How to Make Wilton Cake Decorations

Cake decoration with professional results is possible even for a novice with Wilton cake decorating supplies. Wilton decorating supplies are a popular choice for both professional and amateur cake decorators. Wilton provides instructional material, which offers cake decorating ideas from basic icing to advanced design techniques. Here are some of the creative techniques, which can be used.

Supplies

• Wilton icing tools


• Wilton piping supplies


• Wilton gumpaste

1.  The Proper Supplies
Begin with a smoothly iced cake. If you are planning on working on cakes on a regular basis consider investing in one of Wilton's cake turntables, which makes the cake easily accessible from all sides.

2.  Techniques Using Buttercream Icing
Soft flowers, piping borders and shell borders as well as writing on cakes are all done with the cake icing commonly known as buttercreme. This type of eicing is typically applied with an icing bag or cone and a tip. Wilton offers a variety of tips to be used to create these effects on your cakes.

3.  Icing Roses
Wilton gumpaste can be used to create three-dimensional flowers such as large roses. Cake decorators can learn this technique through classroom instruction or through Wilton, instructional materials. Since the gumpaste can be rolled very thin very delicate flowers can be made.
Gumpaste tools include nonstick rolling pins, cutting mats, cutters and molding tools.

4.  Make Ahead Decorations

Cake decorations which harden to an almost candy consistency can be made using what is known as royal icing. These types of decorations and designs can be made several days in advance and stored on waxed paper. When they are dry, they can be peeled off and placed upon the iced cake to make perfectly formed roses and borders.

Wilton offers a wide variety of ways to ice and decorate cakes. Regardless, if you are a novice or a professional the tools to decorate the perfect cake are achievable with Wilton's products.