How to frost a cup cake?!
How to frost a cup cake?
I want to make some cup cakes for memorial day but I want to know how to frost them to make them look "pretty". I make my own frosting but is there a tool to use to make it go on and look professional?
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Thanks everyone
Answers:
1 month ago
Thanks everyone
You can use a piping bag if you have one or use a plastic bag and cut a very small hole in the corner. Martha Stewart usually makes an outline and then fills in the middle.
Get a pipping bag with different tips. You can make stars on the top....very cute.
But if you don't have a piping bag, you can use a zip-lock sandwich bag with one corner snipped. It works great and there's no clean-up!
Good luck-
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Bursting Into Air Cupcakes
What a patriot way to show your spirit! Have fireworks in full flight on cupcakes decorating in red, white and blue. Great dessert ideas for Independence Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Tools and Ingredients
Tools:
* Standard Muffin Pan
* Cooling Grid
* Standard White or Patriotic Themed Baking Cups
* Spatula
* Round Decorating Tip 5
* Open Star Decorating Tip 1M
* 8 in. Decorating Bag
* Standard Coupler
* 6 in., 10 in. Decorator Preferred Separator Plates
* 16 in Round Silver Cake Bases
* 3 in. Grecian Pillars (3 pks.)
* Non-Stick Parchment Paper
* Fireworks Arc Pattern (2004 Pattern Book)
* Disposable Decorating Bags
* Standard Coupler
Ingredients:
* Royal Blue, Red-Red, Christmas Red Icing Colors
* Patriotic Stars Icing Decorations (3pks.)
* Meringue Powder
* Buttercream Icing
* Royal Icing
* Cornstarch
* Your favorite cupcake recipe
How to Make It
Step 1
In advance: Make fireworks. Prepare Royal Icing recipe. Tint half Red-Red/Christmas Red combination and half blue. Cover pattern with parchment paper. Using royal icing, pipe Round Decorating Tip 5 fireworks; make 240 red and 240 blue fireworks arcs (20 for each cupcake; number includes extras to allow for breakage); let dry.
Step 2
Bake and cool cupcakes in your favorite Patriotic Themed Baking Cups.
Step 3
Prepare Buttercream Icing recipe. Using white buttercream icing, pipe Large Star Decorating Tip 1M swirls on tops of cupcakes.
Step 4
Insert fireworks arcs and attach icing decorations using white buttercream icing and Round Decorating Tip 5 dots.
Step 5
4. To assemble, place 10 in. plate and pillars on Cake Base. Place 6 in. plate and pillars on 10 in. plate. Place one pillar on 6 in. plate. Position 1 cupcake on top pillar, 4 cupcakes on 6 in. plate, 8 cupcakes on 10 in. plate and remainder on Cake Base.
If you would like to see a picture of it go to this website http://www.cupcakefun.com/ideas/bursting...
If you mean instead of a butter knife, there are things called offset spatulas that are basically bent butter knives with handles that will help you frost neatly without sticking your knuckles in them. Also there is a triangular shaped tool with three different sides to make three different textures on the top. one is smooth, one zigzagged, and the other is wavy. They all work easily and can be found at walmart or any local craft store like Michael's or hobby lobby on the aisle with all the wedding cakes stuff!
i don't think there are any special tools to frost it but maybe to make special designs on it. Good luck! I am sure they will turn out great ^^
The easiest way to frost and make it look great is to do all your decorating with a piping bag, lots of tips and different colors of frosting. try just several different stars on each cake in different colors. You can also add decorative spikes, (like from a party store) its aesy to make things look festive and fun and the stars are sooo easy practice on parchment or wax paper first. most of all have fun with it!