Newlywedws "frosting Plug/plastic Wrap" Method
Decorating By flayvurdfun Updated 7 Oct 2013 , 4:13am by anabel guzman
Nice, I hate cleaning bags. This is great. Thanks for sharing. 
Cool, I learned the same thing on You Tube and I love it. It makes clean-up a breeze and parchment bags don't burst open on me.
Can you double them in other words can you put two in one bag like doing a stripe effect??
I swear by this method and have been doing it this way for years!!! I will make up at least 3 - 4 of these buttercream inserts to have ready when I'm ready to decorate. I'll even do them in different colors. I keep them totally sealed and I will place them inside a tupperware container or food storage bag and just clip off one end with scissors and drop it in the bag. Then when i've used all the icing up I just pull out the bag by the other end and voila.....toss it away and insert another bag. I've even made small inserts of different colors and dropped them side by side in the same pastry bag to achieve a two toned effect. I make sure to make the inserts the size of my hand, no bigger, so its not so much to have to squeeze. Since I've made lots of inserts I can just drop another one in and keep going. I've even had my family help to make the inserts, especially the white buttercream ones, while I'm busy baking/crumbcoating my cakes. Its a time saver for me.
It looks like you can put more than one in the bag, this is great!!!!
I found this thread last night.
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I tried it this morning...I made an oopsie with the forsting but it was easy to get it out and fix it without having to clean the bag. I'm gonna def try that striping too!! 
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I waste at least an hour cleaning out my bags throughout the decorating process.
Two new methods, awesome! I hate all the clean up and making more than one color in bag with less hassle. I love this site.
Thanks everyone
Wow!! That is a great! Thank you for taking the time to show us! I can't wait to try it
Saw this tip a couple of weeks ago and it came just in time for some NFSC w/RI. I was able to just change plugs and use as many colors as I wanted with just one bag and no-hassle "loading" Just the best ever, along with lining you measuring cup w/plastic wrap before putting the shortening in it and then just pulling it out with no cleaning! I love this site!
Thanks for that little add on about the shortening measuring cup trick! I totally never would've thought of that, such a good idea, I hate trying to scrape all the shortening out and then cleaning up the greasy mess! I bet that would work wonders with peanut butter too... I love making peanut butter pie too. Thanks!
I have been using this method since Newlywed posted it in a thread about the best tip from their instructor. It was great for me, but when I offered a cupcake decorating club for 4th graders at school it was a lifesaver. More than 24 kids were accepted before we said "no more!" One of my friends helped me. We did cupcakes from Hello Cupcake and things ran smooth as glass because I had all the plugs made in advance. Think of 24 kids with several different colors. And yes, this is when you need to knot the end of the plastic, because they can not remember to squeeze from the top.
I also do decorating with my friends little ones, yeah 8 or 9 little guys under seven years old, most of them 3. I just make the plugs tie the plastic, use disposal decorating bags and seal the top of the decorating bag with one of those freezer sealer things. Haven't had an icing explosion yet!
I love decorating, but no one has more fun with it than a 3 year old. If you don't have one of your own-borrow one, unabashed fun, they are just so free and creative!
I also do decorating with my friends little ones, yeah 8 or 9 little guys under seven years old, most of them 3. I just make the plugs tie the plastic, use disposal decorating bags and seal the top of the decorating bag with one of those freezer sealer things. Haven't had an icing explosion yet!
I love decorating, but no one has more fun with it than a 3 year old. If you don't have one of your own-borrow one, unabashed fun, they are just so free and creative!
I love that you decorate with 3 year olds! My son is 3 and is so interested in what I do with cakes. You have inspired me to have some learning sessions with him soon. thanks!
Saw this tip a couple of weeks ago and it came just in time for some NFSC w/RI. I was able to just change plugs and use as many colors as I wanted with just one bag and no-hassle "loading" Just the best ever, along with lining you measuring cup w/plastic wrap before putting the shortening in it and then just pulling it out with no cleaning! I love this site!
You can also spray your measuring cup with pam before you use shorting and it workds especially good on measuring karo syrup. The stuff just slides right on out of there.
Cleaning bags is always the worst!!! Thanks for the photos.
Genius! This is a great tip!!!! Also, I don't have a scale, but I like the tip to use plastic wrap inside the measuring cup or spraying w/cooking spray.
what a great site!!! 
these pics are very helpful in explaining.. so does the pastry bag stay clean?
these pics are very helpful in explaining.. so does the pastry bag stay clean?
Awsome! so using this method, what a time saver
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