A ruffle can be gently flowing or tightly gathered as shown here.
To create a softer looking ruffle, after cutting your fondant section, roll the ball tool, dipped in cornstarch, along one edge.
Dress up your cake to match the bride’s gown with the impressive Fondant Veil technique. The lush drape is formed using dowel rods to shape the pleats.
About half the size of a dime, Forget-Me-Nots can be grouped on cake tops or used to accent smaller treats like petits fours. They grow naturally in blue, pink and white.
Making frosting bows is such a pretty finishing touch for floral cakes. Use petal tip 104 and a figure 8 motion to create the elegant loops. Using a round or star tip can give your bows a different look.
This may be your proudest moment with fondant! When you can handshape a rose this realistic using simple cut-out shapes, you’ll know fondant is the easiest icing for decorating a cake.
Gum paste can be used to create both lifelike blossoms and these Fun Flowers. Take creative license with spiral icing swirls on petals and flower centers.
Ghosts are a frightfully fast way to add spirit to Halloween cupcakes, cookies and brownies. With a ball head and pull-out body, it's an accent anyone can perfect.
Think of the Giraffe as a number 7 shape, with a pull-out line for the neck and the head. Easy dot features are then added on top.
Make a plain cupcake the perfect graduation cupcake by adding these fun fondant students to the sides. They're a breeze to cut, shape and decorate using a cookie cutter and royal icing.
You can pipe the fruit directly on your cake or cupcake in buttercream, then add your stems and leaves.
Quick and easy way to grass or fur.
Individual hand-shaped petals are the secret to the incredible realism of Gum Paste Roses. Gum paste can be rolled very thin, yet hold its shape. As a result, your flowers will have texture and form that rivals nature.
The Half Carnation achieves the beautiful ruffled effect of a full carnation, piped directly on your cake. Be sure to use stiff consistency icing to hold each petal’s shape.
The Half Rose is really a rosebud with two side petals. You can also give your half roses a fuller look by adding two or three more side petals.
Go ahead, show them how much you love them by embellishing your cakes with these sweet hearts.
There's nothing sweeter than a candy shell treat. Silicone molds offer great detail with amazingly easy release.
Holly leaves build on the basic leaf technique. Use a decorator brush to pull out the tiny points that give them their festive shape.