I have seen all these wonderful cupcakes on here and they look so perfect. They have been done using the 1M tip. So, I went out and bought a 1M tip and tried it and mine don't look as good. They look ok, just not as professional as I had hoped. Any tips on this?

mine dont always look professional either....I think its just a matter of practicing and not to hurry too much (though its a fast process)....

What exactly is wrong with them? If you want a nice height to the buttercream, don't make it too stiff and squeeze hard as you make a swirlling motion around the cupcake - it'll resemble a Mr Whippy ice-cream lol!

it would probably help if we could see them...but I have a few pics in my photo gallery of cupcakes....do they look like mine (as I said mine are far from perfect).

i use soft icing i love doing cupcake with hte 1fm they always look so nice

I found that you have to use a very quick motion as you are squeezing your bag with quite a bit of pressure...take a little practice.

Here is a link that might help:

http://www.bakedecoratecelebrate.com/techniques/1mswirl.cfm?cat=9

ok...i have posted a picture in the birthday cake gallery. take a look and give me any feedback on how to improve...thanks