I don t like buying those ready made tubes because they re so expensive for such a small amount of icing.
Cake writing icing tips.
You can definitely use any kind of piping bag or parchment cones to write on a cake.
Follow these tips and tricks for piping happy birthday.
For best results we recommend using a piping bag and tip to write on your cake.
Here are a few tips that can help 1.
You can tint it any color you want by adding food coloring.
When you go for the real thing piping on firm chilled frosting will make it easier to fix any mistakes so stick the cake in the freezer for a few minutes before writing.
But i find that using a smaller sized parchment cone gives you much better grip.
Here s the recipe i use when i just need a small batch.
The paste coloring is best but the drops will work fine too.
Follow these steps fill a pastry bag fitted with a fine tip fit a pastry bag with a fine tip and fill with room temperature melted chocolate colored frosting.
You can use any round tip to write your letters though smaller tips may make it difficult to smoothly squeeze the icing out while larger tips can lead to a messier script.
We love adding this finishing touch to birthday cakes and other special occasion cakes but making it look good can definitely be tricky.
Let s quickly look into the cake decorating writing tips aka tips and tricks on how to write on cakes making your life easier.
Does anything feel more special than being presented a cake with a special message written in icing on the top.
Layer cake recipes 8 of 10.
Sometimes you just need a small amount of icing to write on a cake or cookies.
Use smaller size cone.
Pastry bag with tip melted chocolate or icing frosted cake toothpick.
Writing on a cake isn t as hard as it looks.
Test a few to find out what works for you you may land somewhre in the middle.