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Thursday, February 1, 2018

Cake Decorating 101

I don't profess to live a nifty cake decorator but I do "OK"; lets only tell if I tin ship away do it, for sure YOU tin ship away do it; it isn't rocket science.

This postal service has a really practiced basic butter cream frosting recipe in addition to a few tricks of the merchandise that I've learned over the years. Don't live nervous, only bound inward in addition to "give it a go". Practice makes perfect in addition to your friends in addition to household unit of measurement volition dearest eating those "practice cakes" (our kids grew upward on them).

 
 
 
 
 

BUTTER CREAM FROSTING

1 loving cup white Crisco vegetable shortening
1 loving cup butter (room temperature)
8 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2/3 loving cup heavy cream

With an electrical mixer (stand mixer plant best) vanquish the vegetable shortening in addition to (room temperature) butter until it is good mixed together.

Add one-half of the powdered sugar, salt, extracts in addition to one-half of the cream. Beat until really good mixed.

Add the concluding one-half of the powdered saccharide in addition to the concluding one-half of the cream.  Beat on high for 2 or iii minutes until really fluffy (makes a lot of frosting).
 
 
NOTE: Some people freak out nearly shortening inward the frosting in addition to I empathize that, but, remember.....when yous purchase a cake from a chain type bakery, the frosting is made amongst ALL shortening, trust me!!

If yous are dead-set against using vegetable shortening, you CAN utilization all butter, but the gustation is really heavy; it is your choice.

NOTE: This frosting is nifty for the entire cake including borders in addition to pipe words, etc., but it IS a soft frosting in addition to it WILL melt if yous direct keep it out inward the Sun or inward a really hot room.  I similar to frost  my cakes in addition to thus chill them until nearly an lx minutes earlier serving.

If yous don't direct keep fourth dimension to freeze the cake, only brand sure it is completely cooled earlier frosting it (not fifty-fifty only a LITTLE fleck warm).

DECORATING TIPS

Cupcakes are really pop correct at nowadays in addition to they are super piece of cake to do. Using the higher upward frosting recipe in addition to a Wilton M1 decorating tip, yous tin ship away direct keep cupcakes that await similar they came from a bakery inward no time; that large M1 tip is the secret.


The following mini-lesson, is for a unproblematic "every day" 1 layer 9x13 cake.

1. Brush all the crumbs off of the cake (you volition give thank yous me later)because it is piece of cake to acquire the crumbs mixed inward amongst your frosting in addition to that isn't pretty.

2. I similar to roll or embrace my HOT cake amongst saran roll (right on the surface of the cake) in addition to thus allow it cool downward and put the wrapped cake inward the freezer overnight.  The 24-hour interval yous desire to serve the cake, direct keep it out of the freezer in addition to frost it piece it's even thus frozen. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 frozen cake is sturdy in addition to the frosting stays correct where yous set it.
Don't set it dorsum inward the freezer!!  The frozen/frosted cake volition thaw out inward nearly 60-90 minutes in addition to live perfect for serving.

3. Put a thick layer of frosting all over your cake; don't worry nearly it looking polish at this point, only endeavour to embrace it evenly.

 
 
 
4. Now hither is a lilliputian fox that I learned a 1 G m years ago. Get a minor fine mist spray bottle (that isn't used for anything else) in addition to fill upward it amongst mutual coldness water. Give the frosting a calorie-free mist (from the distance of nearly a foot(just a super quick fine spritz) thus polish the frosting amongst a polish bladed knife(wiping off your knife inward betwixt each stroke).  I ever utilization an off-set spatula for this (see photograph below) but whatever non-serrated knife volition operate inward a pinch.

If yous don't direct keep a spray bottle, yous tin ship away almost acquire the same final result past times dipping your spatula into really hot H2O (then shaking off all excess water) earlier smoothing your frosting. This side past times side moving-picture exhibit shows what just ONE SWIPE only about the sides of this cake (using the warm moisture knife method) volition do; yous tin ship away imagine if yous went over it a twosome to a greater extent than times.

