Plain cake or pie could be more interesting if it is properly decorate. In general cake decoration - it is one of the most important parts in preparation for a special event: a birthday, a graduation, a wedding or even for Christmas. Cakes can be decorated with a variety of figures made of sugar, icing and other edible items.

Ideas for decorations

Decorations for cakes can be simple and elegant or include elements of the ornament, have intricate designs. They can be fun, original and humorous. The only caveat here - it's a fantasy.

Cake Decoration is an art - but it can be mastered by anyone who feels an interest in that work. But, like any other art, decoration of cakes, requires a bit of practice and patience. One of the latest ideas in decorating sweets is the image of the photo on the cake. This is the most complex decorating idea, although many people want to try to put it into practice, and so this kind of design is very large demand.

Tips for decorating cakes

• The idea of ​​cake decorating can be taken based on the time of year, favorite film, photos, or favorite sayings.
• Do not decorate a cake that is completely cooled down. The elements you create can melt due to the heat, and see how your creation is gradually destroyed the newly baked cake - a picture of heartbreaking. Therefore, make sure the cake is completely cool before decorating it.
• If the dough, which is made of cake or pie - fat, do not use extra oil as a lubricant.
• To bake a cake / pie should choose the correct pan and make sure that the temperature sufficient for baking.
• When the layers are covered with glaze, you need to follow in order to "ring" glaze speak at the edge of a half centimeter layer. For the glaze can put fruit or custard.
• The cake can be the boundaries above and below, to the decoration was finished appearance.
• If food colors look pale, you can use glycerin. Because of sunlight the color of the cake may lose their saturation.
• Powdered food coloring are a wonderful element of decoration as retain their color longer.
• If the frosting is too thin, it is advisable to add a little melted chocolate, butter and a little cream.

Sweet cake decorating

Sweet - a thick icing, which traditionally cover the cake. Sweet consists essentially of powdered sugar and gelatin. There are many colors sweet, it is soft, and it is very easy to operate.
  Fondant icing is widely used as a decoration for Christmas pudding. You can use it to make stars, Christmas trees, bells and any other figures, they can be cut out or on the pudding, or separately. Such ornaments are pink, green, yellow, orange, they also have different tastes.

• It is a thin layer of cream-colored glaze.
• Knead sugar paste until until you get the desired consistency.
• Roll out fondant, see that it is not stuck and breaks.
• Lift the weight, so that it is just above the cake.
• The smoother will be based on the fondant on the cake, the easier it will be to get rid of air bubbles.
• Sweet can be painted or give it a tint:
• From fondant blind by a ball. Make sure the form is exactly round.
• Using a toothpick, put colored dots on the ball.
• Then knead the mass as long as it does not become fully colored. In order to achieve the marble effect, roll a ball.

Techniques confectionery decoration

• Burgernoe cake will look just like a hamburger, if vanilla icing to put a little sesame seeds used for biscuits, chocolate layer can be used as meat and yellow icing - to give for the cheese. As the simulation can be used more sauce glaze red What color goes red: beware .
• Cake can be made in the form of tracks, alligator, snake and train.
• Fill keksovye forms no more than a half before baking.
• Prior to this, should not miss the mark keksovye form sticky oil.
• Mix the dough from which to prepare cakes, just slightly, to muffins turned out as a result of air.
• Use the products, the temperature is not lower than room temperature.
• Use a toothpick to make sure that the product is ready to bake in.
• When decorating a cake glaze, use a pastry bag.
• Importantly, in some place to put the cake preparation: if it is warm and moist, do not use whipped cream as they could melt. This should be considered when decorating a wedding cake A wedding cake .
• Creamy Cream - an excellent ingredient that is used for glazing the cake. Cream the cream has an intense color and so he looks good on the wedding cake.
• Currently very popular chocolate cake, which can be decorated with chocolate icing. Cake, made with melted chocolate and cream, can be easily cut, and it will look very impressive. The more expensive the chocolate is, the more the light will have a cake.
• Multi-colored ribbons and lace forms are a major part of cake decorating. On round and square cakes can be surrounded by red, gold or green ribbon, and close it at the end of a nice bow.

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