Saturday, October 10, 2009

Which Cake Decorating Equipment Should You Buy if You Are Serious About Decorating Cakes?

By Maria Campbell

You need the right kind of cake decorating equipment to perfect your cake decorating skills. Paddles and icing smoothers are some of the essential cake decorating equipment.They come in handy especially if you are decorating a cake with various kinds of frostings and icing.

You may also find a rolling pin to be useful. However, plastic ones usually aren?t strong or heavy enough to get the job done, so you may want to go with a marble rolling pin. It?s hard and heavy, and is a much superior choice to both plastic and wood. It is also cold, which is a great asset when fondant is concerned.

How ever plastic is the best choice when it comes to rolling mat. It provides the non stick surface for your fondant or marzipan and this ensures the smooth finish. It is also easier to clean and store.

One type of cake decorating equipment you really need to get is a good turntable. Since cakes can be heavy (i.e. wedding cakes), you will find a turntable to be very helpful. If you can afford to do so, invest in a good, study model, as some cheap turntables are known to tilt too much.

One obvious supply you need to get (if you haven?t already) is a good palette knife or spatula. Make sure you get a long, metal one so that you can smooth the icing down easily. You?ll also need to transfer delicate, intricate decorations to the cake.

For creating delicate designs on your cake- such as icing shells, scrolls or snail trails a piping set with various sized nozzles could be your best choice of cake decorating equipment.

For creating elegant designs on your cake, you can use fine paint brushes to perfect your design on rolled out icing surfaces- especially, to create the natural looking gum paste flowers. The broad brushes are used to clear the work surface.

The flower nails, silver pins, food coloring and decorator tips are other cake decorating accessories. All the cake decorating equipments are affordable and available at local super markets as well in on-line stores.

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