Baking Supplies Icings and Pastry Decorations Pastry Decorations
Baking is a joyall. Visit any bakery and you will find that there are a great many things that can be baked, savored and indulged in. From delicate cupcakes and meringue pies, to intricate wedding cakes with layers and tiers dripping with icing, to simple home baked fruit pies and cakes, there is a plethora of delicious desserts and delights to get. Making pastry requires a certain amount of skill, talent and a lot of dedication before the perfect, flaky crust is obtained. Once you've successfully produced your pastry, its now time to get down to the fun part, decoration. A cake is most bare without the appropriate decorations.
Types of Pastry Decorations
There are many different types of pastry decorations that are available to the avid baker. These range from simple decorations to high end, luxurious gourmet inspired decorations.
* Fondant is icing that is made from mainly sugar and water, and rolled out into sheet. These are then used to cover cakes and pastries and resembles a smooth, flawless surface upon which other decorations and motifs can be placed on. There are ready made versions of these that are fast and easy to use.
* Color sprays for cakes are also available. These come in a variety of different colors and can be used to decorate the cakes, creating colorful, playful concoctions suitable for children's parties.
* Sugar figurines, usually shaped into figures depending on the occasion, for example Christmas designs for the festive season and so on are also available for decorating purposes. These are easy to use and are great for quick fixes.
* Pearl dust, fine luxurious luminescent dusting can be placed upon your pastries to give them a touch of elegance, great for cocktail parties.
* Sugar sprinkles are so much fun. A great idea for a cupcake party is to have all these sprinkles and pastry decorations available on separate counters so your guests can decorate their own pastries.
* Nuts, cherries and chocolate buttons are not only nutritious and delicious, these make great decorations too.
Pastry Supplies
Before you set about decorating your cakes and pastries, you'll need certain supplies and baking items to help you achieve this goal.
* Piping and cake decorating flutes come in a variety of different designs. These allow for intricate icing decorations on your cakes and pastries with royal icing and butter icing to name a few.
* Ready made puff pastry is yet another convenient commodity to have for busy people. These are easily made into puffs and can be heated up in microwave ovens in a jiffy.
* Pastry bags will help you minimize mess as these come in both linen and disposable plastic versions.
* Pastry brushes are great for painting designs on the surface of your cakes and pastries.
* It goes without saying that you'll require the proper baking tins, trays and pans. Novelty pans come in all kinds of shapes, such as the very popular heart shaped tins suitable for baking Valentine's Day goodies.
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