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ever tried filling a Piping Bag and
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ended up with buttercream everywhere
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except where you actually wanted it yeah
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me too it used to be a full-on frosting
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disaster until I finally figured out the
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easiest No Mess way to do it today I'm
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showing you my go-to method for filling
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a Piping Bag quickly and cleanly without
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turning my kitchen into a sticky mess
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let's get started first things first
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first I grab a 21in Piping Bag and my
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favorite jumbo metal piping tip I snip
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the tip of the bag with scissors making
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sure the tip fits snugly before pushing
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it firmly into place I double check that
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it's secure because the last thing I
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need is buttercream sneaking out the
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sides instead of through the tip trust
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me buttercream has a mind of its own 1
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minute and everything looks fine and the
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next I'm wearing it on my hands the
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counter and somehow even in my hair now
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for my favorite trick I fold the end of
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the Piping Bag over to keep the edges
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clean then Place one hand underneath for
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support I hold the Piping Bag in one
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hand while scooping buttercream with the
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other by folding the top Edge over my
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hand I create a steady grip that keeps
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the the bag open and makes filling much
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easier this method gives me full control
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so I don't have to wrestle with a floppy
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bag or worry about buttercream sliding
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around while I'm trying to fill
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it I use a rubber spatula to scoop the
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buttercream and transfer it into the
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Piping Bag I press it down as I go to
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prevent air pockets because nothing is
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more frustrating than a giant air bubble
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r winning my perfectly piped frosting
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seriously one minute you're piping a
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perfect swirl in the next a surprise air
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bubble shoots out and your cupcake
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suddenly has a buttercream mustache and
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here's the key I only fill the bag
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halfway I know it's tempting to load it
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up but trust me halfway is the sweet
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spot for the best control when
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decorating too full and suddenly you
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squeezing buttercream out both ends like
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explosion once the bag is filled I lift
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it out and unfold the edges then I twist
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the top tightly to push the buttercream
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down making sure everything is packed in
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securely to keep things extra tidy I use
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a Piping Bag tie this little step keeps
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the buttercream from sneaking out the
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wrong end and saves me from a sticky
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disaster ever had buttercream shoot out
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the wrong end midpipe it's not pretty if
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if the bag is too long I trim off the
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excess of the top so it doesn't get in
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way before I start decorating I press
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the buttercream down toward the tip to
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eliminate any trapped air if you've ever
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had an unexpected air pocket ruin your
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piping you know the struggle
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I keep twisting the top of the bag as I
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go maintaining steady pressure to get a
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buttercream this little trick has saved
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so many of my cakes and cupcakes from
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looking like an accident instead of an
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intentional design and that's it no more
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messy hands no more buttercream
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disasters just a simple
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stressfree way to fill a Piping Bag like
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a pro try this trick next time you
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decorate and let me know how it works
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for you and if you want to put your new
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skill to the test check out my next
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video where I make lemon cupcakes and
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use this buttercream technique see you
