Hi everyone! As you've probably noticed, buttercream piping is one of my favorite ways to decorate a cake. I've been so excited to try out my set of Russian Piping Tips, and in today's tutorial, I'm going to feature a few of my favorites!
These new Russian piping tips are great because they allow decorators of all skill levels to easily create an entire buttercream flower in one motion - genius! One thing that I noticed right off the bat is that I ordered too many Russian Tips! I have a set of 20 or so Russian piping tips, and it is overwhelming. I was able to find my favorites very quickly, and will keep these on hand when I need a quick and elegant cupcake decoration or lovely filler flowers. I am also sharing a link to the frosting recipe that we found worked best with these Russian piping tips.
Materials:
In this video, I frosted and decorated an 8" round cake. We found this This Buttercream Frosting worked best for us. We did not need to change the consistency as we changed flower piping tips. This seemed to work well for everything, unlike other recipes that we tried that produced ragged edges. I'm sure that other recipes can be altered though to a consistency that works well if you would like to experiment!
Piping Tips- We used a 403 for our large Tulips, a Wilton 233 grass tip for the inside of the tulip, a 352 for the leaves, and our Russian Piping Tips.
The Russian Piping tips that we used did not have numbers (ugh!). So, I am attaching a photo below so that you can see a closeup photo of our most favorite tips that we used the tutorial. There are many other Russian Piping tips, but these were are favorite!
Here is a link to our favorite Russian Piping Tips!
Thanks Audra! I know what you mean, we had some of those moments too when experimenting with different frostings and consistencies. I think you'll like this one! Let us know how it goes ;0)
Melissa they turned out perfectly when I first made the buttercream. I run shop so I had to sit the rest aside and came back to it as time permitted. We are in the southern United States and it is HOT here. The kitchen had gotten 15 degrees hotter than when it was made. The second attempt was too soft. So I hope this helps others. If heat is a factor, do it in the cool of the morning or where you can really crank the AC!
Thanks for the feedback & advice, Audra! This happens to me sometimes when working with cream cheese frosting and so sometimes I have to rotate putting piping bags in the fridge for a few minutes. I'm glad that at least the first round of piping worked well for you!
I mentioned this above but (just in case this applies to you or others) I noticed that when my filled piping bags were left out for 30-45 minutes in the heat of the kitchen, the consistency changed and caused little holes/bubbles in the piping. Stirring brought everything back to normal ;0)
Beautifully done! Your videos are always such an inspiration!
Thanks so much, Jean!!
Hi Melissa! Beautiful as always! Did you use the same buttercream for frosting the cake as you did for the flowers? Thanks! (Hi, Beebe!)
Hi TerriLynn, glad that you liked the video! Yes, the frosting recipe that is linked in the tutorial was used for both frosting & flowers! ;0)
Hi Melissa, cake is gorgeous! Love the colors too. You are an inspiration!
What color did you use for the big flower. I can’t seem to get that vibrant pink.
Hi Rita, I'm sorry that I didn't list the colors- It would either have been Wilton Rose or Americolor Deep pink, those are the two that I use most often for deep pink shades-- I think you would be happy with either.
Thank you! I really love your tutorials. It would be fun to see your mother’s face. I’m sure she is as lovely as you.
Hi Rita! I totally agree!! We need more "BeBe" ;0) It's been wayyy too long since she has agreed to be in a video, but she's actually in our Monster Truck cake tutorial. She's in the beginning of part one, explaining the structure. You'll have to check it out so you can put a face with a name! Maybe we'll have more BeBe videos soon- I think we need them! ;0)
https://www.mycakeschool.com/video-tutorials/themes/monster-truck-cake-video-part-1/