Air Bubbles

Decorating By sweetpea333 Updated 31 Jul 2006 , 12:24am by OCakes

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sweetpea333 Posted 28 Jul 2006 , 10:13pm
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how do you get air bubbles out of buttercream or icing,after you put it into an icing bag? Is there a way to stop this happening so much?
Its a pain when your trying to pipe something then a bubble pops out and spoils it.

thankyou

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ntertayneme Posted 28 Jul 2006 , 10:22pm
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I always squeeze my bag and squirt some of the icing back into the bowl to press out any air in it before I start decorating... I also do this after refilling the bag while decorating too .. HTH icon_smile.gif

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OCakes Posted 28 Jul 2006 , 10:26pm
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I do the same as ntertayneme, and I also squeeze larger air bubbles out the back of the bag. Try "mushing the frosting around" inside the bag too, to look for hidden bubbles. It can be SUCH a pain! =)

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sweetpea333 Posted 30 Jul 2006 , 11:56am
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thankyou for that advice. I appreciate it

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leily Posted 30 Jul 2006 , 11:26pm
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If they are small air bubbles from mixing the frosting... while it is in the bowl smoosh it on the side with a flat spatula to get all those tiny air bubbles out.

If it is larger ones that kinda spurt out the icing I do like the suggested above... I either squeeze out the little bit in the bottom back into the bowl to get to what I just put in the bag, or I squish the air bubble out the top of the bag.

HTH

Leily

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OCakes Posted 31 Jul 2006 , 12:24am
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Mixing the frosting by hand may help. I know the wire whisk will make more bubbles, maybe a paddle will too - but I don't get any when I mix by hand. Annoying, harder, takes longer... but maybe give it a try? Otherwise I have no clue.

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