Tuesday 9 October 2012

Discount Cake Decorating Supplies And How They Need To Be Used

By Leigh Bean


There are quite a few questions that come into our minds when we think of purchasing discount cake decorating supplies. Questions regarding which supplies are necessary and which would be sheer waste of money keep popping into your head. In this confusion, there is a fair chance that you might end up purchasing all the wrong supplies. Therefore, here is a list of basic cake decoration supplies, which you must have.

Cake pans are an essential part of all baking and decorating sessions. Instead of purchasing baking pans of the top brands like Silverwood, Fat Daddios, Invicta or Wilton, get a few basic ones at first. After using these for sometime, you can easily purchase the more intricate ones. You must also purchase smoothers, to be able to smoothen the fondant and give your item that perfect appearance.

For perfect decorations of your cake, you need to have rolling pins also. Long ones are highly preferred, for the fact that they allow you to roll your fondant up in it before transferring it on to the cakes. For plain decoration purposes, it is best to get shorter or smaller ones. You can purchase them according to your liking in both non-stick and wood.

To apply butter cream frosting easily over your cakes, it is best for you to use angled spatulas. This is surely going to give your baked item that smoothed out appearance. To do away with excessive fondant, all that you need to use is a pizza cutter. For those who are interested in placing figures, models and heaps of flowers over their cakes, a number of modelling tools are available these days.

Cakes look far more appealing when they have flowers placed on them. So, to be able to make flowers, you need to have a petal pad of firm foam. These are specifically useful when you use a ball tool. Purchasing petite spatulas should also be on your list when you head out to buy these patisserie decorating tools. But if you do not wish to use them, than a small knife would be just fine.

You might also be interested in purchasing couplers, piping bags and some tips. These are pretty much necessary for the decoration of the cakes. For starters, it is best for you to get star, round and leaf shaped ones.

Colors and dust have the potential to give your cakes that vibrant, colorful appearance. There are a number of paste/gel colors on the market these days and they are offered by some of the top brands. Before getting down to using them professionally, practice your hand at starter color kits.

Dusts are available in every imaginable color, so make sure that you get some for your cakes. White pearl lustre and a couple plain dusts are perfect for starters and lovely appetizers. You must also get a rose cutter while shopping for discount cake decorating supplies to be able to carve out that perfect rose to be placed on your cakes.




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