CAKE DECORATING 201: FLOWERS "A"

This blog is intended for those who have had a cake decorating class or those who are self-taught decorators. It is intended to be a reference and or refresher.


FLOWERS (PART A)


BATCHELOR BUTTON

1. Start with tip #7, holding the bag with tip straight up, pipe in a circular motion a button about 1" on the nail.
2. Then with tip #2 pipe a cluster of short dots in the center.
3. With tip #14 cover the rest of the mound with pull out stars. (cneter is usually lighter in color then edge).


CHRYSANTHEMUM

1. Start with tip #7, holding the bag with tip straight up, pipe in a circular motion a button about 1" on the nail.
2. Then using tip #80 and holding the baglevel with the nail (tip up like a smile) pipe a row of petals around the bottom edge.
3. Holding the bag up a few degrees, pipe another row of petals above the first row.
4. Continue piping rows of petals until you have covered the complete button.


SHAGGY MUM

1. Start with tip #7, holding the bag with tip straight up, pipe in a circular motion a button about 1" on the nail.
2. Then using tip #233 and holding the baglevel with the nail (tip up like a smile) pipe a row of shaggy strips around the bottom edge. (Like a Chrysanthemum)
3. Holding the bag up a few degrees, pipe another row of shaggy strips above the first row.
4. Continue piping rows of shaggy strips until you have covered the complete button.


HYACINTHS

1. Start with tip #16, #18, or #30, holding the bag straight up, pipe a star in a row of three down.
2. Pipe a second row next to the first row.
3. Pipe a row of stars on top in between the tow rows that are already piped.
4. Finish with a stem using tip #7 and a large leaf using tip # 352.


LILY OF THE VALLEY

1. Start with tip #4, pipe a stem in a curved style. Pipe a second stem curved in the opposite direction.
2. Then pipe about 4 to 5 smaller stems off the main stem.
3. Using tip #80, squeeze an amount out in white and shake to drop off onto the cake on s smaller stem.
4. Repeat this until all small stems have aflower on them.
5. Finish with a long leaf using tip #352.


VIOLET

1. Start with tip #59%, holding bag with wide end touching nail, keeping narrow end just slightly above nail surface. Begin at center of flower nail and squeeze out first petal, turning nail as you move tip out toward edge of nail. Relax pressure as you return to center of nail, curving tip slightly upward to create a cupped shape.
2. Make 2 base petals and 3 long petals.
3. Use tip #2 to make 2 center dots.


CARNATION

1. Start with tip #150 (or 104), holding the bag with tip edge flat against the nail, pipe, in an up and down jiggling motion, a row of petals - in a rainbow shape.
2. Continue laying 2 to 3 more rows on top of each other.
3. Then with tip #7, pipe the ball to the carnation with a stem.
4. For a full carnation, continue piping until the nail is covered.


POINSETTIA

1. Start with tip #352, holding the bag with the tip just above the nail, pipe a leaf petal starting from the center of the nail to the edge of the nail. Make about 6petals in a circle all the same size. 2. Then pipe about 3 to 4 more petals just a little smaller inside the circle starting from the center.
3. With tip #2 or #3, pipe yellow dots in the center of the circle.


SUNFLOWER

1. Start with tip #352, holding the bag with the tip just above the nail, pipe a short leaf petal starting from the edge of the nail.
2. Make as many petals necessary to complete a circle- all the same size.
3. Then with tip #14 to #16 and a dark color (brown), pipe stars inside the circle starting from the center.