Icing Tips For Cake Decorating
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So, you baked a delicious cake, and now you want to make it a feast for the eyes, too. Follow these tips and tricks for decorating and displaying your cake in style.
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Cool Your Cake
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The Sweet Stuff
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Ice Away
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Lovely Layers
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Layer cakes look beautiful and are easier to assemble than you would imagine. Master the basics -- from trimming to crumb-coating -- with this helpful how-to.
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You Can Pipe It
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Add the perfect finishing touch to your sweet treat with this pastry-decorating set, complete with a pastry bag and six stainless-steel tips.
Shop the Martha Stewart Collection, macys.com.
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How to Fill a Pastry Bag
To prep your pastry bag properly, insert a coupler, add your tip and ring, fill the bag with frosting, and secure the bag closed.
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The Toothpick Trick
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Before piping, poke holes into the surface of the frosting with a toothpick to sketch out shapes and letters. If you don't like the look of your toothpick pattern, just smooth over the frosting with an offset spatula and try again.
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The Cookie-Cutter Trick
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Even the best bakers rarely freehand. To make shapes that look nice and neat, press a cookie cutter lightly into the frosting, then pipe over the imprint.
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For Frosting Novices
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New to pastry decorating? Don't sweat it. This cute kit has everything you need -- decorating bottles, tips, a spatula, and more -- to turn your cake into a confection worthy of a bakery display window.
Shop the Martha Stewart Collection, macys.com.
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Porcelain Pedestals
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There's no better place to display your Bundt, layer cake, or batch of cupcakes than on a pretty pedestal. With three different sizes (and both square and circle shapes available), these porcelain cake stands will help your sweets make a statement.
Shop the Martha Stewart Collection, macys.com.
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Balloon Bonanza
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A Stand-Up Dessert Display
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A freshly baked batch of cupcakes look ripe for the picking when displayed on this cute and collapsible cupcake tree.
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Get Fancy with Faux Bois
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Photo Cupcakes
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Icing Tips For Cake Decorating
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