Browse Decorating Techniques

Shell with Zigzag Border

Difficulty: No reviews

Deeply ridged shells and zigzags come together in opposite directions on this bold border treatment.

Snowman

Difficulty: Easy

Figure pipe a flurry of Snowmen, using a ball head and body. At just 1 1/4 inches tall, he looks great on cake sides or for individual treats like cupcakes and brownies.

Sotas

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

The lacy texture of Sotas looks great on borders, outlined areas and as a background for flowers. Use only a small amount of thinned icing—this puts less pressure on your hands.

Spooky Spider

Difficulty: Easy

The Spooky Spider adds a friendly fright to Halloween treats. He’ll spin a web of fun with 8 curving legs and pull-out fur.

Star

Difficulty: Easy

The star tip creates the most celebrated, easily accomplished decorations! The serrated edges of the star tip makes ridges in the icing as you squeeze it out.

Star Drop Flower

Difficulty: Easy

Drop flowers are a great way to add flowers quickly. Pipe drop flowers in buttercream icing directly on your cake, or make them in advance using royal icing and place your flowers anywhere. Flowers will be sharper in definition when piped in royal. The star drop flower is the easiest to make because the tip does all the work for you.

Star Fill In

Difficulty: Easy

The star tip creates the most celebrated, easily accomplished decorations! The serrated edges of the star tip make ridges in the icing as you squeeze it out. Because fill in requires so much piping from the same bag, keep replenishing icing in bag.

Sweet Peas

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Here is one of the fastest, easiest-to-make flowers in the garden. Try piping them in variegrated shades.

Swirl Drop Flowers

Difficulty: Easy

Drop flowers are a great way to add flowers quickly. Pipe drop flowers in buttercream directly on your cake, or pipe in royal in advance and place your flowers anywhere. Flowers will be sharper in definition when piped in royal.

Teddy Bear

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

A Teddy Bear looks great on shower cupcakes and birthday cakes. It’s a great decoration for first-timers—a simple series of connected dots with a cute string bow tie to finish.

Teddy Bear Head

Difficulty: Easy

This 3-dimensional bear adds so much excitement to your cake. Creating it is simple and fun!

Tri-Level Rosebud on a Cupcake or Mini Cake

Difficulty: No reviews

This fantasy flower covers your cupcakes with amazing texture. Build petals in groups of three vertical petals to create an elongated multi-layered blossom.

Triple Star

Difficulty: Easy

The Triple Star pipes three perfect tip 18-sized stars at a time, making it fast and easy to fill in your cake. The proper wrist motion is essential to ensure that groups of stars interlock.

Vines

Difficulty: Easy

Curving vines gently rise and fall to add a beautiful touch to your floral cake. They work wonders as a cake side accent.

Vintage Sweet Pea

Difficulty: Medium

Sweet peas look even sweeter with a back petal to frame the top cupped petals. It’s a great way to add dimension and show off the color of this classic flower.

Zig Zag

Difficulty: Easy

The Zigzag is a popular way to fill in outlined areas, perfect for ribbed sweater and cuff effects. You can also use tight zigzags to cover the entire side of your cake—they look great!