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These 5 piping tips and tricks make piping much less messy! #cakedecorating #cake
Jul 8, 2026
These 5 piping tips and tricks make piping much less messy! #cakedecorating #cake
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Here are five tips and tricks for piping
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on cakes. First of all, let's fit the
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piping tip properly so that it doesn't
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explode out of the bag as you're piping.
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Now the piping tip is sitting snug in
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the piping bag. Next trick, how to fill
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a piping bag. Drop the piping tip side
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down into a glass, fold it over the rim,
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and this will keep the piping bag open
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while you fill it so that you don't get
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buttercream on the outside of the bag,
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which will then get all over your hand
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when you're piping. Spoon the
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buttercream in, and then pinch the ends
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of your piping bag,
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pull them up, push the buttercream down,
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twist it to hold it tight,
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and it's ready to go. If you don't use
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the cup or glass method and just spoon
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your buttercream straight into the bag,
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when you try to squeeze the bag to pipe
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with it, you'll have buttercream all
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over your fingers.
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When you refill a piping bag after it
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runs out, squeeze until the buttercream
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bursts out, which is the air bubble in
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between the old buttercream and the new
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buttercream, and it causes a bit of an
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explosion of buttercream. So, squeeze
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that into your bowl before you start
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piping on your cake. For some styles of
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piping, there will be a join or a seam,
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and you can either try to space these
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out around the cake to hide them or just
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line them all up on top of each other,
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and that will be the back of the cake.
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If you want to pipe specific shapes like
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these swags, use a cookie cutter to give
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yourself guidelines to follow. Follow
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British Girl Bakes for more cake
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decorating tips and tricks.
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