Have you ever wanted to decorate a cake? Decorating a cake does not mean it has to be an elaborate wedding cake or a cake for a special occasion. Your cake can be a birthday cake, or simply a cake that you enjoy eating with friends over a weekend party. There is no limit to how great or creative a cake decoration can be, yet sometimes the simplest cakes can be the most tasty. It's also say to say that cakes without the frosting and colorful flowers are not always as appealing to eat as the more embellished or finely decorated ones. So, in order to jazz up a cake with frosting, whipped cream, and flowers, you must add the icing and frostings on the cake to make this delicious dessert even more tasty. A well decorated cake is not only sweet, it's also an artistic creation. So, next time you bake a cake, this guide will assist you with the most important parts of decorating it, to putting the icing on the cake. Please read on to learn how to take your cake to the next level and decorate your cake just the way you like it for any occasion.

• 1. Don't overfill the bag. Use only 1/2 a cup of icing in the bag.

• 2. If you use frosting, use it sparingly

• 3. You might want to use marzipan instead of whipped cream

In order to make beautiful flowers out of frosting for your cake, you'll first need to find a star-shaped tip for your decorating bag. Grab the bag with both hands, with your dominant hand squeezing, and use your other hand to guide the bag near the tip. Hold the bag at a 90-degree angle, making sure the tip of the of the bag 1/4 of an inch above the cake's surface. Gently squeeze the bag in order to create a star, then stop and pull the tip up and away from the cake. If you would like to make a flower, then place an extra dot of frosting on the cake for the middle of the flower.

For the leaves of the flower use green icing and draw the leaves with the pointy side, facing the leaf downwards using the V-shaped tip for the bag. Lift the tip of the decorating bag to make a leaf stick up and give the leaf a more realistic look.

Use the star tip to add decorative piping to your cake and create a roping effect. To create an overlapping leaves use the leaf tip and apply colored icing to the edges of the cake by holding the bag at a 75 degree angle. Make sure the top and bottom of the cake match each other to provide a nicely decorated, and finished look to the cake.

To add writing on the cake choose a writing tip for your decorating bag. Make sure you hold the bag at a 45 degree angle, and barely touch the cake with the tip. Keeping your arm steady, use your entire arm (not just your wrist) to smoothly write something like, "Happy Birthday" or any message you would like to add to the cake. Each word should consist of one string of frosting for consistency and to keep it neat. When you're finished writing the word, discontinue squeezing the bag and lift the tip right up from the cake.

You can add edible flowers to your cake to decorate it even further. Flowers that are grown organically in your garden or purchased from the store work great. Sparingly take a few flowers or rose petals and scatter them on the top and sides of the cake. Sweet flowers such as rose petals and pansies work great.

You may want to try using marzipan instead of frosting or whipped cream. Marzipan is an almond based confection that is found in many grocery stores or gourmet bake shops. With it you can form shapes and use food coloring, or cookie cutters to improve the design of your cake.

Finish off the decorating of your cake by adding some powder or dust to the top and sides of the cake. You can use ground nuts, chocolate flakes, unsweetened cocoa powder, sprinkles, powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar to add a little decoration as well flavor to the cake. To dust the cake use a sifter or by spooning the topping onto the cake through a sieve.

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