Use this Russian piping tips tutorial to make beautiful buttercream frosting flowers on cakes and cupcakes. Easy cake decorating technique for beginners.
*Thanks you to "It's All Good" for sponsoring today's post so that I can share this Russian piping tips tutorial with all of you.*
Russian piping tips have been gaining popularity for a few years now. I am not surprised because these incredible tips allow you to make the most beautiful flower cupcakes and cakes.
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A single tip allows you to make lots of mini roses. So easy and so pretty! You can even use a combination of tips and colored frostings to make these perfect Spring flower cupcakes.
They are so feminine and elegant. Add height to your cupcakes by piping layers of flowers and leaves on top of one another. The great thing about these tips is that you can get very creative and make abstract flower designs too.
Tips and Techniques
- Use firm consistency of buttercream icing to get the most even flower design. It should hold its shape.
- Practice on wax paper or parchment paper before piping buttercream flowers on cakes and cupcakes.
- To male smaller petals, squeeze you piping bag gently until icing comes out and the quickly pull away for. But, if you want to make longer petals, pull away your icing bag slowly.
- Fill any gaps between the flowers on your cupcake with buttercream leaves, using a basic leaf tip.
- There are so many designs of Russian piping tips. Some of the tips almost look identical but honestly, there are subtle differences, which result in different flower designs.
- Since Russian piping tips are huge in size, you need a large amount of icing to fill in each bag and you also need to use bigger icing bags.
- You can use a single color of icing to make these flowers or create a "marbling" effect by scooping 2 or 3 different colors of frostings together in the same piping bag.
- Russian decorating tips don't have numbers on them. So, you have to remember what tip design will make what kind of flower.
- These tips are easy to clean in a dishwasher.
- Russian piping tips can be purchased online or in the cake decorating aisles at Michaels, Walmart or Hobby Lobby.
The Russian tips set I got from "It's all Good" is so much better than all the other expensive sets I have seen online. Everything comes in a nice gift box that includes 32 items:
- 27 tips (stainless steel and dishwasher safe)
- 1 tri-color coupler (very cool!)
- 1 reusable piping bag and 3 disposable piping bags
- Instruction sheet
Since Russian decorating tips don't have numbers, I took picture of these flower cupcakes and the relevant tips that were used to make them. Keep this guide or chart handy, which should prove to be very helpful. Which piping tip do you want to try first?
Storage
- Refrigerate- Decorated cupcakes can be stored in a covered box for up to 3 days.
- Freeze- Decorated cupcakes cannot be frozen because they will not thaw well. However, cupcakes can be baked in advance and frosting can be prepared in advance and those can be stored separately in sealed containers for up to 1 month. When you are ready to assemble, just bring everything to room temperature and decorate, as per instructions below.
- Room temperature- If the decorated cupcakes don't have a perishable filling, they can be stored in a covered box for up to 24 hours.
Recipe
Russian Piping Tips Tutorial
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Ingredients
- 24 Chocolate cupcakes
- 4-6 cups American buttercream frosting Pink, yellow, blue, green
Instructions
- Bake cupcakes and allow them to cool completely.
- While cupcakes are baking and cooling, prepare the frosting and color it with gel food coloring.
- Hold piping bag at a 45 degree angle. Squeeze the bag gently until icing comes out and then pull away.
- Continue piping flowers all around the cupcake until it's completely covered.
- Fill a piping bag with green icing and attach Tip # 352.
- Fill all gaps between the flowers with little leaves and you are done.
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a covered box in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
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Sherri K Smedley
I found a box of 49 Russian Piping tips at Bargain Hunt for $19.00...I love them but I'm having a hard time with the buttercream it gets too soft. What recipe do you use? If you don't mind me asking.
Abeer Rizvi
This is my favorite frosting recipe to use with these tips: https://cakewhiz.com/american-buttercream-frosting-recipe/
If the frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar to thicken it. If it's too thick, add water or milk to thin it out.
Laura A Maude
I love my Russian piping tips! I find that it's easier to pipe all the flowers on wax paper then put them in the freezer. Once they have hardened I put little dabs of buttercream on top of the cupcakes and place the flowers on top! I then fill in with the leaves. They turn out beautiful!
Abeer Rizvi
That's a brilliant idea! Can't wait to try that myself!
Brooke
Where can I find couplings and bags for the russian tips?
Abeer Rizvi
I got mine from Amazon.
Dawn
The brand Ateco has numbers on theirs, so maybe other companies will follow suit.
Abeer Rizvi
I totally agree with you. Numbers would make this so much easier.