Russian Piping Tips Guide - a guide on how to use these fun tips, where to get them, which buttercream to use and how to color it plus video.
What are Russian Piping Tips? Russian piping tips are large piping tips with flat ends that have several openings. The openings come in different patterns and produce a full flower when you pipe. Which type of icing is best for Russian piping tips? In order to get nicely defined flowers, you’ll want to use a medium to stiff consistency icing. I like Italian meringue buttercream, but you could also use Swiss meringue buttercream or American buttercream. The temperature of your icing is also important, because temperature affects consistency. I found that working with IMBC, I had to keep the buttercream fairly cool to get crisp flowers. After handling my piping bag for a while, the buttercream warmed up and made piping the flowers a lot harder. To prevent your buttercream from getting too warm, try working with small batches. You can always refill your piping bag with fresh, cooler frosting. If all of your buttercream is too soft, place it in the fridge for 5 minutes, then mix again until smooth. Repeat as necessary until you get to the right consistency. Piping Bags and Couplers Because Russian piping tips are so big, I think it’s easier to work with a […]
Learn how to take your buttercream flower game up a notch in no time with this fun, easy tutorial using Russian piping tips!
The perfect buttercream frosting for making flowers with Russian piping tips and a delicious chocolate ganache to pair with it! Great for topping any cake.
Flowers A little 6'' cake I made as I was trying my new russian piping tips for the first time
spring cupcakes 🧁 I love to use Russian piping tips for my cupcakes. They make extraordinary results. Have you tried it before? #cupcake #cupcakes #cupcakesofinstagram #cupcakedecorating...
One of my favourite things is finding new piping tips to use when piping my cupcakes, as I think the perfect nozzle can transform your buttercream into something beautiful. The Russian piping tips are a great way to pipe flowers and decorative designs very easily (although I have found a lot of practice and patience […]