Browse Decorating Techniques

Applying Fondant to Fondant

Difficulty: Easy

Quick tip on how to attach your fondant accents to your fondant covered cake.

Applying Sprinkles/Sugars to Piped Icing

Difficulty: Easy

Your pretty icing accents will really stand out when you add a colorful treat topping. Be sure to add the sprinkles or sugar immediately after piping so they will stick.

Applying Sugar to Fondant

Difficulty: Medium

A dusting of sugar adds dazzle to your fondant accents, boosting the dimension and color.

Brush Embroidery

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Add textured flowers with the soft look of lace using this easy icing technique. Works best using a square tip brush.

Cake Pop Kabobs

Difficulty: Difficult

Candy Grass

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

A scenic way to present your pop— serve it on a bed of candy grass made in a Wilton Baking Cup. Makes an ideal base for jungle or floral themed brownie pops.

Cornelli Lace

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

The perfect look for formal presentations, such as wedding and anniversary cupcakes. The precise, lacy design of this freehand technique depends on the continuous curving strings that do not overlap or touch.

Covering a Pop with Sprinkles

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

For quick party pops, after you dip in candy, do a second dip in Wilton Sprinkles! Whether you use nonpareils, jimmies or colored sugars, you’ll have an instant colorful treat everyone will love.

Curlicues

Difficulty: Easy

You know how much flair curling ribbon adds to a package. Here's the easy way to make fondant curls. Curliques also are great used for hair, tails and confetti streamers.

Drizzling

Difficulty: Easy

Add artistic flair to cookies with just a drizzle of icing or melted candy. Drizzles don’t have to be straight lines–try spirals, zigzags, and swirls, too.

Fondant Blossom Flowers

Difficulty: Easy

These tiny cupped flowers can accent any dessert-just add buttercream to make a pretty center.

Fondant Bow and Loops

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Nothing says "celebrate" like a cake topped with a lush fondant bow. While the bow looks intricate, it's really just a grouping of fondant strips, folded, wrapped and arranged to create a full effect. When you cut strips with the Fondant Ribbon Cutter/ Embosser, you can create bows with stripes or beaded edge embossed designs. Or place fondant on Imprint Mat and roll over one time to imprint design.

Icing and Pouring for Pops

Difficulty: No reviews

For cake pops, it is especially important to seal the entire surface to prevent drying out. If you are pouring candy or thinned icing, only the top side will be covered—therefore, you need to ice the bottom with melted candy or icing before you pour.

Marbleizing Candy for Pops

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Luxurious swirled colors of Wilton Candy Melts add fascinating flair to the simple dipped pop. Generally, pairing a light and dark color works best, but try your own fun color combinations to suit the occasion!

Palm Tree

Difficulty: Somewhat Difficult

Placing Trim with Tweezers on Pops

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

For small Sprinkles or shaped Icing Decorations, tweezers are the best tool for precise placement. To attach, pipe a small dot of icing or candy on pop before placing trim.