How To Use Plastic Icing Bags

With a spoon or a spatula fill the bag with icing.

How to use plastic icing bags. Spoon in the icing. Maybe wouldnt be so bad using one of the reusable Wilton bags that are made from a different material. Basically you simply put royal icing into neat little plastic wrap pods before putting the pod or bullet into the icing bag.

Lay it out on your counter and dump a generous dollop of your. Not only does this method cut down on cleaning time but also it extends the life of the disposable pastry bags. Also I neglected to use a coupler and so the plastic wrap got all in the way of the star tip and it didnt work.

To make this nozzle you need plastic bottle caps pliers scissors metal skewer and a candle. This is how it would look like. Put frosting in the middle of plastic wrap then roll it up from both ends.

Heat a bottle cap over a candle until it becomes soft and malleable. And then push the coupler up so that you can cut your piping bag along the line marked earlier. Next step is to fit the piping tip.

Next time youre preparing to a frost a cake and need to use a pastry bag grab some cling film first. Once cut push the coupler back to the tip of the piping bag. Like any part of cake decorating this takes practice.

Give the bag a few shakes to help the icing move down towards the point and let any air bubbles rise to the top. Using two hands one near the top to push the icing downwards and one near the opening to guide the icing along hold the opening 12 inch up from the cupcake so that the frosting is not squashed as it comes out. Leave yourself enough empty space at the top to knot clip or tie off with rubber bands.