Welcome back bakers! Today we have a video tutorail on how to pipe a cabbage rosebud or garden rosebud using decorators frosting. You can also use this technique to just make a closed style rose. I hope you enjoy the video, and if you don’t mind please subscribe to my youtube channel for video updates.
In this video I am using the Wilton 116 rose petal tip. It has a bend to it which allows for the beautiful inward fold of the frosting petals. I have links to the tips in my post for the larger cabbage rose which I’ve linked to in this button.
If you’re wondering why I am using a chinese food container lid as a rose nail, well that’s because I’m scrappy! I don’t have a rose nail large enough to create these big roses so I improvised! Hot glue gun + half a wood skewer + clean quart container lid = large rose nail that cost me $0! It might seem crazy but I always look for ways to avoid spending MORE money on cake supplies. My storage is bursting at the seems with tools.. and so is my Amazon tab.
I do have a recipe for the frosting I am using. it’s a very basic “decorators icing” it’s meant for piping flowers and well, that’s about it. You should never ice your cake in this frosting becuase it is super sugary.. think grocery store cake flowers. If you needed to, you could try to pipe this flower in your standard American buttercream. I would just like to mention I never EVER reccomend American buttercream. I am all about Swiss Merinque Buttercream, nothing compares to the silky smooth texture. If you haven’t tried it yet than I reccomend you check out my video tutorial on it.
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Simple Decorators Frosting
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- Sifter
- rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 ¼ pounds sifter powdered sugar
- 2-3 tbs liquid vanilla coffee creamer I use the individual pods
Instructions
- Mix the shortening and sugar together using the whisk attachement.
- Once combined, add the creamer 1 at a time scrapping down as needed.
- Adjust as needed with more creamer/sugar to achieve the desired texture.
Notes
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