8 Ways to Decorate with Tip 83
Looking for some fun and unique ways to decorate your cupcakes? Try creating some fun designs using specialty decorating tip 83. Commonly used to pipe little "X" shapes, this decorating tip can also be used to pipe everything from shells to zig-zags. Up your cupcake decorating game with these eight fun and clever ways to use decorating tip 83!
Ingredients
Kelly Green Icing Color, 1 oz.
Teal Icing Color, 1 oz.
Royal Blue Icing Color, 1 oz. - Blue Food Coloring
White Decorator Icing - 4.5 lb.
Favorite cupcake, cake mix or recipe
Tools
White Cupcake Liners, 75-Count
Expand and Fold 16-Inch Non-Stick Cooling Rack
#83 Specialty Piping Tip
Decorating Bags, 16-Inch Disposable Piping Bags, 12-Count
Perfect Results Premium Non-Stick Bakeware Muffin and Cupcake Pan, 12-Cup
Instructions
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- Bake cupcakes. Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool in white cupcake liners.
- Tint icing. Divide icing equally into three bowls. *Combine Kelly Green, Royal Blue and Teal icing colors to get light, medium and dark teal colors shown. Tint light, medium and dark teal using color combinations provided. Prepare three decorating bags with tip 83. Fill separately with light, medium and dark teal icing.
- One day in advance, bake cookies. Prepare cookie dough following recipe instructions. Using circle cutter, cut out cookies. Bake and cool.
- Decorate cupcakes.
- Shell Cupcake: Using medium teal icing, pipe shells, starting in center and spiraling out towards edge of cupcake.
- Reverse Shell Cupcake: Using dark teal icing, pipe reverse shells, alternating direction, around outer edge of cupcake. Using medium teal icing, pipe elongated shells in spaces between reverse shells. Using light teal icing, pipe dots in center.
- Rosette Cupcake: Using dark teal icing, pipe rosettes and dots, alternating sizes.
- Fleur de Lis Cupcake: Using light teal icing, pipe Fleur de Lis blooms around edge of cupcake. Using medium teal icing, pipe elongated shells in spaces between Fleur de Lis blooms. Using dark teal icing, pipe dot in center.
- Zig-Zag Cupcake: Using dark teal icing, pipe zig-zag line, forming triangle shape, on 1/3 of cupcake. Following the shape of the triangle, use light and medium teal icing to pipe lines to fill in rest of cupcake.
- Dots and Shells Cupcake: Using dark teal icing, pipe dots down center of cupcake. Using light teal icing, pipe alternating shells on either side of center line. Using dark teal icing, pipe dots on side of each line of shells. Using medium teal icing, pipe c-motion line on side of each line of dots.
- Artsy Shell Cupcake: Using medium teal icing, pipe four shells in center of cupcake, with tail-ends pointing towards center. Pipe four more shells between first four. Using dark teal icing, pipe second row of shells in between first row. Using light teal icing, pipe third row of shells in between second row, starting near edge and moving towards center. Using medium teal icing, pipe fourth row of shells in between third row, with tail-ends pointing towards outer edge. Using dark green icing, fill in remaining space with dots.
- Cornelli Lace Cupcake: Using light teal icing, pipe cornelli lace to cover cupcake.
Notes
How To
How to Pipe A Rosette
Learn how to pipe beautiful rosettes, big and small, to add charming floral accents. Rosettes are a great way to create quick decorations. Different tips create different petal effects. Rosettes can be used to add a simple floral accent to a dessert, or cover a cake and cupcakes.
How to Pipe a Cactus
Star and round tips are not only used for details, they can also be used to pipe beautiful succulents and cacti.
How to Pipe a Zig Zag
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!
How to Pipe a Shell Border
The shell is one of the most versatile icing decorations. Use it to pipe a simple border or pipe rows of shells to accent or cover a cake. Try piping shells in multiple colors and in combination with other decorations like dots or zigzags to create your own unique designs!
Reverse Shell
Reverse shells look spectacular as top and bottom borders and as framed areas on your cake.
How to Pipe a C Motion
This is a great technique to use as waves on water or for beach scene cakes! For water, use blue colored icing, or try a two-tone look using blue and white icing in the same bag.
How to Pipe Dots
Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.
How to Pipe Cornelli Lace
The random lacy design of this free-form technique depends on the continuous curving lines that do not overlap or touch. Can be used in a small design area or on an entire cake surface. Good for wedding, anniversary and other formal event cakes, but lends itself to more casual themes, as well.
How to Pipe a Fleur De Lis
The fleur de lis is a decorative design made up of three petals that are bound together at the base. The iconic symbol formerly represented the French coat of arms. Today it is synonymous with anything French. In French, “fleur” means flower and “lis” means lily. It’s an impressive, easy to pipe decoration for the side of a cake or piped larger on top of a cake or cupcakes.
