Cake Decorating Books

Here’s one that not all the cake decorating books will tell you: Handwriting can be difficult

Here’s some tips on how to make it much, much easier

- Use a Writing Tip

While this seams like common sense, not everybody does this.

Not any tip will do, you need something nimble and agile.

The writing tip is perfect for this – it gives you flexibility and also the ability to write in the proper letters.

Having a proper set of tips is invaluable to the cake decorator – even from the perspective of if seeing a new idea in your cake decorating books and want to try it, you can avoid having to go to the store or pause your work.

- Write in BIG letters

Big letters are easier to fashion than small ones.

Remember that the icing drops slightly behind where you put it – therefore small letters are mistake prone.

Do not try to connect letters or words, and write upright. Slanted writing can be hard to see from a viewer perspective.

- If you do make a mistake

Mistakes are bound to happen. If they do, simply finish your piece, then freeze your cake.

Once the cake is frozen, you can take off any decoration errors with a toothpick.

Make sure the cake is frozen enough, otherwise the icing will smear.

Look through your cake decorating books for other handwriting tips – also look for how writing letters different ways affects your cake – you’ll be an expert with this in no time!