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Piping frosting onto cupcakes, instead of simply spreading it on, can really change the look of your desserts. With neat little swirls, the presentation will look a cleaner and more professional. I have a pastry kit and will use the various star tips from time to time, but the best - and by far the easiest - way to pipe on frosting is to use a regular plastic bag. Simply scrape the frosting into the bag with a spatula, twist the bag at the top, just above the level of the frosting (this pressure forces it to go forwards, rather than getting stuck in the bag) and snip off the corner. A large opening is the best for covering large areas, but a small opening can let you get really precise when you want to use this method to ice cookies or other intricate patterns.
Kids love to use bags like this for decorating, by the way. They are much easier to maneuver than a spatula full or frosting and usually end up making less of a mess. Use a ziplock bag for an extra barrier between the frosting and the floor, just in case.
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12-24-2006 @7:04PM Hawk said... This is a totally nice little hack. Note that it works good for whipped cream, and guacamole. Really. You probably want to store guac in an airtight thing like a bag, and to get it back out is thus a pain in the butt. Unless you snip!
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12-23-2006 @5:01PM Shai said... An important issue when filling the bag is to fold the edges outside and leave a clean edge then the edge will be easy to fold and twist with the filling... Otherwise when you twist the top some filling rises out.
Also a nice feature is some of those small metal star tips (or any other shape) that you can just stick into place and then just "free" using the scissors later on.
Its hard to learn to pipe properly but with practice its produces a far more impressive result and is actually quite fast once you get used to it.
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12-23-2006 @7:06PM John said... I actually use this method all the time, but for me it's mostly because I'm lazy. Before I put the frosting into a regular plastic bag, I stick my piping bag's "cap" attachment into the bag, right in the corner I'm going to pipe from. Then I fill the bag with frosting, cut off the corner, and screw on the piping attachment I want to use.
I can pipe out and shape/design whatever I want (just interchange the tips), and when I'm done I just throw the bag away. No piping bag to wash! (the tips clean up easily)
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