Comments on: russian decorating tips 101

By: valentina

valentina — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 21:09:25 +0000

In reply to Pam Davidson. Good tip!

By: Pam Davidson

Pam Davidson — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:25:16 +0000

In reply to Melodie Otteson. Put a little frosting on the top of the cupcake. The flower will adhere much better.

By: valentina

valentina — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:42:04 +0000

In reply to CATHY HEBEL. Hey Cathy! I don't think you're doing anything wrong... these decorating tips take a lot of frosting! You can definitely double or triple the batch to make it easier so you don't have to remake the frosting every 5 minutes :)

By: CATHY HEBEL

CATHY HEBEL — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:09:17 +0000

love the reciipe but i only got about 9 frosted cupcakes from 2 batches what am i doing wrong

By: valentina

valentina — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:14:32 +0000

In reply to Norma. I live in Texas so it is also very hot here! I wouldn't do all shortening as that will affect the taste. I would recommend half shortening & half butter!

By: Norma

Norma — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:15:14 +0000

Hi, I live in Puerto Rico, is hot, the is not good to use. Can I substitude with shortening

By: valentina

valentina — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:27:30 +0000

In reply to Rachel. Hi Rachel! So your buttercream has to be a medium-firm consistency. If it is too hard then it will not come out of the tip. If it’s too soft then the flowers won’t have any definition. You’ll have to play around with it a bit and add a little extra powdered sugar or milk until it looks right!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 01:43:54 +0000

I keep reading that the buttercream has to be very stiff to work with these piping tips. Is that true?

By: valentina

valentina — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:29:03 +0000

In reply to Margaret Wakley.

Hi Margaret! I have added a lot more vegan recipes to the blog since posting this, and I make dairy-free frosting quite often! I am not familiar with Pure spread but I am guessing it is much like the vegan/dairy-free spreads here in the US. Here is my go-to vegan frosting formula... you can add flavorings and food coloring as needed to make whatever flavor you want!

1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup vegan butter (this would be the sunflower oil spread)
1.5 - 2 cups powdered sugar (see how much you need to get the right consistency)
2-3 tbsp dairy free milk (as needed to get the right consistency)

Beat the shortening and butter together until smooth, then add in the powdered sugar a bit at a time until the frosting is the right thickness. I encourage you to add a bit of the nondairy milk to make it more smooth and easier to pipe. You can then add the flavoring extracts and colors that you want.

Hope this helps! 🙂

By: Margaret Wakley

Margaret Wakley — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:55:01 +0000

Hi Valentina, like many other ladies I was intrigued by these tips, bought them, and now reading up how to use them. I have to make a quantity of cup cakes and I have some dairy free amongst them. I know butter is going to taste best for the frosting to make the flowers but what difference will it make if I use Pure dairy free sunflower oil spread? Would it work? I would be grateful for your comments. I am in the U.K.