Cupcake Decorating with
Buttercream Frosting

(Chef Alison McLoughlin - cupcake decorating ideas
- video duration 3.34 minutes - The Culinary Institute of America www.ciachef.edu)

Buttercream Icing Recipe:

For decorating cupcakes:

• 2 Sticks of soft butter
• 4 cups of sifted confectionary sugar
• Keep mixer on low speed
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup of milk or heavy cream
• Mix for 5 minutes

Cake Decorating Tools

Here are a few tools you will need to get you started:

1. Piping bag - you will need at least two piping bags. These flexible bags can be used over and over. They are coated to prevent grease from seeping through.

2. Tips - come in many different designs and sizes, get an assortment of them and play around with them and have some fun and see what kind of designs you can come up with.

3. Spatula - this will help pick up the icing, and you'll be able to easily scoop the icing into the piping bag and not make too much of a mess.
With just a few cake decorating tools and a little bit of practice cup cake decorating design ideas and possibilities are endless.

Cake Decorating Instructions and Pictures

Cake Decorating Design Ideas

Wedding cupcakes are a modern alternative to traditional wedding cakes and serve as an interesting wedding table centerpiece. With cupcake wedding cakes, you'll save time and effort with the cutting and distribution of the cake - not to mention the extra expense of the traditional tiered wedding cake.

These are very simple wedding cake decorating ideas, so try your luck at cupcake decorating. These cake decorating instructions are so easy to follow. The most important thing is to have the right cake decorating tools and the rest is just a little bit of practice and Voila! The perfectly cupcake decorations.