Browse Decorating Techniques

Fern

Difficulty: Easy

The airy look of the Fern provides the touch of greenery a cake top bouquet needs. For each frond, pipe a series of leaves which get gradually smaller as you approach the top.

Figure Piped Baby Heads

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

A Figure Piped Baby Head may be all you need to turn a plain cupcake into a shower success! Pipe in advance, using a simple ball head, features and a cute ruffle bonnet.

Fleur De Lis

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Formerly a symbol of the royal coat of arms of France, this impressive decoration is now generally synonymous with anything French. The swirled shells represent a lily. Watch our online video.

Flies

Difficulty: Easy

These flies will create a buzz, as they sit on the cake wearing their fun party hats. Make them in advance with stiff royal icing.

Flute

Difficulty: Easy

Decorators love adding elegant Flutes to accent a row of shells—it’s so easy! Add a bit more spacing between shells to prevent flutes from crushing the shells’ delicate ridges.

Fondant Blossom Flowers

Difficulty: Easy

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

Fondant Blue Bird

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Use this Fondant Blue Bird to symbolize happiness at a shower or birthday celebration. Details like notched feathers and a cone beak make him soar!

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.

Fondant Candles

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

A very bright idea! Fondant candles with sparkling star flames.

Fondant Cut-Outs™

Difficulty: Easy

Fondant has a texture like roll-out cookie dough, and Using Cut-Outs™ is like cutting cookies. Roll out fondant, press down with Cut-Out and lift away. Remove shape with a spatula.

Fondant Inlay

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Using 2 sizes of Cut-Outs™ or cookie cutters, Fondant Inlays add a contrasting color shape within a larger cut shape. Try making them directly on your cake!

Fondant Kids on Inner Tubes

Difficulty: Medium

Make a splash at the next pool party with our Fondant Kids on Inner Tubes! Have fun creating various positions and matching the faces and hair-do’s to your guests!

Fondant Lattice

Difficulty: Medium

Fondant Leaves

Difficulty: Easy

To create a variety of curved shapes, use both sides of Flower Formers to dry leaves. You can also add a colorful flair to leaves by brushing them with a mix of clear vanilla and icing color or use pearl dust and brush color onto leaves.

Fondant or Gum Paste Ropes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

The twisted texture of Fondant Ropes is outstanding for cake borders. If you’ve ever piped a rope in buttercream icing, you’ll love the flexibility of fondant.

Fondant Quilting

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Give your cake a great quilted look by embossing lines in a lattice pattern. Use the single-wheel Cutter/Embosser to create the imprinted lines. It’s a textured look that’s perfect for baby or garden-themed cakes.