To figure pipe mice with an oval shaped body, you will simply pull out the end of a dot. These quick and easy characters can be piped directly on your cake or cupcakes.
Anyone can write out a place card for the party—but wouldn't an edible candy place card be much more special and fun? There are lots of ways to use candy plaques molded in cake or muffin pans. You can create unforgettable holiday gift cards, centerpieces, cake toppers and more. For rectangles, use a loaf pan or mini cake pan. For circles, use muffin pans. Attach a molded candy for a great finishing touch.
Now you'll find out how easy and fun it is to use a candy mold. We're starting out with the most basic candies—one color, solid body. But basic doesn't mean boring. The details in each candy mold make these easy candies look terrific. So choose your favorite Wilton mold and some great Candy Melts®—it's time to start!
To make the Monkey, you’ll need two copies of our pattern. Use one for piping on a board, covered with waxed paper. Use the second as reference while piping.
The fun stylized look of our Monogram or Anniversary Topper is easy to create with wire and pearl beading. Use our number pattern or trace your own to shape the wire.
The Morning Glory starts with overpiped white cup center, topped by a colorful ruffled edge. Smooth together with a slightly damp brush—touch brush to your hand before applying.
The combination of a salty, crunchy nut surrounded by sweet, smooth candy is irresistible—and it's also very easy to do. Use your favorites, such as almonds, pecans and macadamias and follow the simple steps below.
Characters or designs are often outlined first, then piped in with stars or zigzags. Outlines can also be used for facial features.
The pacifier is an amazing shower cake top! Using the basic candy shell and candy plaque techniques with our pans and Candy Melts® for molding, it all comes together easily.
Adding color details to candies makes them more realistic and much more fun! For large areas of color, it's best to paint the melted candy right in the mold before the whole candy is molded using a decorator brush. Or, for very small details like vines, mouths and messages, melted candy should be piped onto molded candies using a parchment bag with a small hole cut in the tip.
The vibrant pansy features petals in complementary colors and a distinctive loop center. Pansies can be found in a wide variety of colors, including all yellow or all dark blue, white or purple petals with yellow centers.
To figure pipe the stand-up Penguin, you’ll need to use heavy pressure, gradually lifting for a high rising mound body.
Delicate is the word for our Peony. Its whisper soft peach petals in gum paste and fondant, lightly ruffled and centered by a sunburst of stamens, make this a beautiful choice.
For proper spacing of Petunia petals, try this trick. Pipe tip 103 dots of icing on top of lily nail, dividing in 5ths. Visualize the points of a star. Pipe each petal centered over its dot.
While some icing “embroidery” may be complex, the simple elegance of Picot is easily done in freehand with a series of small, simply piped dots.
The Pig is a perfect example of how basic shapes come together in figure piping. With an oval body, round head, pull-out legs and dot features, he's a snap to make.
Tinted dough, thinned with water and piped with decorating bags and tips, lets you decorate cookies as colorfully as cakes or cupcakes. It’s easy to achieve most basic techniques in any color you choose! Decorate with thinned dough before baking and the colorful design will bake right in.
Plumeria Flowers like dazzling pinwheels, with twisting petals in a star formation. Capture the soft contrasting colors with brushstrokes of non-toxic chalk.
The classic Christmas Poinsettia may be piped in white, pink or red. It’s one of the more shallow flowers piped in the lily nail. Don’t push foil more than halfway into the cup.