What Would You Give A New Cake Decorator?????
Decorating By shdvl Updated 2 Feb 2017 , 8:51pm by JustOneMoreCake
I am sending my daughter a birthday package. Besides her present I sending some cake stuff so she can make her own cake. I want to know the tools you would give a new decorator. My daughter has little to no supplies but she has worked with me on cakes for years. I need to send a set of cake pans also but that's not what I am asking for help with. Those simple tools that helps a lot.
- a turntable --
- a block of foam with a pearl head pin in it to be kept out and handy to remove little specks, bust bubbles, unjam piping tips, correct mis-pipes etc. --
- a sleeve of 16 oz deli containers and lids to mix colors and store 10,000 different things in or at least a half dozen plastic cereal bowls and extra spoons to mix colors with --
- a couple large plastic rectangular containers with nice lids that could hold several batches of icing or filling or cookies or cupcakes in process and needing to be kept securely --
- a timer
- cake circles, boxes, cupcake wrappers, paper lace doilies, parchment
what a sweet and thoughtful gift
i would also send:
- a large deep stainless steel bowl so she could make a double boiler out of it for meringue icings
- several whips and several spoontulas, scrapers
- several sets of measuring cups including the glass ones that can go up as high as 8 or 16 cups -- measuring spoons
- a scale
- a pretty shiny colorful kitchen aid stand mixer
but obviously these would be things to send over a period of time :)
:)
a gift certificate for an mri to get her head examined as to why she wants to be, or continue to be a cake decorator -- hahahahaha jk jk jk jk jk jk sorta hahahahahaha :)
just being silly
- sifter
- racks
- rimless cookie sheet for lifting torted layers
I second and third the motion on a turntable. A good turntable is an essential tool.
Of yes! the turntable. I did 99% of my work using only a small off-set spatula so include 2 of those:) I am a book person......any and every book on decorating you can find on the market :) Some of those OLD books have some wonderful idea that can be adapted to more modern looks if she is artistic at all. As K8 said, cooling racks - especially one large one that will hold a 12x18 cake. Usually that was big enough for me to turn out even my 16" rounds. In fact I still hav e one and do little actual baking now :)
I find my torting tool invaluable for even layers. I just have the inexpensive one that's basically wire on a frame but I've had it for 10+ years and still works fine. A metal bench scraper that can be heated for smoothing sides. Parchment and cardboard rounds. A kitchen scale. Roll of parchment paper. Second the deli containers but in quart size - perfect to put a pastry bag into and fill from there.
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