Wilton Open Star Piping Tip #1M

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The most popular piping tips people often get when first starting to pipe cupcakes is the 1M which is an open star tip and the 2D which is a closed star tip, but which one do you use for which swirl? Use a palette knife or gloved fingers to pinch the end of the rosette where the frosting broke away from the piping bag for a cleaner look. Create delicious cupcakes, cake pops, chocolates and more with Wilton's quality baking and cake decorating supplies.

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If it’s your first time frosting a cake and venturing into the world of piping tips, you might face some difficulty visualising how the frosting will look like just from the shape of the tips itself. You can also use a tip brush to get into those little nooks and crevasses of your tips, especially good for cleaning star and drop-flower tips!Using couplers allows you to use one piping tip shared between colors rather than each icing bag needing it’s own piping tip. Due to the high quality brass the tips are dishwasher safe and rust proof for a quick and easy clean up. But just because they’re easy doesn’t mean there aren’t a few tips and tricks to share to make your rosettes the prettiest ever. Your beautiful hands are warm and you do not want this frosting to melt on the last cupcakes, so it is better to fill the bag a few times instead of overfilling it.

Wilton Tips 7 Popular Cupcake Decorating Techniques Using Wilton Tips

and you usually want a softer (less stiff) icing for icing the cake…it will smooth out better for you. You can also create amazing designs by striping your bag with two or three colors of icing, as seen in these Swirl Drop Flower Cupcakes.I took the time to video tape myself using these techniques and I’ll share those two videos below (one for the 1M tip and one for the 6B). The 1M can make straight lines (top), simple kisses, small rosettes, big swirls and s-curves (left to right, middle row) and shells (bottom left). It was stunning and definitely one of those cakes that look like a lot of work but are really rather easy. This Pink and Purple Rosette Cake uses a variety of star tips to cover a sheet cake with colorful rosette flowers.

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PLEASE NOTE: the adage “8 oz = 1 cup” is NOT true when speaking about weight, so don’t be concerned if the measurements don’t fit this formula.

To decorate two tone rosette cupcakes, the most important part is filling up your icing bag correctly. In this practical tutorial I’m going to show you seven of my favorite decorating techniques using two Wilton tips–the 1M and the 6B. A buttercream rosette resembles a rose flower; however, it is much easier and faster to pipe than a buttercream rose.