Attempts at Piping
No, I'm not into smoking... piping is the icing decorations. I'm using the buttercream icing recipe in the previous post. I started working with a full bag of icing, using tips 16, 17, 18 and my hand started hurting like nobody's business. Fortunately, I was able to turn to a group of cake decorating ladies (and friends on FB) and explain my dilemma. They suggested to go with 1/2 bag of icing, tip 32 and possibly add water to the icing to make it less of a stiff consistency.
Here are my first 3 days at attempting piping. NOT as easy as the DVDs and YouTube videos make it out to be!!
I really need to get the shell border down pat, because it's frequently used and is a real skill at learning balance with consistency. I'm also still trying to figure out when to hold the bag at 90 or 45 angles, as that makes a difference.
The ladies with the cake decorating group have been very encouraging and supportive, which really helps!
Here are my first 3 days at attempting piping. NOT as easy as the DVDs and YouTube videos make it out to be!!
I really need to get the shell border down pat, because it's frequently used and is a real skill at learning balance with consistency. I'm also still trying to figure out when to hold the bag at 90 or 45 angles, as that makes a difference.
The ladies with the cake decorating group have been very encouraging and supportive, which really helps!
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