Can anyone suggest the best tip to use for making flames out of buttercream on cupcakes? I am going to try using 2 different colors of icing inside my icing bag to achieve the flame look in the frosting, then I will be placing a chocolate Star Wars logo on each cupcake.

I have read on here that the best way to get the 2 color effect is to separate the colors in saran wrap inside the bag, so that is what I am going to try.

Thanks for any help!

Well, I'm sorry I don't know about what tips to use, but, I did make flames recently on the sides of a cake just using a pointy tipped spatula. First I dipped the tip of the spatula in one color icing (red or yellow) and pulled it in an upward motion. Then I did the other color. They mixed in spots, creating orange, and it looked pretty good.

Hopefully someone will have the correct answer for you about the tips.

I just used a star tip with mine.

Messy Baker:

I looked at your photos and really like the Darth Vader cake you made. This order also has a cake with it and I may just use your idea if that's O.K. How did you do the Darth Vader?

O.K.--thanks so much! I did go through the galleries and had pretty much decided on Darth Vader.

I was thinking to cut him out of MMF and pipe the details on him. Now I am wondering if I can just use cocoa powder for part of the powdered sugar to get a dark colored MMF so I don't have to use so much black coloring...

Do you use Americolor? I highly recommend it! It really doesn't take much of the Super Black at all.

I use the leaf tip #352 for flames

Definitely use a leaf tip......I think this is one place where the Wilton leaf tips is best - depending on the size of the flames it can be any between 65 & 70.