This is true for seasoned pros just the same as it is for beginners eager to create their first masterpieces. The market today is chock full of gadgets of every make and type, so it can be difficult to figure out which are worth the investment and which are not worth your time. Anyone serious about getting into cake decorating can benefit from having a stock of basic, easy to use tools.
Which ones provide the best return on investment can be tricky to decide within an overflow of options. The kit includes an aluminum alloy cake stand with rubber feet and non-slip surface for stability.
You also get a cake leveler, a straight and angled icing spatula, a set of four texture combs, flower nails, and an infuser tip. Why We Like It — As the definition of go big or go home, this decorating set includes everything a budding cake decorator needs to start creating beautiful cakes all in one package. Stability and a smooth glide are key, and this one is built to give you both. The plate is constructed from food-grade aluminum, and thrust bearings made of stainless steel provide smooth, even turning.
The base is heavyweight and broad to provide stability as you work. Also, it gives you the ability to adjust the speed it turns, as well as the option to lock the table in place. Why We Like It — A rotating cake stand makes a huge difference in the ease of cake decorating and how your tools work.
This one allows you to adjust the speed it turns and is built to last. The Wilton Dessert Decorator is an economical choice to get the job done without cluttering your kitchen with a bunch of tips and tools you may never use. The decorator uses a plunge style cylinder in place of disposable or even washable piping bags, which can be difficult to use and waste a fair bit of frosting. It includes an injector syringe tip for filling cupcakes and other pastries, as well as multiple couplers and four basic and versatile decorator tips.
Why We Like It — This is an economical choice for bakers who only make occasional pastries they want to fill or decorate. Many beginning and intermediate bakers struggle with creating that desired, glossy layer of buttercream, but this smoother set gives you everything you need to make it a reality.
Textured sides also make patterned sides or tops for your cakes as simple as a quick pass. The included smoothers are tough enough to stand up to other jobs in the kitchen as well, making them capable of doubling as cutters and pastry scrapers. Why We Like It — Creating a smooth or perfectly textured surface with buttercream can be a frustrating prospect.
These smoother tools make your best cake decorating easy. It includes a little bit of everything from a whisk and measuring spoons for making homemade frosting to the cake turntable and a set of 63 numbered tips and fondant molds for creating your fantastic designs.
The turntable, smoothers, and fondant molds are constructed from food-grade plastics, which are durable without being pricey, so this kit provides a huge bang for your buck.
Why We Like It — This is a kit for someone who wants to try it all but does not want to break the bank. It includes a little bit of everything to decorate with traditional frosting and fondant. Does the thought of the resulting mess hold you back? This frosting bulb decorating kit makes the prospect a whole lot easier and less messy than traditional piping bags. Then when you are done, clean up is as easy as putting them into the dishwasher. Why We Like It — If you plan to work with warmed icing or have the kids help with decorating, these are an excellent, low mess option.
It includes four reusable silicone bags, each of three different sizes, as well as six standard couplers to make changing out tips quick and simple while not wasting frosting. Cake Making Tools. Popular Post. Item 5 of total. Blog category. Item 50 of total. Teachers Day. Valentine Gifts for Boyfriend. Valentine Gifts for Girlfriend. Republic Day. Online Flowers.
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This cake stand includes a non-slip silicone base and easily wipes clean after frosting. Includes: 1 inch Aluminum Cake Turntable. Many years ago, cake scrapers were only available in small triangular or fluted patterns—and were generally considered to be an amateur method of finishing the side of a cake quickly without worrying about a perfectly smooth buttercream finish.
Not anymore. Cake scrapers, sometimes referred to as cake combs, have been reimagined to create large and beautiful sculptural effects on cakes that reach for the sky. This set of six acrylic cake scrapers will have you creating viral social media cakes in no time flat.
Five of the scrapers are double-sided, with ten different comb options. The sixth scraper is flat on both sides to help you perfect those beautiful smooth cakes that are next to impossible to create with an offset spatula alone. Each scraper is nearly 9. While the acrylic is thick and durable enough to be cleaned in the dishwasher, the cake scrapers are easily washed with warm soapy water by hand.
Includes: 6 cake scrapers — 5 with patterns on each side for 10 total patterns, and 1 straight scraper. I like the different tooth thickness options for making a strip cake, and appreciate the extra height for tall cakes. The scraper needs to be rinsed off while using to maintain a smooth frosting finish. A little more advanced or have a little more money to spend? By Jenny Kellerhals. Most people start with piping tips, which are used with piping bags.
