How To Use Piping Tip

Youll want to hold your piping bag vertically then pipe with a quick firm squeeze and pull away.

How to use piping tip. For the frosting you can use either bakery frosting OR my recipe for buttercream frosting adding only. Use tip 2010 to pipe the white stars on this Pretty in Purple Unicorn Cake in half the time freeing up time to focus on all the other details to make your little princesss day even more magical. The way to pipe it is like piping a drop flower.

Expand your creativity by using larger piping tips to pipe dough fillings mashed potatoes batter meringue and more. Squeeze the piping bag and pull up in a quick burst releasing the pressure. Piping leaves really completes the look of Russian piping tip flowers.

Choose a Russian piping tip to use the one shown will make a rose and place in a piping bag with the tip snipped off. Your dominant hand should be holding where the bag is twisted making sure it stays twisted and doesnt come loose. Squeeze the bag until you build a nice base.

If you are using a couple set insert the inside plastic piece into the bag first. For example you can use pastry bags for piping mashed potatoes meringue dough and much more. Divide your buttercream into batches and tint with food coloring.

Once you got the buttercream in the bag with the tip it is time for the fun part - piping. Always make sure that the fatter end of the piping tip is closest to the cake with the thinner end facing upwards. Theres definitely a knack to using Russian piping tips but its quite easy once you get the feel for it.

Then secure the piping tip on the outside of the bag with the plastic ring. Start in the center and pipe a flat swirl. These tips are ideal for adding gorgeous buttercream ruffles to cakes or for piping out impressive flowers on top of cupcakes and cookies.