• Last updated 7/22/05 by Anonymous

Posted by Anonymous Use any combination of dowel rods, boards, separator plates and pillars. You may also use push-in pillars, which eliminate the need for dowel rods and a plate or board to support the pillars. Photo by all4cake FOR PILLARS WITH DOWEL RODS: The key to success is inserting dowel rods accurately at every level for support. 1. Mark all tiers for dowel rod placement using a separator plate (for pillar tiers) or a cake circle (for stacked tiers) the same size as the tier above. Insert dowel rods. 2. Position tiers that will be on pillars on... read more

• Last updated 6/4/05 by pastrypuffgirl

Posted by pastrypuffgirl Use Piping Gel to Make Complex Designs on Your Cakes and Cookies Photo by: karateka Tint piping gel (Use gel or paste colors) with either paste or gel colors so it is visible against the icing for a cake. For a cookie, tint Piping gel so the design will contrast with it. Put it in a pastry bag fitted with a #1 tip or a plastic squeeze bottle (my favorite). Draw a pattern on a piece of wax paper using an indelible marker. Turn the wax paper over so the ink in on the backside. Spray backside with a light coating of vegetable oil spray. You... read more

• Last updated 6/4/05 by Anonymous

Posted by Anonymous Items Needed : 10 in. Round Pans Tips 3, 6, 8 Tip 16 Tip 70 Tip 233 Decorator Brush Set Ingredients: Black, Leaf Green, Red-Red, Golden Yellow, Orange Icing Colors White Candy Melts Chocolate Candy Melts Red Candy Food Coloring Buttercream Icing Royal Icing Candy Clay Recipe Uncooked Spaghetti Large Marshmallows Confectioners Sugar For grates: With thinned royal icing, "paint" 9 pieces of spaghetti grey. Push into a craft block to dry. Carefully break spaghetti into graduated lengths to fit top of "grill". For coals: Flatten... read more

• Last updated 3/26/05 by Jackie

Posted by Jackie Copyright © 2005 CakeCentral.com This technique is mostly referred to as "collaring". This is very handy to avoid batter over spills in your oven if you accidentally fill your cake pan to full. It can also be used to create a much deeper cake that what your cake pan allows. In this demonstration I have used a 6" x 2" cake pan. STEP 1 Grease and flour your cake pan as normal. DO NOT USE WAX PAPER FOR THIS TECHNIQUE STEP 2 Cut your parchment paper to a length that is a few inches greater than the circumfrance of your pan. Example: If you... read more

• Last updated 3/26/05 by Jackie

Posted by Jackie Images are reprinted with permission from Wilton Industries Copyright © 2003-2004 Wilton Industries - All rights reserved Round Decorator Tips   Open Star Decorator Tips   Closed Star Decorator Tips   Multi-Opening Decorator Tips   Basketweave Decorator Tips   Leaf Cake Decorating Tips   Ruffle (Swag/Ribbon) Cake Decorating Tips   Drop Flower Cake Icing Decorating Tips   Petal Icing Cake Decorating Tips   Left Handed Petals Left Handed Drop Flowers   Specialty Cake... read more

• Last updated 2/22/05 by Jackie

Posted by Jackie Reprinted with Permission from Wilton Industries Copyright © 2003-2004 Wilton Industries - All rights reserved Lacework is a special cake decorating technique that is particularly suited to wedding, shower and fondant-covered cakes. Usually done in white on pastel cakes for feminine occasions, lacework requires nearly perfect pressure control. Continued practice should give you pleasing results. Apply lacework to an entire cake or within a pattern on a cake. Use thinned buttercream or royal icing for buttercream frosted cakes; thinned royal or... read more

• Last updated 1/23/05 by SquirrellyCakes

Posted by SquirrellyCakes Reprinted with Permission from Wilton Industries Copyright © 2003-2004 Wilton Industries - All rights reserved Tools: Wilton Lily Nail Set Tip: 65 Styrofoam Florist's tape Florist's wire Ingredients: Royal Icing %AMAZON% First Make Blossoms as shown step-by-step above. Use the smallest 2-peice lily nail and line with foil. Then, with leaf tip 65, pull out 6 tiny pointed petals. Repeat for many, many blossoms. Dry and reserve whiel you go on to next step. Now make Calyx of same color on a length of light-weight white... read more

• Last updated 1/13/05 by Jackie

Posted by Jackie Reprinted with Permission from Wilton Industries Copyright © 2003-2004 Wilton Industries - All rights reserved Click To Enlarge Tools: Stand-Up Cuddly Bear Set Tips: 2, 4, 6 Tip: 17 Heart Nesting Cutter Set Plastic Dowel Rods 6 in. Cookie Treat Sticks Cake Board Fanci-Foil Wrap 8 in. Tapered Spatula Cooling Grid Ingredients: Rose, Black, Christmas Red Icing Colors Roll-Out Cookie Dough Poured Cookie Icing Buttercream Icing 2 large white gumballs Bake cake using firm recipe such as a pound cake. Cut and bake one 2 1/2 in. and one 1 7/8 in.... read more

• Last updated 12/20/04 by Jackie

Posted by Jackie Reprinted with Permission from Wilton Industries Copyright © 2003-2004 Wilton Industries - All rights reserved %AMAZON% Tools: Treeliteful pan Tips: 1, 3, 5 Tip: 2B Tip: 18 Tip: 233 4mm Pearl Beading (1 pk. needed) Cake Boards Fanci-Foil Wrap Small Tapered Spatula Ingredients: Christmas Red, Lemon Yellow, Kelly Green, Royal Blue, Black, Violet, Orange, Brown Icing Colors Cake Sparkles Confectioners' Sugar Tea Strainer   With snow-laden boughs, twinkling lights and pearl garlands, here's a special cake that reminds us of the season's quiet... read more

• Last updated 12/19/04 by Jackie

Posted by Jackie Reprinted with Permission from Wilton Industries Copyright © 2003-2004 Wilton Industries - All rights reserved %AMAZON% Tools: 8 x 2 in., 12 x 2 in., 16 x 2 in. Round Pans Tips: 2, 3, 6 Tip: 133 Scrollwork Cake Stands 9 in., 13 in. and 17 in. (Crystal-Look Plates included) Cake Circles Cake Boards Cake Dividing Set Hidden Pillars Plastic Dowel Rods Wooden Dowel Rods Flower Spikes (2 pks.) Easy-Glide Fondant Smoother Decorator Brush Set Waxed Paper Small paring knife 20-gauge and 24-gauge white cloth covered wire Styrofoam? craft block (12 x 12 x 1... read more