Which Cake Decorating Equipment Should You Buy if You Are Serious About Decorating Cakes?

By Maria Campbell

You need the right kind of cake decorating equipment to perfect your cake decorating skills. Paddles and icing smoothers are some of the essential cake decorating equipment.They come in handy especially if you are decorating a cake with various kinds of frostings and icing.

If your cake decoration requires a lot of fondant and marzipan use, rolling pin is indispensable. They are available in wood, plastic and marble. The marble rolling pin that is heavy and long is a great choice for rolling out fondant and provides better result than the plastic or wood rolling pin.

How ever plastic is the best choice when it comes to rolling mat. It provides the non stick surface for your fondant or marzipan and this ensures the smooth finish. It is also easier to clean and store.

A good turn table is something you have to have. It is very useful when you are splitting the cake or piping the decorative icing. Invest in a quality, heavy-duty turn table. The light-weight turn tables tilt when you are working with large, heavy cakes.

You can not imagine decorating a cake without the spatula or the palette knife. Metal spatulas are the choice of professional bakers.

If you want to decorate your cake with icing shells, scrolls or snail trails a piping set with various sized nozzles could be your best choice of cake decorating equipment.

Fine paint brushes are the important cake decorating equipment if, flowers are the theme of your cake. You can create natural looking gum paste flowers and use the fine brush and food coloring to add your creative touches .The broad brushes are used to clear the work surface.

Other cake decorating equipment you might need are- the flower nails, silver pins, food coloring and decorator tips. All the cake decorating equipments are affordable and available at a local cake supplies store as well in on-line stores. - 30289

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