How Do You Pipe Your Roses Out? On Wax Paper Or Not?
Decorating By paxpuella Updated 4 Jun 2006 , 2:49pm by DRose
Ok, I am finally starting to get into the practicing aspect again. I haven't made roses for so long. When I try to pipe my roses out onto the squares of wax paper on the nail, the icing seems to not want to "stick" to the paper in order to finish the rose. It just moves across the paper and off of the nail. It is just stiff enough for the rose to hold shape. I am afraid to add any more liquid to it, because it won't be thick enough to hold shape. I am able to pipe it out onto the nail itself, but then if I did it that way, I would be waiting for roses to dry forever before I could make another one.
I am using the all crisco buttercream recipe.
Also one more question. When you mix your icings up, do you use the whip or the paddle? I think I read somewhere to not use the whip, is this correct?
Thanks for any help. 
Sorry I can't really help. I have never had this problem. To me if the icing is "slipping" off the wax then its too thin. I hold my tip an 1/8 inch from the wax paper and squeeze. When the icing starts to bury the tip I start to ease on pressure and move upward. Others use a hershey's kiss as the base of their roses. Maybe that will help you.
You are correct. Do not use the whip. It whips too much air into the icing. Use your paddle.
Thanks for your replies. I can't remember having this happen the last time I practiced decorating several years ago. When I whipped up a batch of icing last weekend, the icing seemed to not be stiff enough (plus it was hotter than all heck). I put the icing back into the mixer and add more powdered sugar. Then it seemed to be too thick. I put it back in the mixer and added a little water too it and it seemed to be perfect after that. For some reason it just keeps sliding off of the wax paper.
On another note, my dog is ready and waiting for the next flower to fall on the floor, lol. He was lying by my chair when the first one fell and he pounced on it without hesitation. Now he sits up straight when he sees me decorating with the decorating bag, lol.
If you're doing buttercream roses you don't need to use wax paper. Just pipe the roses right onto the nail and then use those little plastic "scissors" to take the rose off. You can either put it right onto the cake or put it on a wax paper lines baking sheet for later. Stick them in the fridge or freezer until you need them.
If you're doing buttercream roses you don't need to use wax paper. Just pipe the roses right onto the nail and then use those little plastic "scissors" to take the rose off. You can either put it right onto the cake or put it on a wax paper lines baking sheet for later. Stick them in the fridge or freezer until you need them.
I've never seen the plastic scissors. Would they carry them at Walmart? That is the closest place with wilton decorating supplies. The nearest Michaels or Hobby Lobby is about an hour away from me and I rarely go to that city.
Thanks.
I've never seen the plastic scissors. Would they carry them at Walmart? That is the closest place with wilton decorating supplies. The nearest Michaels or Hobby Lobby is about an hour away from me and I rarely go to that city.
Thanks.
I think I've seen the scissors at Walmart. Some Walmarts have a little more than others though.
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