Best icing for bday cake

chaz_alexis, Apr 15, 11:00pm
hi there i was just wondering what the best icing is if you are going to use the piping thing(can't for the life of me think of what they are called at the moment) lol TIA

spotswood, Apr 16, 4:38am
Hi there,you could just use butter cream icing,that will pipe ok.Otherwise you are thinking if royal icing which is a finer type of piping icing.

gardie, Apr 16, 4:40am
Butter icing is more edible (IMO)but doesn't keep as long.Royal icing (egg white and icing sugar) sets very hard but keeps very well.

nauru, Apr 16, 7:13am
Add some glycerine to royal icing when mixing to stop it from going too hard.

tammiraven, Apr 16, 7:50am
Butter icing is yummy

chaz_alexis, Apr 17, 1:28am
ok cool thankyou heaps i was thinking butter icing,but have never piped before so wanted to no if it was easy

gardie, Apr 17, 6:42am
A couple of tips* don't overfill the icing bag * twist the top of it closed and keep hold of the twist with your dominant handand apply pressure using your other hand to help guide it.
I'm sure you will find some youtube videos to give you more 'hands on' assistance.

chaz_alexis, Apr 17, 11:35pm
thankyou heaps