Ok, I am still playing with this...I want to do scrollwork on the side of a buttercream cake, and would like it to look very even and uniform. Should I use a tilting cake turntable? I am using a buttercream with a little gel added to it. I have played with the Number 3 tip..but still cannot seem to get it all even. Do you use a template? Any hints on doing this stuff!

I use the wilton cake press

there is also a meassuring tool that cost about $4. You place it near the cake and measure perfectly around and can measure how far down the cake to go to make it all even.

I mark mine with a toothpick before I pipe over it.