Piping Multicoloured Buttercream Swirls
Let’s be honest…..kids LOVE colour!
Hec….Adults love colour!
But colour can get messy….so there is nothing better than a quick, easy and efficient way to pipe clean and colourful swirls.
I LOVE this method. You just need a bit of cellophane (saran wrap) and a piping bag and nozzle and you’re good to go.
I know….I know….you want to know why I don’t use loads of piping bags. Well first of all…that gets costly…but more importantly it gets very hard to pipe. Once you are up to 3 or 4 colours you just can’t get the pressure you need and your wrist will drop off! Try it if you want….but don’t come crying to me if you are missing a wrist and have sloppy swirls.
And whilst I’m getting all bossy on you…don’t go using a fancy, complicated buttercream if you haven’t piped before. Start with a simple basic recipe so you know what consistency works….there’s plenty of time to play with the big boys later.
If you want to get to grips with the easiest of buttercream recipes….you can make a start here: http://www.rosiecakediva.com/2015/simple-buttercream/
So here’s how:
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- 1. Lay out a sheet of cellophane and place your first batch of coloured buttercream in the centre.
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- 2. Roll the cellophane around the buttercream to form a sausage.
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- 3. Gently coax the buttercream into a longer shape and cut one end neatly making sure that the buttercream squeezes out.
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- 4. Repeat with 2 or 3 further colours.
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- 5. Assemble all the ‘sausages’ together and insert into your piping bag fitted with your piping tip. I’ve used a Wilton 1M
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- 6. Tease all the colours down with your hand to start the flow and …..pipe away.
That’s it. Easy Peasy!
Have a go….show me what you make…..
and if you want to see this method in action….you’ll find my video tutorial here:
