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In addi... When I first began baking and decorating my youngsters birthday cakes, the range of decorating tools I could acquire seemed endless. And there was so significantly advice out there on cake decorating! It was a whole new globe to me. Still, I reined in my impulsive nature to purchase every little thing I believed I needed, and bought some simple tools. It is these fundamentals which have 'stood by me' in my quest for decorating those colourful creations my kids ask for every single year on their birthdays. In addition to these tips, I've added some valuable ideas for decorating your child's next birthday cake - some of which were given to me freely from other individuals while a handful of goodies were borne from my personal mistakes... Cake Decorating Gear: You don't necessarily need to have elaborate equipment but you will need some simple supplies. You can purchase most of the following supplies at specialty baking shops or even your local supermarket. They are indispensable for baking and decorating any birthday cake your child may dream up. Rubber Spatulas: It really is excellent to have a set of assorted sizes that are made of flexible rubber. They're the best tool for scraping frosting from the sides of bowls. Metal Spatulas: Have at least 1 massive and one modest angled spatula for spreading and smoothing frosting. Avoid your cake crumbling by making use of a tiny metal spatula to gently ice the cake with a extremely thin layer of frosting prior to adding the 'real' layer. This procedure is referred to as 'crumb coating'. Piping Bags: Reusable 8", 12" and 18" bags with plastic coating on the inside for straightforward cleaning. Clear plastic disposable zip-lock bags are fantastic for modest jobs. Coupling Nozzles: These nozzles are vital simply because they let you to adjust your tips according to the style. They can also act as a very large round writing tip for piping figures. Gel, Powder or Paste Food colouring: These are preferable to liquid food colouring due to the fact they are much more concentrated and will not thin down the frosting. Guidelines: 1. Have all ingredients at space temperature. 2. Use an electric mixer when beating the cake mixture. You've a lot more likelihood of eliminating bumps in the pre-cooked cake mixture. 3. Wire Cake Racks are vital for cooling and inverting cakes. 4. Trim baked cake so it sits flat. Use the smooth base as the top of the finished cake and decorate with icing. 5. To cease crumbling, bake the cake the day prior to you want to decorate it and put it in the freezer. 6. Decorate while still cold. 7. Cake boards are fairly low cost to pick up from cake decorating shops. Or you can cover a large piece of cardboard (cut from a box) with coloured foil. 8. Butter Cream Icing is wonderful for decorating cakes. The only factor I have discovered with butter cream icing is that when you add colouring, a pastel colour is the only colour it will go to. This is because of the fat in the butter. If you want a darker colour, you have three possibilities: Use plain icing sugar and water then add colouring replace the butter in the butter cream icing recipe with vegetable shortening or add black coloured powder to your icing mixture - it will deepen the colour. 9. Cut strips of waxed paper to slip underneath the edges of your unfrosted cake. When finished, you can pull them away and you will not smear the cake board. cakes chat