Sneaky Tip #7 - Piping Help
Quite a while ago, I bought a cake decorating kit. It came with interchangeable tips and a screw-down adaptor to fit it to a disposable plastic piping bag. Have you looked at how expensive those disposable bags are? Well, I needed multiple colors. I got out the old reusable piping set I got from Mom and then I got out a bunch of freezer zip-top baggies to use with the newer interchangeable set. It's very easy to take scissors, trim off about 1/8 inch from the corner tip of a baggie, add the screw-down adaptor and tip. Then you fill it with frosting and zip it shut. I especially like being able to close the top because I usually have issues keeping the reusable piping bag rolled shut, so when I'm not careful, icing goes out the top and over my hands. Yes, I will admit to being somewhat messy. It happens to the best of us. The zip-top baggie trick also works well if you have really thin icing and need it to write. Just fill baggie with thin icing (or chocolate syru