How To Pipe Icing Flowers?

In this buttercream tulip cake tutorial, you will learn how to create beautiful, yet simple, buttercream flowers. The process involves preparing the frosting and coloring it with gel food coloring while cupcakes are baking and cooling. Holding the piping bag at a 45-degree angle, gently squeeze the bag until the icing comes out and pull away. Pipe flowers all around the cupcake until it’s completely covered. Fill a piping bag with green icing and attach Tip 352.

In this step-by-step guide, you will learn about the supplies needed, how to prepare the icing, how to attach the round piping tip, and how to pipe the tulip petals. You can use Russian piping tips/nozzles to create intricate details in piping tulips.

To pipe tulips, place the wrapped frosting log into a piping bag fitted with a large piping tip (such as a Russian piping tip). Pipe a small amount of frosting onto a clean surface until all colors come out. Hold the piping bag just above the surface, squeeze, and the buttercream will come down to make contact with the cake. Finish by pulling up without squeezing.

You can use a single color of icing or create a “marbling” effect by scooping 2 or 3 different colors of frostings together in the same piping bag. Attach a flower square to the flower nail with a dot of icing and pipe a small, flat mound of icing onto the nail. This buttercream tulip cake tutorial is a beautiful yet surprisingly simple piping technique that will add a touch of elegance to your spring flower cakes and floral cupcakes.