the excess cake that was trimmed off during the leveling process. I used the sandwich cutter that I bought for my son’s peanut butter and jellys and cut out hearts from the cake [...]
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