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    Cake Decorating Tips and Techniques

    Piped buttercream patterns in white, green and pink

    The title of this page reads as cake decorating tips and techniques, but the posts I have here are definitely useful for cupcakes and cookies too, even cake pops and just about any other decorated treats.

    Most of the tips and techniques I showcase here are a direct extension of my cake tutorials so they kind of relate to one another.

    Other than techniques that relate directly to my cake designs, it is here that I share the rest of my more general 'how-to' techniques that can be used on cakes, cupcakes and even cookies. My comprehensive guide on how to use make dummy cakes with (styrofoam) and step by step tutorial on how to make gum paste roses are all featured here. And while some of these tips and techniques are directly related to specific cake designs they can generally be used for any cake or cupcake project. 

    How This Page is Organized

    So let me explain how I have organized this page. The first section is about cake preparation, i.e., some of the basic preparatory steps that need to be taken to a freshly baked and cooled cake before it is frosted or decorated with icing so that you get a flat, sharp-edged cake finishing. 

    The next section is on tiered cakes. This is where I explain how I structure and assemble my tiered cakes. And how I transport them so that they get delivered safely.

    The rest of the sections are divided into various cake decorating techniques. These range from making gum paste flowers and fondant decorations (like this 3D fondant loop bow), chocolate decorations, buttercream piping techniques as well as making piped flowers.

    I will be adding more tips to this page as and when I have them. So I hope you will find these cake decorating tips and tutorials useful.

    • Preparing Cakes for Decoration
    • Piping Techniques for Cake Decorating
    • Decorating with Chocolate
    • Fondant Decorating
    • Gum Paste Flowers - How to Make
    • Other Techniques

    See full listing of all tips and techniques→

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