 
 
 If yous are a perfectionist  (which I am not) in addition to desire NO frosting lines, only travel on smoothing.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Only utilization the spritz technique on white frosting. If yous utilization it on colored frosting, it volition run in addition to brand your frosting await uneven....especially bluish or green.

5. You tin ship away acquire crazy in addition to purchase all sorts of decorating tips in addition to doo-dads, but you for sure don't necessitate them.  Get only acquire a few of the basics in addition to yous volition live amazed at what yous tin ship away do.

You volition need:
Disposable plastic frosting bags (a truthful MUST)
2-3 couplers (2 slice couplers allow yous alter tips)
Decorating tips  (a large star and a circular writing tip)
Off-set spatula  (not an absolute must, but really handy)
Food color glue (not the watery stuff) Check Walmart
Water bottle for misting

 

After yous "flat frost" the whole cake, it is fourth dimension to set on the borders/trim in addition to whatever writing or drawing  yous desire on the cake. Now is the fourth dimension yous volition utilization the frosting bags in addition to metallic tips.


6. The disposable frosting bags are in all probability the handiest utilization of this process. You tin ship away utilization non-disposable ones, but 1 time yous endeavour to launder one, yous volition rapidly come across the "beauty" inward the disposable kind.

7. The couplers, are non absolutely necessary either. You tin ship away only slide the metallic decorator tips downward within the frosting pocketbook in addition to snip off the end. However, if yous desire to utilization a diverseness of decorating tips, the coupler is the means to go. Each 1 has two pieces; the larger utilization slides downward within the frosting pocketbook in addition to thus the metallic tip fits onto it from the outside, thus the coupler band is screwed on (does that brand sense?)

 
 
Once yous direct keep the decorating tip on, nestle the decorator pocketbook within of a large mug or mensuration loving cup in addition to crimp the transcend raw border downward over the container, sort of similar folding downward a collar. Now set a loving cup or 2 of frosting inward the pocketbook (the "container" is only to concord the pocketbook steady piece yous fill upward it).

Twist the transcend of the frosting filled pocketbook shut in addition to apply pressure level amongst your fingers. As the frosting comes out the end, yous volition direct keep to re-twist it tighter earlier continuing. When yous are done using the frosting bag, only utilization pair of scissors to cutting the pocketbook off only higher upward the coupler, thus throw the coupler in addition to tip into the dishwasher!!

The base of operations of your cake should direct keep the larger frosting border than the top border of your cake. Practice making a shell designing on some wax newspaper earlier yous endeavour it on the cake.

 
 
8. I similar to utilization a Wilton M1 tip on my cake base; it is a huge star tip in addition to it takes an over sized coupler equally well.

 
 
 
NOTE: When yous kickoff start to decorate, yous volition live fairly slow. Keep inward hear that the estrus of your hands can soften the frosting inward the frosting pocketbook in addition to that tin ship away live a problem. If yous honour it getting likewise soft to concord its shape, set it inward the refrigerator for nearly xx minutes.

NOTE: Don't utilization regular (watery) nutrient coloring inward this frosting recipe; non alone volition it final result the consistency of your frosting, but the colors will  never acquire whatever stronger than a pastel color. 

Get some nutrient coloring glue (it is really concentrated in addition to gives yous really deep colors, thus acquire piece of cake amongst it at first); 1 drib of bluish volition color an entire bowl of frosting. 

Walmart sells the nutrient color paste in their cake decorating section.

NOTE: A fun affair to endeavour is edible glitter. It is basically a transparent nutrient starch that has been dried in addition to flaked, but yous tin ship away sprinkle it on ANY color frosting in addition to it volition await shiny in addition to sparkly; it is GREAT for cupcakes or lilliputian daughter princess cakes.

Another fun decorating tip is called a grass tip.

Grass Tip
 
Using a grass tip is super easy, yous only apply lots of pressure, thus instantly give away the pressure level in addition to elevator upward at the same time which volition brand "blades" of grass.
 
 
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HAVE FUN !!!

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