How To Use Icing Tips Without Coupler

In the US its referred to as fondant and in the UK as sugarpaste but essentially ready to roll is exactly the same pliable cake covering which can also be molded into decorative shapesBeware though in the UK fondant icing sometimes refers to the kind of icing that can be.

How to use icing tips without coupler. Twist on the small part of the coupler to secure. How to use a piping bag without a coupler. If youre using a tip with no coupler I use this method when Im using a larger tip for frosting cupcakes just push the tip into the bag and trim the piping bag so that about half of the tip sticks out.

Place the new tip inside a fresh piping bag. Fitting a Bag with a Tip. And then push the coupler up so that you can cut your piping bag along the line marked earlier.

Simply cut the pastry bag right along the coupler to remove. Fat daddio as large tips made of polycarbonate that have an edge on purpose they dont require couplers. If youre not using a tip at all thats pretty easy.

Be careful not to cut too much of the bag away. But since you are using plastic bags like everyone said just cut a smaller opening and make sure you squeeze the tip in and nothing will shoot out the sides. In this video tutorial viewers will learn about decorating bag basics.

Snip the tip of the corner with a pair of scissors and begin piping. Once cut push the coupler back to the tip of the piping bag. You will put your icing in the corner of the baggie and snip that corner.

If you dont have pastry bags you can use large ziplock plastic baggies. Here is a video of some simple piping techniques. Cut the bag youre using just above the tip.