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In addi... When I initial began baking and decorating my kids birthday cakes, the selection of decorating tools I could acquire seemed endless. And there was so considerably advice out there on cake decorating! It was a whole new world to me. Still, I reined in my impulsive nature to acquire everything I thought I required, and bought some standard tools. It is these basics which have 'stood by me' in my quest for decorating these colourful creations my kids ask for each and every year on their birthdays. In addition to these concepts, I've added some useful ideas for decorating your child's next birthday cake - some of which had been given to me freely from other individuals while a few goodies were borne from my personal errors... Cake Decorating Equipment: You do not necessarily need to have elaborate equipment but you will need to have some simple supplies. You can obtain most of the following supplies at specialty baking shops or even your nearby supermarket. They are indispensable for baking and decorating any birthday cake your kid may well dream up. Rubber Spatulas: It is great to have a set of assorted sizes that are made of flexible rubber. They are the best tool for scraping frosting from the sides of bowls. Metal Spatulas: Have at least one huge and one little angled spatula for spreading and smoothing frosting. Avoid your cake crumbling by using a tiny metal spatula to gently ice the cake with a extremely thin layer of frosting before adding the 'real' layer. This process is called 'crumb coating'. Piping Bags: Reusable 8", 12" and 18" bags with plastic coating on the inside for effortless cleaning. Clear plastic disposable zip-lock bags are excellent for modest jobs. Coupling Nozzles: These nozzles are vital because they enable you to change your ideas according to the design. They can also act as a extremely large round writing tip for piping figures. Gel, Powder or Paste Food colouring: These are preferable to liquid food colouring simply because they are a lot more concentrated and will not thin down the frosting. Suggestions: 1. Have all ingredients at space temperature. 2. Use an electric mixer when beating the cake mixture. You have more opportunity of eliminating bumps in the pre-cooked cake mixture. three. Wire Cake Racks are essential for cooling and inverting cakes. four. Trim baked cake so it sits flat. Use the smooth base as the leading of the completed cake and decorate with icing. 5. To cease crumbling, bake the cake the day before you need to have to decorate it and put it in the freezer. 6. Decorate although still cold. 7. Cake boards are really cheap to choose up from cake decorating shops. Or you can cover a huge piece of cardboard (cut from a box) with coloured foil. 8. Butter Cream Icing is wonderful for decorating cakes. The only issue I have located with butter cream icing is that when you add colouring, a pastel colour is the only colour it will go to. This is since of the fat in the butter. If you want a darker colour, you have 3 options: 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 completed, you can pull them away and you won't smear the cake board. cakes chat