How To Create Buttercream Icing Daisies?

This tutorial teaches you how to pipe buttercream flowers using buttercream icing. A buttercream flower is always in style and adds beauty to any cake or cupcake. To make buttercream flower daisies, start by frosting a smooth layer on the top of the cake with an angled icing spatula. Add buttercream to the sides of the cake and glide the icing smoother over them while turning the turntable.

To make buttercream flower daisies with royal icing, fill one piping bag with the frosting and attach the Wilton 104 tip to this bag. Put the remaining frosting into a small piping bag.

In three simple steps, you can make flower centers, pipe flower petals, and attach the flower center to the petals. You don’t need to order custom cupcakes; this tutorial will teach you how to pipe a buttercream daisy so you can make your own confection creations.

There are two ways to pipe a daisy from buttercream frosting: first, reserve about ⅓ Cup of buttercream for piping the daisies, then add 3-5 drops of AmeriColor Egg Yellow (or other color). Pipe a small dab of buttercream onto the cake, then slide your offset spatula under the flower and gently lift it off the parchment paper.