Let Your Cake Stand Out with Cool Cake Decorating Ideas

I am always in search of different cake decorating conccake decorating ideasepts. I scour for attractive photos of cake patterns in the Internet and try to do some innovation. I read and test recipes in food magazines. This is how I get some motivation. No surprise people ask me where I get such ideas.

Well, I always tell them that Im just being artistic, which is just only half-truth. Or I may just simply give them a few easy steps like youre about to read now.

There are many sources of cake decorating concepts, even from the cake experts. Just add your own twist with what theyve already made.

But do you panic over how to decorate a cake when the vision of a blank butter cream canvas is stimulating nothing but a case of cake decorators block?

All seems to have that problem. And its all part of your development. That was my situation before. I just look for good photos over the Internet as well join in forums so I can get excellent hints and tricks from other cake decorators all over the world.

Mind you, youll be overwhelmed by lots of unique concepts people have on cake decorating. These are hints from people who have been in the business for a good long time. And you can get all the answers to your questions in the Internet.

Here is a cake decorating idea that is entirely one of a kind. Hopefully, along the way, youll get the motivation that you need and you get to produce your own unique cake decorating concepts.

Cool Cake Decorating Idea: Fast Cookie Cutter Patterns

Here, well use a star-shaped cookie cutter. Perhaps youre creating a Fourth of July cake or a baby shower cake with a Twinkle Little Star childrens theme. Another cake that uses stars would be a Congratulations cake. But if you have other ideas or designs, you are free to choose other cookie cutter shapes. Heres how it works.

1. Lightly press a star-shaped cookie cutter into the even (crusted) icing, producing an impression. 2. Fill your icing bag and fit with a round tip. 3. Draw, with your icing, the outline of each of the stars. 4. Finally, fill in your stars with one of the following: a. Create sparkling stars with glittering coloring dust. b. Use icing gel. c. Decorate the layers with silver beads. d. Piped stars. You can use different colors for a Fourth of July cake. e. Think of some more.

You can scout for a good collection of cookie cutters in stores such as Michaels or at Wiltons. You may also visit kitchen specialty stores within your area.

When you look for cake decorating ideas, also consider your whole cake design ideas, which will often determine what kind of decorations youll want to make use of.

Finally heres that cake decorating idea: Use a stencil or paper snowflake and some confectioners (powdered) sugar for a quick decoration on a dark cake, like fruitcake, chocolate pound cake, or gingerbread cake. Stencils are also fun for holiday and seasonal cakes. Or for just an old-fashioned and pretty design, use a lacy (and clean) doily for your stencil.