How to decorate your Easter theme Layer

Cake!

Ensure you put a parchment paper circle underneath your cake batter to make it easier to take out when baked & cooled

Baking a cake

Make icing Color your icing using a toothpick and gel

color

How to prepare your icing bags

Cut coupler size Fit bag on a cup Fill about a hands length of icing.

Demo

Making a well/ wall around your filling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvScYh5ghA8&feature=relmfu

How to fill your cake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEV5bCJBEU&feature=relmfu

How to Crumb Coat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw92AXYARUQ&feature=relmfu

How to ice your cake

Tip #18 & medium icing Hold piping bag hovering over practice

board. Squeeze, hold, lift. Maintain 90° angle

STARS

Tip #18, medium icing Squeeze on 90° angle and wrap around

ROSETTES

Squeeze on 45° angle and pull so it has a tail

Often used for borders

SHELLS

Round Tip, Less than 90° Squeeze to size of dot required and pull

down quickly

DOTS

Can make a basket or a fence using the tip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE4hBly_F7w

Basket Weave

Tip 2D, medium icing,90° The tip should be lightly touching surface. Squeeze, letting icing build up to make the

flower. Stop squeezing, then lift tip away. Decorate the flower center, with small bead

of icing, using round tip

STAR FLOWERS

Tip 2D, 90° angle Lightly touch the surface with tip 2D. As you squeeze out icing, slowly turn your

hand until the back of your hand returns to its natural position

You may use a small round tip to pipe a small bead or dot

SWIRL DROP FLOWERS

Tip #352, thin consistency icing, 45° angle With angled side down, pull down

LEAVES

Use dots, rosettes or stars to make a simple trim around your cake and give it a professional look

Piping a Trim

Choose the picture you would like to transfer

Lay a piece of parchment paper on top Trace around the image with a gel writer Place the parchment paper gel side down

onto the cake Fill the image with the desired colors You may use different piping techniques to

create a professional look

Transferring an image onto a cake

Choose one of the images for your lab group’s cake

Decide what colours of icing you will need to create your picture

Write them down on your lab sheet to refer to for tomorrow when you are making icing

Happy Baking!