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 […]
