Easy Cake Decorating Ideas

Find out how to pipe icing on cupcakes, make sure your cake’s icing is nice and smooth, and find inspiration for adding the final touches to your wonderful baking creations.

How to Ice a Cake Smoothly

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Easy Cake Decorating Ideas & Tips

Make your Betty Crocker™ cakes extra special with our easy cake decorating ideas. Find out how to pipe icing on cupcakes, make sure your cake’s icing is nice and smooth, and find inspiration for adding the final touches to your wonderful baking creations. Don’t be afraid to get creative with different colours, textures, and flavours!

Decoration Tips

Edible Flowers for Cakes

Edible Flowers for Cakes
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
Add a gorgeous finishing touch to your cakes by topping them with edible flowers such as pansies, peonies and roses. Fresh and floral, your cakes will look pretty as a picture!
Ribbons on Cake

Ribbons on Cake
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
It’s the finishing touches that really make your cake special and adding a ribbon around your cake always looks gorgeous! Use dots of icing to help fix it in place and then tie in a pretty bow.
How to Bake a Birthday Cake

How to Bake a Birthday Cake
There’s no better way to celebrate a birthday than with a homemade birthday cake! Get Betty’s tips and tricks for baking success every time.
How to Make Sugar Paste Roses

How to Make Sugar Paste Roses
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
How to make beautiful sugar paste roses to decorate your cakes and cupcakes!
How To Pipe Icing

How To Pipe Icing
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
Piping doesn’t have to be difficult and is a lovely way to personalise your creations. To create pretty piping dots, fit a small food bag with a small writing tip, and fill with icing. Hold it at a 90° angle above the cake or biscuit and gently squeeze the bag, keeping the tip down, until the dot forms. If it leaves a small ‘tail’ at the top of the dot when you lift the tip up, gently smooth it with your finger dipped in icing sugar. To create lovely lettering, fill a piping bag with thinned icing for a smoother flow. Hold the tip at a 45° angle to the cake or biscuit and then lift slightly and squeeze slowly to form your message. Happy piping!
Icing Spatula

Icing Spatula
Every girl needs a small metal spatula or palette knife in her kitchen – they are perfect for spreading cake mix and icing! Just remember to dip your spatula in hot water before using to keep the mixture from sticking.
How to Perfectly Ice a Cake

How to Perfectly Ice a Cake
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
Learn how to perfectly ice a cake with Betty Crocker™.
How to Colour Icing

How to Colour Icing
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
Learn how to colour your icing with Betty Crocker™.
Whoopie Pie Filling

Whoopie Pie Filling
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
Dress your whoopie to impress by filling a piping bag with icing and neatly spread some icing on top of your pies before adding some sprinkles. Gorgeous!
Whoopie Pie Filling

Whoopie Pie Filling
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
For a perfectly neat filling, put the fluffy whoopie filling into a piping bag and neatly squeeze equal amounts in the centre of your pies. Then press the tops gently for a polished result!
How to Ice Cupcakes

How to Ice Cupcakes
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
Learn how to ice cupcakes with Betty Crocker™.
How to Make Strawberry Roses

How to Make Strawberry Roses
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
How to make lovely Strawberry Blossoms…
Icing Cake on a Plate

Icing Cake on a Plate
Out-smart the cleverest baker with this cheeky tip. To avoid making a mess of your pretty plate when icing, place a small sheet of baking paper underneath the cake. When finished icing, gently pull out the paper for a drip-free plate. Beautiful!
Wait Until Your Cake is Cool Before Icing

Wait Until Your Cake is Cool Before Icing
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
Learn about why it’s important to wait until your cake is cool before you ice it with Betty Crocker™.
How to Pipe Icing on Cupcakes

How to Pipe Icing on Cupcakes
- Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
How to ice your cupcake with a perfect cupcake swirl…

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