![\"Cupcakes](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-13-1.jpg\")
\nHow to use Russian piping tips<\/h2>\n![\"Ateco](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tips-with-numbers.jpg\")
\nWhat You Need<\/h3>\n\n- Ateco Russian\u00a0Flower Piping Tip Set<\/li>\n
- Piping bags<\/li>\n
- Buttercream<\/li>\n
- Gel colors<\/li>\n
- Small icing spatula<\/li>\n
- Toothpick or skewer (optional)<\/li>\n
- Leaf tip (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
1. Fill Your Bag<\/h3>\n![\"Prepping](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Unknown.jpeg\")
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Fit your piping bag with a Russian tip, and fill the bag with buttercream. Apply pressure to the bag until buttercream starts\u00a0poking through all of the openings. Wipe the tip of the nozzle clean before starting your design.<\/p>\n
2. Pipe a Flower<\/h3>\n![\"Piping](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-19.jpg\")
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Hold the flat end of the tip just above the surface you want to pipe on. Apply steady pressure to the piping bag while pulling directly up, as straight as you can.<\/p>\n
Release pressure when you’re three-quarters of the way done with your petal. Continue to pull the piping bag up until the buttercream separates from the tip.<\/p>\n![\"Finished](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-23.jpg\")
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Keep all of your movements slow and steady, so the petals and centers don’t smush together.<\/p>\n
If you play around with these tips and find that you prefer the look of shorter\u00a0flowers, you’re in luck: Shorter flowers tend to be easier to pipe (at least for some).<\/p>\n
For most of the flowers in this post, we applied pressure for a quick count of two and then released and pulled away. For others, we applied pressure to the bag for a count of three before releasing and pulling away.<\/p>\n
3. Pipe More Flowers<\/h3>\n![\"Cluster](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-26.jpg\")
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Continue piping flowers to fill in the rest of the area you’re decorating, repeating the piping process described\u00a0in Step 2.\u00a0Cluster flowers as closely together as possible, to avoid letting the cake or the crumb-coat below the frosting show through.\u00a0Position the nozzle so that the side edge slightly touches the petals of the flower before it.<\/p>\n
4. Add Leaves<\/h3>\n
Here we’ve used a size 366 leaf tip, but you can get the same look by cutting a V-shaped notch into the tip of a piping bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Piping](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-6.jpg\")
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Fill a piping bag fitted with the leaf tip with green buttercream. Hold the bag less than 1\/4 inch above where you want the leaf to be. Position the tip so that it looks like a little mouth about to gobble up one of your buttercream flowers.<\/p>\n![\"Finishing](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-8.jpg\")
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Apply pressure to the bag. Once the buttercream makes contact with the surface piping, release pressure and pull the bag away. Repeat to fill in any empty spaces.<\/p>\n
How to Add Extra Color<\/h2>\n
To create a variegated and lifelike look to your flowers, layer different shades of colored buttercream in your piping bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1. Line the Piping Bag with Green Frosting<\/h3>\n![\"Adding](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-35.jpg\")
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Use a small icing spatula to smear thin lines of green buttercream on the inside of your piping bag. Make sure to spread the color all the way to the base of the tip.<\/p>\n
2. Add a Layer of the Petal Color<\/h3>\n![\"Spreading](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-36.jpg\")
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Cover the sides of the piping bag with a thicker layer of the petal color. Leave a dime-sized opening through the center all the way to the base of the tip.<\/p>\n
3. Add Color for the Center Flower<\/h3>\n![\"Filling](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-37.jpg\")
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Fill in the center with yellow buttercream. Use a small icing spatula or a piping bag with a small opening \u2014 whichever is easier for you.<\/p>\n
4. Pipe<\/h3>\n![\"Variegated](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-39.jpg\")
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Pipe flowers using the\u00a0same method as in Step 2\u00a0from the earlier tutorial. The colors will subtly change as you pipe, adding to the realistic look of your flowers. Add in any additional leaves or filler as desired.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Finished](\"https:\/\/d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net\/craft\/content\/uploads\/a\/general\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/russian-tips-42.jpg\")
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All images via Erin Bakes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Everyone’s talking about these floral piping tips, and now you can learn to use them!<\/p>\n
- \n
- Ateco Russian\u00a0Flower Piping Tip Set<\/li>\n
- Piping bags<\/li>\n
- Buttercream<\/li>\n
- Gel colors<\/li>\n
- Small icing spatula<\/li>\n
- Toothpick or skewer (optional)<\/li>\n
- Leaf tip (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
1. Fill Your Bag<\/h3>\n
\nFit your piping bag with a Russian tip, and fill the bag with buttercream. Apply pressure to the bag until buttercream starts\u00a0poking through all of the openings. Wipe the tip of the nozzle clean before starting your design.<\/p>\n
2. Pipe a Flower<\/h3>\n
\nHold the flat end of the tip just above the surface you want to pipe on. Apply steady pressure to the piping bag while pulling directly up, as straight as you can.<\/p>\n
Release pressure when you’re three-quarters of the way done with your petal. Continue to pull the piping bag up until the buttercream separates from the tip.<\/p>\n
\nKeep all of your movements slow and steady, so the petals and centers don’t smush together.<\/p>\n
If you play around with these tips and find that you prefer the look of shorter\u00a0flowers, you’re in luck: Shorter flowers tend to be easier to pipe (at least for some).<\/p>\n
For most of the flowers in this post, we applied pressure for a quick count of two and then released and pulled away. For others, we applied pressure to the bag for a count of three before releasing and pulling away.<\/p>\n
3. Pipe More Flowers<\/h3>\n
\nContinue piping flowers to fill in the rest of the area you’re decorating, repeating the piping process described\u00a0in Step 2.\u00a0Cluster flowers as closely together as possible, to avoid letting the cake or the crumb-coat below the frosting show through.\u00a0Position the nozzle so that the side edge slightly touches the petals of the flower before it.<\/p>\n
4. Add Leaves<\/h3>\n
Here we’ve used a size 366 leaf tip, but you can get the same look by cutting a V-shaped notch into the tip of a piping bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nFill a piping bag fitted with the leaf tip with green buttercream. Hold the bag less than 1\/4 inch above where you want the leaf to be. Position the tip so that it looks like a little mouth about to gobble up one of your buttercream flowers.<\/p>\n
\nApply pressure to the bag. Once the buttercream makes contact with the surface piping, release pressure and pull the bag away. Repeat to fill in any empty spaces.<\/p>\n
How to Add Extra Color<\/h2>\n
To create a variegated and lifelike look to your flowers, layer different shades of colored buttercream in your piping bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1. Line the Piping Bag with Green Frosting<\/h3>\n
\nUse a small icing spatula to smear thin lines of green buttercream on the inside of your piping bag. Make sure to spread the color all the way to the base of the tip.<\/p>\n
2. Add a Layer of the Petal Color<\/h3>\n
\nCover the sides of the piping bag with a thicker layer of the petal color. Leave a dime-sized opening through the center all the way to the base of the tip.<\/p>\n
3. Add Color for the Center Flower<\/h3>\n
\nFill in the center with yellow buttercream. Use a small icing spatula or a piping bag with a small opening \u2014 whichever is easier for you.<\/p>\n
4. Pipe<\/h3>\n
\nPipe flowers using the\u00a0same method as in Step 2\u00a0from the earlier tutorial. The colors will subtly change as you pipe, adding to the realistic look of your flowers. Add in any additional leaves or filler as desired.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nAll images via Erin Bakes.<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Everyone’s talking about these floral piping tips, and now you can learn to use them!<\/p>\n