How To Do Icing With A Plastic Bag

Viewers will learn about the types of decorating bags how to add a coupler to a decorating bag and the proper way to fill a decorating bag with icing.

How to do icing with a plastic bag. Take your Ziploc plastic bag and tape the corner tip of the side you are going to use. Couplers If you are planning to use more than one decorating tip with the same color of icing using a plastic device called a coupler can save you from emptying and reloading new bags. The smaller female piece will used later.

Use a wooden spoon or spatula to pack the icing into the base of the bag and if you roll the top of the bag back on itself you will find this whole process a lot easier and less messy. In this video tutorial viewers will learn about decorating bag basics. They are great for a one-time use.

For this method you are going to use good old plastic. Fill you bag with buttercream buttercream recipes here and twist the top of the bag closed so that when you squeeze the icing it does not come out of the top of the bag. It should be thick enough to hold some shape when piped but not be so firm that it is hard to squeeze out of the bag Zip the bag top closed before you begin otherwise the icing may squeeze out the top.

USING A PIPING BAG. Flip the bag and tap the other side of the corner. Once you have taped your piping bag cut a small hole using your scissors.

Tip s you will need. Place the frosting bag into a tall glass to make it easier to fill. Take a piece of plastic wrap about 8-10 long.

Arabesque Patterned Sponge Cake Shapes. Be careful to keep the frosting inside the bag to avoid a mess. Mark with a marker a 14-inch from where the nozzle ends then remove the nozzle from the bag.