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Cake Decorating Tips and Techniques

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

I am very proud to say that this cake decorating guide page is my second most important page on this website (after my cake tutorials page). And that is partly because most of the tips and techniques I showcase here are a direct extension of my cake designs on that page 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 gum paste flowers are all featured here. And while some 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 prep steps that need to be done to a freshly baked and cooled cake before it is frosted or decorated with icing so that we 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 figurines, chocolate decorations, 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.

2 tiers of a round cake filled and patched with buttercream in between the layers

Basic Cake Decorating – Preparing Your Cake For Decoration

2 tiers of round cake with perfectly smooth sides and sharp edges

Cake Decorating Basics – Cooling, Leveling, Layering, Patchwork and Crumb Coat

A round cake tin line with parchment paper

How to Line a Cake Tin or Cake Pan – Easy Ways to Line Round and Square Cake Tins

Pointing to the water level in a cake tin filled with water

How to Calculate Cake Recipes

Cake Board Ideas – How to Decorate Cake Boards

A 4 tier cake stacked on pillars, decorated with pink roses and a bride and groom topper

How to Make a Tiered Cake – Tools and Techniques

A 2 tier cake stacked on pillars

How to Make a Tiered Cake

A 5 tier wedding cake decorated in orange and yellow

How to Transport A Cake

Cutting the top of a cake with a serrated knife

How to Level and Layer Cakes – Easy Tips & Techniques

An oval cake board wrapped in blue paper

Cake Boards DIY – How to Make and Cover Cake Boards with Foil

Name 'LISA' on a pink plaque on a white fondant cake

Cake Lettering – How to Center Letters on Cakes

Removing fondant lace from a silicone fondant mold

How to Use Silicone Fondant Molds for Cake Decorating

Black and white guitar cake topper

3D Fondant Guitar Cake Topper

A heart shaped cookie decorated in pink heart and icing sugar

How to Make Puffed Fondant Hearts without Cutters and Molds

Stroller baby shower cake topper in yellow and green

Stroller Baby Shower Cake Topper

A set of silver fondant crimping tools

Fondant Crimping Technique for Cake Decorating

Gum paste butterfly cake decorations on a white cake

Gum Paste Butterfly Cake Decorations

3 tier square wedding cake with gold fondant lace

Gold Fondant Lace

A rainbow cake decorated with fondant clouds

Easy Fondant Clouds

A two tier unicorn cake with eyes and golden horn

Fondant Unicorn Horn Tutorial

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