If it’s your first time frosting a cake and venturing into the world of piping tips, you might face some difficulty visualising how the frosting will look like just from the shape of the tips itself.

No. 1B: P erfect to create closed stars, flowers or swirls on the top of cupcakes.Fits amedium coupler. No. 54: Four point cross tip. Ideal for piping stars, shells, fleur-de-lis, roses and swirls. Fits a standard coupler. Disposable Decorating Bags – If you like easy cleanup (who doesn’t), these bags are perfect for decorating. Available in both 12 and 16 in. sizes, these bags work with any Wilton decorating tip and coupler. When you’re done, simply remove the tip from the bag and throw the bag away. No. 2G:Perfect for creating deeper grooved closed stars, shells, flowers & swirls. Fits a medium coupler. Piping tips are nothing if not paired with a piping bag. Depending on your project, there are a few options to choose from when it comes to finding the right decorating bag.I’m covering the cake with a crumb coat, which is easiest after chilling the cake so that it’s less crumbly. Prepare decorating bag with tip 1E. Fill randomly with tinted icing, adding more of the lighter colors and less of the darker colors.

Another absolutely classic piping tip in the baking world is the 1M open star piping tip– this is probably the piping tip I used most when I started blogging, and I still utterly love it now! The open star part of the tip means you get slightly less swirl on the edges of what you are piping, but you can still get a beautiful swirl overall. Create individual little petals and arrange them into flowers, or use it to add small ruffles around your cake! This characteristic makes closed star tips great for piping rosettes , flowers, and making swirls. You can also create pretty, detailed ruffles using this tip! Make various types of leaves by holding this tip at different angles, and find out what works best for you. 7. Wilton #101You can change colours as you go down the cake if you want, or use the same colour for the whole cake. No. 6K: Ideal for piping 'one squeeze' drop flowers smooth and plain and rosettes.Fits amediumcoupler.