Browse Decorating Techniques

Applying Sugar to Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

Your Sugar Sheets! decorations really sizzle when you add colorful sugars or sparkles on top! Go with a bolder shade or and a kicky contrasting color.

Assembling a Gingerbread House

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

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Assembling a Mini Gingerbread Village

Difficulty: Difficult

Get ready to have so much fun decorating our Pre-baked Gingerbread Mini Village. But before you begin, you’ll want to assemble the houses at least 2 hours in advance so they have enough to set.

Aster

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

The aster is such a popular flower, due to its textured sunburst of petals that point almost straight up. Great for Mother’s Day or shower cakes. They can be made ahead of time using Royal Icing or piped directly on your cake using Buttercream Icing.

Attaching Candy to a Gingerbread House

Difficulty: No reviews

Baby

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Make your own shower topper! It's easy when you use rolled fondant. Just roll out and cut the baby with our metal gingerbread boy cutter, then attach to a lollipop stick and insert in the cake. You can also make smaller sized babies using a mini gingerbread boy cutter for a cupcake.

Baby Blocks

Difficulty: Medium

Hollow blocks, constructed of 4 gum paste squares, are a fun way to camouflage pillars between tiers—the pillars bear the weight.

Baby Booties

Difficulty: Easy

The perfect little topper for your baby shower cupcakes.

Baby Bottles

Difficulty: Easy

After you’ve wrapped the hidden pillar with fondant, be sure to immediately ”shave” into hexagonal sides. The fondant must be cut when soft to create a smooth shape. After shaving, use an Easy-Glide Fondant Smoother to sharpen the corners on each side.

Baby Bunnies

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

These baby bunnies are the cutest cottontails around! Easy to make, with a big ball head, pointy pull-out ears and little dot cheeks.

Baby Cake Topper

Difficulty: Medium

Bachelor Button

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

The handsome Bachelor Button is an excellent choice on men's cakes and in summer floral arrangements. They look terrific in blue, white, pink or lavender.

Baking Cup Shells

Difficulty: Easy

These versatile Baking Cup Shells are easy to make and even easier to fill. Made with candy melts, these shells can be filled with just about anything--fruit, mints, nuts, or your favorite treat.

Ball

Difficulty: Easy

The ball shape makes bold borders and is the first step to learn for figure piping. Vary the basic look by adding stars, dots or spirals on the ball shapes.

Balloons

Difficulty: Easy

Let your cupcakes mirror the party décor. Make the balloons piped on top the same color as the real balloons you use as decoration!

Banana

Difficulty: Easy

Add a single banana or a bunch to the top of your cupcake. Could the banana decoration be a clue that the cupcake is banana flavored?