if you kind of twist the bag before you pull away it helps, but i usually have to go back after its crusted and kind of flatten them
Your title cracked me up!!
I am pretty new, but the only answer I have found is to press the "nips" down with a wet finger (sometimes dry works if icing isnt' too sticky)
It doesn't matter how I pipe I still get the "nipples". What I do to combat that is to let it dry a little and then go back with a finger I have dipped in cornstarch. Not too much because you don't want a powdery look.
Best of luck.
same here! Get rid of the nips after they have crusted for a nice "nipless" finish ![]()
thanks for asking...I've been having the same problem!
Sounds to me like you are squeezing as you pull away. Practice so you learn how to stop squeezing before pulling away. Same with making stars - ever end up with stars that look like hershey kisses?
As Claire suggested, you can also use a brush to correct this. Remove excess water by wiping on a paper towel before fixing your dots.
Here's how I do it - sqeeze out the icing keeping the tip what I called "burried" in the dot until you get it to the size you want (let the dot build up around your tip)- then stop squeezing - pull the tip up - but not completely out of the dot. Circle the tip around the top of the dot. No points every time. Hope this helps too. Good luck. ![]()
I have some trouble with this, too, even recessing the tip into the ball and doing the 'c' movement. Recently, I have realized that my icing is probably too thin, but in the meantime, I let them ice and then lightly tap the down with my finger.
Thanks for asking about this....I will practice too! Helen
you squeeze squeeze squeeze and then stop; don't pull away; and swirl on the top without squeezing anymore and then pull after you swirled around and made no nipples!
Raising the heat up in the room you are decorating might help
Would this not cause a meltdown? LMAO ![]()
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