...make My Roses Smooth Without Looking Torn?
Decorating By CarolLee Updated 10 Sep 2010 , 8:30pm by AngelFood4
I seem to get hung up on this. I've bought new tips, changed my buttercream recipe. My roses still turn out looking "torn" on the edges. Any suggestions??
Sounds like your icing could be too dry, or your tip is too smalltry adding liquid and/or use a larger tip. (if you're using a #104, try a #124 instead.)
Or, open up your tip (like Texas Rose suggested).
When I learned how to make roses, I was told to add some of the Wilton ready-to-use decorator icing to my regular buttercream. It definitely worked for me - no more torn edges! I've also heard that adding additional Crisco works too but I haven't tried that.
Mine did that too, open the tip just a little.They still aren't the best , but they're not torn.
Yup, open up that pinched end of the tip a bit, if it still happens, add a little more liquid.
Jennifer
I make mine with Pastry Pride. When I over whip it, they have that "torn" look. You icing is probably too dry, as the other said.
Here are some of the trouble shotting for roses tips I have written up for my students:
Problem: Ruffled/Rough egdes
Cause #1: You are turning your flower nail too fast while not squeezing your bag hard enough. This will cause the icing to pull and stretch thus leaving your roses petals with cracked edges.
Fix: Don't fill your bag so full that you have to struggle to pipe. You will need to squeeze your bag harder as you pipe.
Cause #2: Your icing is too dry.
Solution #2: Test your icing to see if it is too dry. Take a small amount of the stiff butter cream and roll it into a ball. Take that ball and hold it between your thumb and first finger. Squish the ball with your finger and lift away. If the icing did not stick to you at all it is too dry. The perfect icing for roses will feel sticky/tacky to the touch but you will not have a lot of it actually stick to your finger.
If your icing is too dry add about a tablespoon of Crisco to every cup of icing OR about a teaspoon of piping gel. You may need to add more, just depending on your icing, but either will add creaminess to your icing that will help it stick against the base better and pipe smoother.
Here are some of the trouble shotting for roses tips I have written up for my students:
Problem: Ruffled/Rough egdes
Cause #1: You are turning your flower nail too fast while not squeezing your bag hard enough. This will cause the icing to pull and stretch thus leaving your roses petals with cracked edges.
Fix: Don't fill your bag so full that you have to struggle to pipe. You will need to squeeze your bag harder as you pipe.
Cause #2: Your icing is too dry.
Solution #2: Test your icing to see if it is too dry. Take a small amount of the stiff butter cream and roll it into a ball. Take that ball and hold it between your thumb and first finger. Squish the ball with your finger and lift away. If the icing did not stick to you at all it is too dry. The perfect icing for roses will feel sticky/tacky to the touch but you will not have a lot of it actually stick to your finger.
If your icing is too dry add about a tablespoon of Crisco to every cup of icing OR about a teaspoon of piping gel. You may need to add more, just depending on your icing, but either will add creaminess to your icing that will help it stick against the base better and pipe smoother.
Thanks so much TexasSugar!! This certainly helped me!
Adding some piping gel to the BC will help with it not tearing and breaking...works like a charm even when piping out letters. I learned that from a cake instructor.
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