I am decorating a Big Bird cake for my son's first b-day. Instructions say to pipe-in..............ok.........what's that mean?? And do I have to use buttercream frosting to decorate with? I wanted to use a cream cheese frosting PLEASE HELP...HIS BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW 2-24....SO I NEED TO START BAKING TODAY!!!!!

Pipe in means to take your decorating bag with tip and fill in the area, I believe. As for the cream cheese frosting...not sure. I've always thought it was tough to decorate with as it is softer than buttercream and doesn't hold shapes very well. Good luck, maybe someone else can help you.

You could certainly use a cream cheese frosting......piping in just means to put your icing into a piping bag (ziploc freezer bags work well too) and "pipe" it onto the cake.....depending on what type of piping you're doing ,it may require a special tip

Pipe-in means use your decorating bag and tip to make the design. Cream Cheese might be OK if it isn't too wet. Is it a little stiff? Be sure you have enough refrigerator space for the whole cake if you are using cream cheese.

yes.......you have to make sure your cream cheese frosting is a little stiffer.....I always add a little extra powdered sugar until it's the consistency of buttercream and it works fine~