How to Do Handwriting With Icing on a Cake
Learning basic cake decorating techniques can help you make an ordinary cake into something special. Adding a personalized message to your cake is the easiest way to make it unique. Step-up your cake decorating by mastering the fundamental technique of writing with icing. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Use the proper tip for writing with icing. Tips are categorized by numbers. The tips recommended for use when writing are 2, 4 or 7. They are plain tips that vary by size of diameter.
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Hold a filled decorator bag with attached tip at a 45-degree angle. If you are right-handed, hold your hand at 3 o'clock. If you are left-handed, hold your hand at at 9 o'clock.
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Trace a pattern into your cake with a toothpick or use a pattern press for writing common words. Phrases such as "Happy Birthday" are available in pre-formatted presses. Let the icing on the cake harden slightly. Use the press to put that pattern in the icing, then you can pipe icing over the pattern.
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Practice your technique. If you practice writing with icing, the look of your cakes will dramatically improve.
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Tips & Warnings
To remove mistakes made when applying lettering, put your cake in the freezer. Once the letters have frozen, you can take them off carefully with a toothpick.
Once you have practiced your writing, you can try freehand writing instead of tracing a pattern. It is best to start out using large, fat lettering. This type of lettering is much easier to remove in case you make a mistake.
