One of the classes that I instruct is called Cupcake Creations. I teach participants a wide variety of beginner cupcake decorating techniques. And it’s totally fun 😉
Last class a couple of the ladies, who were experienced cake decorators, had a doh! moment when I showed them this icing bag secret.
But first, we tested out this Peppermint Icing recipe that I found on Pinterest.
It was a major hit!
Perfect for the holidays.
3 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup finely crushed candy canes
1/4 cup butter {room temperature}
3 oz cream cheese {room temperature}
6-8 tsp milk
Combine ingredients in a mixer. Over mixing will lead to the “pink” icing shown above. Be sure to finely chop the candy canes so that the pieces fit through the icing tip. Yummy!
Now this “icing bag secret” is a technique that I demonstrate in all of my classes.
It allows you to fill your bag with very little mess.
We place the icing bag in a tall, narrow glass cup and invert the top of the bag over the edges of the glass.
This leaves the bottom of the icing bag wide open in the cup.
Then we fill the bag with icing which leaves the edges of the bag, your hands and work surface icing free!
Whoop! Whoop!
Whoop! Whoop!
Do you have any cupcake decorating tips?
I would love to hear them…
Randi~Dukes and Duchesses
Great tip!
vampirefan
excellent tip!!