The art of decorating cakes has evolved over many centuries, from the tables of the Egyptians, to the banquets of European royalty, to the French restaurants, and now to our homes.
Cake decorating requires a professional touch. Using the Wilton method may make it a little easier, but most options of cake decoration need extensive practice and knowledge. You can take our cake decorating classes to become a master of this art. It is also important to keep all your cake decorating supplies and tools handy before you start the process of cake decoration. This will help avoid unnecessary disasters and also save lots of time.
Cake decorating tools and supplies
- Bowls, platters and spatulas: The first thing that needs to be decided upon is the cake platter. If you do not want to directly place the cake on the plate and want the platter to be elegant, then cut out a wooden board or a strong piece of cardboard that is sufficiently big for the cake, and which offers a space of at least 1 inch throughout the borders.You may keep your cake on such a board before transferring it onto the platter. You can also directly opt for cake decoration on the serving platter itself. Choose the number of frosting colors to be used on the cake and use a tiny bowl for every color.Select both a small and large cake decoration spatula. Go for spatulas that have a wooden handle and are made of metal so as to get the smoothest surface.
- Tubes, tips, and pastry bags: Use a pastry bag for each frosting color selected by you. All your cake decorating needs can be fulfilled via use of the assorted varieties of tubes and tips available in the market. The tubes are categorized with numbers, thereby allowing you to easily choose the type that you want. For instance, No. 132 can create a star design, while drop flowers can be created with No. 48. Cake decorating ‘tips’ of varied sizes and grooved designs is another mandatory cake decorating tool. It is made of plastic or metal and connected to bags or tubes of icing. You can squeeze the icing bag or tube, push the icing down the grooved tips, and create varied squiggles, waves, and lines of different designs.
- Colors, fondant, frostings and special touches: The frosting recipe can help gauge whether it will be sufficient for decorating/icing the cake between layers and the outside. If you plan to do extensive cake decoration such as making designs at the top, creating elegant borders, or adding special touches such as flowers or decorative candy made of frosting, then you need to substantially increase the frosting recipe.Do not go for excessive food colorings as they can stain your tongue and change the frosting flavors. Avoid overdosing on dark colors like red or black.
If you are someone who does, or plans to do a lot cake decorating, then it is best to invest in professional cake decorating tools. Those who do not decorate often can simply pick up a normal cake decorating set from the baking or kitchen department of a supermarket. If you want to improve your knowledge and skills you can take cake and pastry baking classes
Where to buy cake decorating supplies?
There are many online stores where you can find these tools. One such a fine store where they carry top quality products is Cake Art Shop located in Miami, FL
Cake Art
4905 NW 72nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33166
Tel: (305) 477-9262