New to decorating? Help starts here! These basic instructions will guide you to decorating cakes, cupcakes, cookies and more like a pro.
Icing
Using the proper icing (frosting), made to the correct consistency, is essential for beautiful decorating. Create impressive and delicious desserts with these simple tips and techniques.
buttercream icing recipe
icing chart
Not sure which icing is best for your project or looking for helpful icing tips including coloring and freshness information? View our Icing Chart.
color mixing chart
Choosing appropriate colors for your cake will help you capture just the mood you want for the occasion. Customize your colors with our icing color mixing chart.
icing consistency
The right buttercream consistency makes a difference in your decorating results. Learn which consistency works best for your cake decorating or other dessert projects, plus easy ways to adjust consistency.
how to color icing
Have fun using rich, bright colors or different color combinations—including how to decorate with two-tone icing colors.
Decorating Bags & Decorating Tips
The decorating bag is the container that holds the icing and tip together so that you can create all sorts of beautiful cake decorations or other magnificant desserts. Select the bag type and decorating tip that is most suited to your cake decorating or other dessert project or preference.
how to choose & use decorating bags
Plastic or parchment? Reuse or decorate and dispose? Each bag has its own unique appeal.
using couplers
There's no need to fill a separate bag for each decorating tip. Learn more about a two-part device called a coupler that lets you change decorating tips without changing the bag.
how to choose & use decorating tips
These small metal cones help you produce your favorite cake decorating or dessert decorating techniques—life-like floral arrangements, shell borders, basketweave designs and more!
filling the cake decorating bag
Find out how to fill the bag with just enough icing to maintain consistency for decorating cupcakes, cookies and cakes and avoid seepage.
Cake Preparation
Think of your cake as the canvas on which you will create beautiful icing decoartions. These steps to preparing and icing your cake will result in a smooth decorating surface for your work of art. Proper cake preparation is a key to your cake decorating success.
leveling a cake
cake filling
Add extra height, drama and taste to your cake by using icing, pudding or fruit as cake filling.
no more crumbs
See the tricks of the trade for icing a cake with an immaculate, crumb-free surface every time.
shaped or character cakes
See step-by-step decorating ideas for shaped cakes in buttercream icing or rolled fondant. Cake decorating couldn't be easier.
Decorating with Buttercream
We'll put you in the proper position for decorating cupcakes, cakes and cookies, with step-by-step instruction on holding the decorating bag and squeezing with perfect control. When you're well prepared, it's easy to concentrate on mastering a new cake decorating or dessert decoratingtechnique!
pressure control
The amount of pressure you apply to the decorating bag controls the size and uniformity of your decorations. Once you've mastered the art of pressure control, cake decorating and dessert decorating becomes natural.
transferring patterns for cake decorating
Learn two easy ways to transfer patterns onto your cake decorating surface.
correct decorating bag position
See step-by-step how to hold bags at the proper angle and direction for decorating cakes, cupcakes and other desserts.
easy buttercream decorating techniques
A special celebration deserves a special cake! Create impressive and delicious desserts with these easy buttercream decorating techniques.
Decorating with Fondant
How do you cover a cake perfectly smooth, without wrinkles or air bubbles? The flexibility of fondant is your secret weapon for perfectly-decorated cakes.
easy fondant decorating techniques
A special celebration deserves a special cake! These easy-to-do fondant techniques can transform even the most basic cake into a show-stopping cake.
cover a round cake with fondant
Learn how to cover a cake with fondant that's perfectly smooth, without wrinkles or air bubbles. See our easy step by step instructions.
fondant recipes
More than just a smooth cake covering, the dough-like consistency of Rolled Fondant is a great medium for many types of cake decorating.
add color and flavor to fondant
Fondant can take on any shape—but you'll also love the way it adapts to new colors and flavors. Give your fondant cake a special touch with color and flavoring.
