Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip: Helpful Tool for Home Cake Decorators

Many home cake decorators know that the hardest part of decorating a cake is getting an even smooth surface on the cake itself before any decorations are even added to enhance the cake. After years of struggling with this issue when decorating cakes, I discovered the Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip. The Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip is an oversized decorating tip that can be very helpful in creating a smooth icing base on a decorated cake.

Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip is a supersized decorating tip designed to cover an entire cake quickly and evenly using buttercream icing. The Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip will not do the entire icing of the cake alone, but it will provide a nice base from which to then smooth out an even icing base onto the cake surface. Once the cake has been covered using the Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Tip, simply use an offset spatula to smooth out the seams left by the tip.

The Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip can be purchased at cake decorating stores, craft stores (such as Hobby Lobby and Michaels), and sometimes at larger retailers such as Wal-Mart or Meijer. The large tip can also be ordered online directly from Wilton. The Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip retails for about $3.69. This is a real steal considering the headaches this simple tool has saved me since I purchased it.

The Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Deocorating Tip is easy to use and easy to clean. The metal tip has a larger opening than most icing tips, making it fairly simply to hand wash. Do make sure that you dry your Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip thoroughly after washing because it can rust along the seams if left wet for too long in a dish drainer. To use the Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip, simply drop it into a parchment or plastic decorating bag and cut the tip to size. You cannot use a coupler with the Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip because of the large size.

Sure, fondant will always give a cake decorator a smooth, even surface to work on, however, who wants to eat it? If you prefer icing your cakes with a delicious buttercream icing that everyone will love eating, I highly recommend the Wilton Cake Icer Basketweave Decorating Tip. If icing the cake before decorating is the most difficult part for you, this little tool may be a lifesaver.