Piping skills are at the core of professional decorating projects, and when mastered, will be useful far beyond cakes and cupcakes. From star-tipped cake borders to hand-piped roses, a set of pastry tips with different styles and sizes allows you to experiment with countless designs.
Couplers are two-piece plastic attachments to piping bags that allow you to easily switch the tip on a bag of frosting without emptying the bag. For cake designs that involve several different tips for decorating, couplers are incredibly convenient.
A cake comb sometimes called a scraper is also an essential tool for a smoothly rounded cake. Some struggle to smooth the sides of a cake with a metal spatula, but a cake comb makes very quick work of it. Several cake combs have textured edges as well as a smooth edge for a variety of buttercream patterns.
Metal spatulas are narrow and long and come in several different sizes and two different basic styles. Larger metal spatulas are used for smoothing the frosting on the top of the cake, cleaning up edges, and lifting the cake off the board or stand. Smaller spatulas are used for detail work, smoothing out smaller portions of frosting, and picking up or placing decorative features on the cake.
Metal spatulas come both flat and offset. Try out both and see which style is more comfortable to hold while you work.
Making an even buttercream frosting is the first skill to master when beginning cake decorating as a foundation for building the rest of the cake design. Instead of buttercream decorations, you may choose to wrap your cake in fondant for sculptural, pristinely smooth, or hand-painted finishes.
It then gets smoothed out with a smoothing tool that helps get rid of air bubbles and fits the fondant over every curve and into every crease of the cake. Hand tools that help shape, slice, and texturize both fondant and gum paste are used to make figurines and floral decorations for your cakes.
Cutters are available to easily create multiple petal shapes in large quantities. For those who plan to use fondant often, there are plastic mats and rolling pins to make sheeting fondant easier. Many of the tools included in your cake decorating tool kit will last you for years to come, including the piping tips, spatulas, and couplers.
Things like piping bags, cupcake liners, and any edible decorations are generally one-time use tools. Replacements can often be found at grocery stores, as well as craft stores and, of course, cake and baking supply stores and online. There are options for those interested in a more sustainable toolkit for multi-use versions of these tools. Disposable piping bags are convenient and make multi-frosting colors in a single project easy to handle, but polyester and silicone piping bags can be washed and reused many times with less waste.
These reusable bags come in a variety of sizes and can also be used with couplers. Disposable paper baking cups can also be replaced with silicone cupcake liners for multiple uses. The silicone liners are brightly colored and help make your cupcakes look picture-perfect, but may not all come back to you if taken to a party or accidentally tossed in the trash after use.
Many tools come in both plastic and metal choices, with the plastic tools typically being the less expensive option. Both metal and plastic piping tips will last you years if washed and stored properly, but each have their different advantages. Metal tips provide a sharper and cleaner piping pattern and usually come in a larger range of sizes and styles. If stored improperly, the tips or round body may be bent, making them slightly more difficult to use.
Plastic tips will not bend easily, but often do not provide a crisp professional-looking piping pattern. Their sizes and styles are limited. Spatulas and fondant hand tools also come in both metal and plastic choices. Metal or wood hand tools will last much longer than their plastic counterparts, but can be slightly heavier to use compared to the nearly weightless feeling of plastic hand tools.
Some plastic fondant and gum paste tools also come in a wider variety of shapes to help you mold and texturize your projects. While not absolutely necessary, there are a few more tools that will make your cake decorating projects easier and more enjoyable. A cake leveler is useful for those just starting out building cakes or for bakers who want a precision slice every time. While professional bakers use long serrated knives to slice their cakes into even layers, it takes practice to remove a cake top in one even motion by eye alone.
You simply pull the wire through your cake for a smooth, clean cut, which helps you to build your cake without the hassle of uneven layers. A cake turntable will save you the stress of working around the sides of your cake, as the platter rotates on top of the stand bringing every side of the cake to you.
Used in conjunction with a cake comb, you can have perfectly frosted cakes in minutes. Your hands and arms will thank you for saving them the extra stretching. While some people build their cakes directly on a turntable, most people build their cakes on a cake board placed on the turntable.
A cake board is a circular piece of cardboard or foam, sometimes coated or covered with a colorful foil, that makes it easy to pick up and transport your cake with a little more support.
A piping bag stand, like the Wilton Cake Decorating Bag Holder, will keep your work area tidy and your different frostings all in one place to streamline your project. A kit that comes with a piping and frosting guide can also be helpful. Most common cake decorating tools are inexpensive individually but can add up quickly when buying dozens of items at a time. Larger kits like the Wilton Ultimate Cake Decorating Tools Set save you shopping time and money since all of those tools sold individually would likely cost more than the bundled price.
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