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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Piping Tips (aka Decorating Tubes)

Each type of tip (round, star, petal, etc.) has a number range. For example round tips start in the 0’s and go up to 12 and larger. Find one that suits your piping application.
With the exception of the Rose all of the following tips are meant to be fit with a coupler, ring, and pastry bag. Different brands of tips, like Ateco and Wilton, use the same numbering system for their tips and are interchangeable.
See the following links for a full selection of tips: (WILTON brand) http://search.wilton.com/?q=tips and (ATECO brand) http://www.cakedeco.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?p_catid=242&page=1

BASIC PIPING APPLICATIONS
Lines and Inscriptions
Round tip (# 0-12) or pastry cone
Rosettes
Star tip (# 16-18, 27…)
Shell Border
Start tip (# 16-18, 27…)
Dots
Round tip (# 1-12)
Bead Border
Round tip (# 1-12)

MISCELLANEOUS PIPING APPLICATIONS
Crazy Curls or Cornelli Lace
Round tip (# 1-5) or pastry cone
Rickrack Border
Petal tip (# 102-104) or Flat tip (# 44 or 45)
Crazy Border
Any Petal, Round, or Star tip
Cloud Border
Round tip (# 6-12)
Ruffled Ribbon Border and Ruffled Swags
Petal tip (# 102-104)
Flat Ribbon
Petal tip (# 102-104) or Flat tip (#44 or 45)
Thread Swags
Round tip (# 1-5)
Fabric Swags
Chrysanthemum tip (#79 or 81)
Spiral Swags
Star tip (# 16-18, 27…)
Lattice
Flat tip (# 45)
Plaid
Assortment of Flat and Round tips (# 42 or 89 multi-openings, 44 or 45 flat, 1-8 round)
Bows
Petal tip (# 102-104)
Basket weave
Basket weave tip (#46-48 range)

FLOWERS and LEAVES
Some of the following flowers, in addition to the piping tips, may need a pastry cone or small round tip filled with tinted buttercream or chocolate to pipe details like flower centers, dots, seeds, etc.
Roses
Large Petal tip (# 125)
Miniature or Tea Roses
Petal tip (#103-104)
Buds
Petal tip (#103 or 104)
Poppies
Petal tip (#103-104)
Blossoms, Daffodils, Violets, and Pansies
Petal tip (#104)
Daisies, Coneflowers, and Black Eyed Susan’s (Full and Perspective)
Petal tip (#103-104) or Round Tip (#5-8)
Chrysanthemums
Mum tip (#79 or #81)
Lilies
Leaf tip (#352)
Sunflower
Leaf tip (# 352) or can substitute Leaf tip (# 67)
Hydrangea
Petal tip (# 102 or # 103)
Grapes
Round Tip (#5-12)
Grass
Multi opening tip (#233) or Round tip (#3-8)
Leaves
Leaf tip (# 352 or # 65-68)

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Whimsical Bakehouse Decorating Classes

Click on the following link to take a peek at the upcoming Whimsical Bakehouse Fall Class Schedule.
http://whimsicalbakehouse.com/img/fall2009schedule.pdf

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Betty Crocker Videos - Part II

The new Betty Crocker videos I appear in are now posted on howdini.com, bettycrocker.com, and you can find links to them on the Decorate page of my website.
They include: Crumb Coating a Cake, Safari Cupcakes, Barnyard Cake and Cupcakes, Fire Truck Cake, Panda Cake, Mermaid Cake, Guitar Cake, Turtle Cupcakes, Football Cupcakes, Robot Cake, Pony Cake, and more...

Thursday, June 25, 2009

4th of July

The 4th of July is fast approaching and I am, after weeks and weeks of rain and unseasonably cool temperatures, am starting to think summer. So, I decided to post step-by-step directions to a simple an sweet design I have made every summer for years. Summery watermelon...

http://whimsicalbakehouse.com/decorate/stepbystep.html

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Hudson River Museum Marzipan Workshop

I just hosted more workshops at the Hudson River Museum- this time around it was all about Marzipan. During my demonstration I made a few quick sculptures as examples: bear, bee, ladybug, pig, rabbit, and rose - ones I thought kids (and adults) could do in a few minutes. Everyone who came seemed to have a great time. There was one man, who reluctantly tagged along with his family, only to leave very happy with his miniature Venus de Milo. Another father found his calling as he whipped out pigs, turtles, frogs, and more - all within 30 minutes. And the kids, they never cease to amaze me with their abilities and creativity.