Use these easy tips and instructions to learn how to decorate a cake like a pro! Find helpful hints for frosting a cake, filling a pastry bag and more cake decorating tips.
Tips for How to Decorate a Cake
- Decorating a cake with a flat top is best. When the oven temperature is too high, cakes develop rounded tops. Use an oven thermometer to check the temperature of your oven.
- To flatten a cake with a small crown, put a plate on top of it immediately after you take it from the oven. Push the plate down gently.
- Line your pan with parchment paper to ensure that the cake will come out of the pan easily.
- To apply nuts or coconut to the sides of a cake, hold the cake over a pan and gently pat the nuts, etc. onto the sides with your hand.
- To keep the cake stand clean while frosting, line the edge with 3-inch strips of waxed paper. Center the first cake layer over the strips. When finished frosting, carefully remove the strips one piece at a time.
- Before writing on a cake with icing, gently outline the words with a toothpick.
Frosting a Cake
Peaks
Press the flat side of a tablespoon or teaspoon into the frosting and pull straight up, forming a peak. Repeat over top and sides of cake.
Zigzags
Run the tines of a table fork through the frosting in a wavy motion.
Waves
Use the back of a tablespoon or teaspoon to make a small twisting motion in one direction. Then move the spoon over a little and make another twist in the opposite direction. Repeat until entire cake is covered.
Stripes
Starting on the edges, run the side of a table knife to the center of the cake. Repeat until the whole top is covered. Using the same knife, make vertical stripes around the sides of the cake.
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