Decorating a Cake…The Final Touch!!

Cake decoration

Decorating a cake is like styling up a bride for the best day of her life. It needs to be unusual, exceptional and tempting enough so that the people around just can’t wait to gorge on it! When in a cake shop if the customers feel confused and are unable to choose one from the lot…then you know the cakes are baked the right way. That’s how it’s meant to be; the buyer just doesn’t know which one to purchase; all of them look so good and perfect!

Cake decoration ideas

The ideas of cake decoration redefine the meaning and essence of the word ‘variety’. It possibly upholds the actual character of variation that the word imparts to an idea or object.

The main stance that one needs for cake decoration is to do something fresh. It is this approach that weaves a new shade in the piece that you are baking.

While considering the shapes of baking a cake we normally work on circular, oval, triangle or square boards. Well yes, that could be the basic that one should practice to begin with. Once you have mastered baking, remember decorating is a skill that only needs practice. There are people who find it easier to practice drawing over in black and white before working with the pastry bags; you could choose your own way to practice and churn out the best of your mental racks in this delicate sweet world!

Cake decorating tips

Whatever the design or idea maybe remember to check with the following; always:

• Do not use butter to grease the pan for baking
• Once baked, ensure that the cake cools off completely before you do any work on it further
• Be sure to check the temperature before frosting else all your designs will melt away to glory
• While filing the layers keep the icing ring about an inch from the border
• Use cane sugar in icing for colours

Cake decorating tools

There are a wide range of tools available in the baker’s world today. With the concept of baking reaching new heights, traders involved in the practice have made baking possible in any design that a human mind can ever think of. The introduction of complete new-fangled tools has created a revolution and has made cake decoration as good as an interesting art/hobby/career to pursue. Let’s have a quick look at some of these contrivances:

• Stencils
• Fondant molds
• Impression mats
• Icing spatulas
• Pastry bags
• Decorating pens
• Cake dummies
• Cake stands
• Pear tweezers
• Professional icing smoother
• Cake turntables
• Dual colour stripping bag
• Pearl silicon mold
• Velcro cake strips
• Professional cake leveler
• Cookie/icing press
• Letters and numbers gum paste
• Sugar craft decorating gun (with 16 discs)
• Palette for dusting powders
• Decorator square plates (of varying inches)

Well we’ve gathered quite a lot; let’s begin!