I am reading everywhere that the Wilton 1M tip is the best for that swirl icing on top of cupcakes. I have an Ateco set of tips and am wondering what tip number i can use that is the same (or very very simlar) to the Wilton 1M tip so I can get the same effect without having to spend that oh so expensive $1.65 for the wilton tip.
Are the tips you have the large kind, or the standard ones?
I use Ateco for cupcakes too. My favourite is the large open star tip #826 for cupcakes, a really nice big swirl. It's similar to the Wilton 1M, but larger.....which I think is easier for piping swirls on cupcakes. 
Thank you! When i went to baking/pastry school we got the whole Ateco set of tips, so i have a wide range of small to large tips.
Antonia- the way you iced those cupcakes is EXACTLY how I'd like mine to look this weekend What is your technique (i.e. how do you hold the bag/tip?) I've never done it that way before so I'm eager to learn!
Thanks!!
I might go try to find a Wilton 1M, someone on a different thread referred to the swirl I use as looking like a "pile of dog poo". I am assuming that's not cute! 
haha But seriously those swirls are pretty antonia!
Amazing cupcakes! Hooray for Toronto 
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I don't see many ppl on here from T.O! hehe
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