How To Do Icing With A Plastic Bag

Using two hands one near the top to push the icing downwards and one near the opening to guide the icing along hold the opening 12 inch up from the cupcake so that the frosting is not squashed as it comes out.

How to do icing with a plastic bag. Take one side of the plastic wrap and fold it over to the next side matching up. To make filling your piping bag easier stand it upright in a mug or tall glass. For this method you want to first fill two seperate piping bags.

If you need them you can even convert a regular plastic bag into a piping bag. Use scissors to snip off one corner of the bag about 1 cm wide. Tip s you will need.

FILLING A PIPING BAG. The larger male piece will be dropped into the bag after it has been cut. Slip the star nozzle into the end of a disposable piping bag so it sits right at the end.

Spoon your frosting into long strips. Use your hands to work the icing down towards the bottom where the tip is. Now that you have your piping bag with its nozzle attached its time to fill the bag with your favorite icing.

Lay it out on your counter and dump a generous dollop of your. Use icing that is completely smooth and just slightly stiff. Mark with a marker a 14-inch from where the nozzle ends then remove the nozzle from the bag.

Drop the nozzle end down and let it stand in a narrow bowl or a tall glass. I use two smaller 12-inch piping bags inside an 18-inch piping bag for this technique. We use these when piping small amounts of frosting or icing about 14 cup for decorating melted candy melts or chocolate or even batter for a design.