Icing A Cupcake With A Piping Bag. When the bag is about two-thirds full uncuff push the icing down and twist. Fold down the top of the bag over the side of the glass to make a cuff.
With the frosting tip about a half inch above the cupcake squeeze frosting onto the cupcake and allow it to spread outward. This video shows how to assemble a piping bag and place butter cream icing in it. This keeps the top part frosting-free and gives you a surface to scrape frosting from your spatula as you fill.
Keep the frosting tip in place and slightly buried in the frosting.
Ive found that the easiest way to fill a piping bag is to place the bag in a large cup and fold the edges of the bag over the sides of the cup. Heres how to use a Glad bag to make some seriously cute cupcakesMake sure you check out our full post to get more info on how to. Jun 18 2015 - You dont need fancy icing pastry bags to make pretty cupcakes. Insert both bags into a large 16 disposable piping bag fitted with a decorative tip making sure the two bags are aligned by squeezing and twisting the large bag.