Craft Buds
  • Craft
  • Giveaways
  • Business
  • Reviews
  • Fresh Picks
  • About
  • Contact
Subscribe
CRAFT BUDS
Craft Buds
  • Craft
    • Sewing
    • Food
    • Free Pattern Feature
  • Giveaways
  • Business
    • Craft Book Month
  • Reviews
  • Fresh Picks
  • About
  • Contact
  • Craft
  • Food

Frosting Cupcakes: How to Use a Pastry Bag

  • February 2, 2012
  • Lindsay
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0

How to Decorate Cupcakes Tutorial

If you want to frost cupcakes like a pro, it just takes some simple tools and a bit of practice! To decorate cupcakes with homemade icing, you’ll need:

  • A plastic pastry bag
  • A large round or star-shaped piping tip for frosting your cupcakes
  • A smaller round tip piping tip for details
  • Cupcakes and stiff icing (I used Wilton’s buttercream icing recipe)
  • Food coloring if desired

Frosting Your Cupcakes

After your cupcakes have cooled to room temperature, prepare your pastry bag by snipping off 1/4″ of the tip with scissors. Insert your silver tip (large hole), inside the bag, so the tip pokes through. Use your hand to push it down snugly inside the bag.

Pastry bag and tips

Fold down the outer edge of your bag around your hand which holds it. Fill your bag with prepared frosting. Spoon frosting inside your bag, knowing you can always add more later. Unroll the top of the bag, and twist to make sure no frosting can escape the wide end of the bag. Push frosting towards the tip.

Fill the pastry bag Fill bag with frosting

Starting in the cupcake center, use your hands to squeeze a dollop of frosting through the tip, then release. This will create a higher level to build the icing on in your next step.

How to frost a cupcake Dollop of icing

Starting at the cupcake edge and moving clockwise, use your hands to apply a continuous stream of icing. Spiral your icing to the inside of the cupcake, building on top of the dollop from before. When you’ve covered the entire cupcake, release.

How to frost a cupcake Frost cupcake with pastry bag

Tip: When you’re not frosting the cupcakes, set your bag down on the table. The heat from your hands will make the icing soft and droopy if you keep holding it the whole time.

To add texture with frosting, start in the center and squeeze the bag with your hands, quickly releasing as you pull the pastry tip away from the cake. A star-shaped tip can create small frosting flowers, while a round tip applies frosting smoothly. Pastry bags may be washed and reused just like the tips.

Football cupcake

You can also make football cupcake toppers for your Superbowl party or sports-themed birthday party. Rather than buying fondant, you can use soft, chewy candy from your candy dish like Tootsie Rolls, Laffy Taffy, Starburst, or Airheads!

Pin It

Total
0
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
Related Topics
  • cupcake frosting
  • Cupcake icing tutorial
  • cupcakes
  • cupcakes recipes
  • decorate cupcakes
  • decorate cupcakes tutorial
  • decorating cupcakes
  • decorating cupcakes ideas
  • frosting cupcakes
  • frosting for cupcakes
  • how to decorate a cupcake
  • how to decorate cupcakes
  • how to frost a cupcake
  • how to frost cupcakes
  • how to ice cupcakes
  • how to make cupcakes
  • icing cupcakes tutorial
  • pastry bag
  • piping icing tutorial
  • wilton cupcakes decorate
  • wilton icing recipe
Lindsay

Previous Article
  • Giveaways
  • Reviews
  • Uncategorized

Book Review + Giveaway: Sew What! Bags

  • February 1, 2012
  • Lindsay
View Post
Next Article
  • Craft
  • Food

Superbowl Recipes: Candy Football Cupcakes

  • February 2, 2012
  • Lindsay
View Post
You May Also Like
Jewelry Making Books
View Post
  • Craft
  • Jewelry

Best Jewelry Making Books

  • Lindsey
  • November 17, 2020
Best Rotary Tool For Jewelry Making
View Post
  • Craft
  • Jewelry

Best Rotary Tool For Jewelry Making

  • Lindsey
  • November 11, 2020
Price On Quality Jewelry Making Pliers
View Post
  • Craft
  • Jewelry

Best Price On Quality Jewelry Making Pliers

  • Lindsey
  • November 4, 2020
Chain for Jewelry making
View Post
  • Craft
  • Jewelry

Best Chains For Jewelry Making

  • Lindsey
  • November 2, 2020
What Kind Of Copper Is Best For Jewelry Making
View Post
  • Craft
  • Jewelry

What Kind Of Copper Is Best For Jewelry Making

  • Lindsey
  • November 2, 2020
Kiln for Jewellery Making
View Post
  • Craft
  • Jewelry

Best Kiln for Jewellery Making

  • Lindsey
  • October 29, 2020
Clasp To Buy For Jewelry Making USA
View Post
  • Craft
  • Jewelry

Best Clasps To Buy For Jewelry Making

  • Lindsey
  • October 24, 2020
Arbor Press For Jewelry Making
View Post
  • Craft
  • Uncategorized

Best Arbor Press For Jewelry Making

  • Lindsey
  • October 21, 2020
2 comments
  1. Katy says:
    February 3, 2012 at 7:15 am

    Ooh, great tips. I’m normally the dork slapping icing on with a spoon, I really should try to do it properly some time!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Jewelry Making Books
    Best Jewelry Making Books
  • Best Rotary Tool For Jewelry Making
    Best Rotary Tool For Jewelry Making
  • Price On Quality Jewelry Making Pliers
    Best Price On Quality Jewelry Making Pliers
  • Chain for Jewelry making
    Best Chains For Jewelry Making
  • What Kind Of Copper Is Best For Jewelry Making
    What Kind Of Copper Is Best For Jewelry Making
Archives
Craft Buds
Craft Tutorials, Free Patterns and Handmade Business Tips

Input your search keywords and press Enter.