Contents
Introduction
1
Essential Supplies
Piping Bags, Flower Nails,
Piping Tips, Gel Colors, and
More for Piping Buttercream
Botanicals
2
Getting Started
Buttercream and Cake Recipes
Working with Color, Getting
Acquainted with Piping Tips,
and Piping Exercises
3
The Fundamental Four Techniques
Introducing the Four Go-To
Techniques for Piping Botanicals
Technique One ~ The Blossom
Technique
Phlox, Fruit Blossom, Plumeria,
Hibiscus, Pompom Dahlia, Small
Sedum Succulent
Technique Two ~ The Rose
Technique
Classic Rose, Peony, Ranunculus,
Echeveria Succulent I, Echeveria
Succulent II, Pine Cone
Technique Three ~ The Mum
Technique
Chrysanthemum, Sunflower,
Aster, Sempervivum Succulent, Agave
Succulent, Poinsettia
Technique Four ~ The Leaf
Technique
Leaf I, Leaf II, Autumn Leaves,
Echeveria Succulent III, Hellebore
4
Prepping the Cake Canvas
Easy Ways to Ice Cakes and
Create Faux Stitching and
Textile Patterns
5
Adding Final Touches and Creating Arrangements
Creating Filler Elements
and Building Eye-Catching
Compositions
Resources
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Index