Firstly, apologies for the quality of the icing in some of these pics, the icing had been in the fridge and I did not have time to wait until it warmed up.
When I was first trying to work out which nozzles to use I could not find much information on the internet so I thought I would do some pictures of nozzles and show how they ice.
Nozzle 1
I am afraid I never know what the nozzles are called and more often than not I buy them from ebay or car boot sales! The Hello Kitty cupcake is an example of a cake I iced with this nozzle using 2 tone icing.
Nozzle 2
Again, I have no idea what this is called. This is one of my favourite nozzles and one I often use to ice the top of the 8 inch and 9 inch rose birthday cakes. This is the nozzle I used in the rose icing tutorial to ice a cupcake like this;
Nozzle 3
This again is one of my favourites. As I said above, the icing I used today was cold from the fridge and so the edges are broken, however with this nozzle the broken edges can look veryattractive particularly when doing 2 tone icing. Here is an example of a cupcake iced using this nozzle.
Nozzle 4
This is a basic cheap star nozzle that I have in 4 sizes and is the most versatile of all of the nozzles and ideal for peanut butter icing as the chunks of peanut butter do not clog the nozzle. The green iced cupcakes were done using this nozzle.
Nozzle 5
This nozzle is a recent addition and slightly smaller than the other ones shown, which causes right problems with my icing bags as only one has a small enough hole at the end! It is however a lovely nozzle to use. And this is an example of a cupcake iced with this nozzle.
Nozzle 6
This is a nozzle I do not use a great deal, it is a star with slightly curved points. It is one I will probably experiment with over the next few weeks as I have now dug it out!
I, of course, use many different nozzles and will do a further post in time about the rest. If you have experimented with icing nozzles following my tutorials then do please send your pictures to me plus a bit about your experimentation with icing nozzles and I will write a follow up post about all of your experiments.
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Thankyou so much your site is brilliant I’ve recently bought some plastic nozzles, as I’m a beginner with cupcakes and have no idea what effect each nozzle has or if plastic nozzles are as good as metal, but your site has answered so many questions. Thankyou brilliant website
Thank you, that is very kind. If I can help you with any icing and cake queries do ask
omg may i say iv spent days lookin for nozzles and the differant effects they can have on decorating and now i have found your sight i carnt leave it alone . you have so many good ideas and i do hope things go really well for you … iv just started my own cake buisness and it is goin really well , but hopesfully it will go even better now with all your good tipes . thankyou so much and good luck x
OMG fantastic site I do wish you well though
I think the guidelines you give out are superb and i can’t wait to try them especially the rose design Keep up the good work. xxx
Gill,
As some people have said, finding the correct nozzles to create the designs you want can be a right pain and I so wanted to create your rose piping after watching the tutorial. I have trawled through many sites over the last 24 hours but nearing madness I by chance came across a picture and immediately recognised the illusive nozzle. Your nozzles 1, 2 and 6 are part of the ‘Lakeland’ icing set!! Here is the link http://www.lakeland.co.uk/2233/Professional-Piping-Set;jsessionid=3777A6BBF5B2FBC42FFE9A3A7528F610.app1
I stumbled across your website yesterday and I must have spent about 6 hours on it already! You should be congratulated on such an excellent site, it far exceeds the standard of most sites I have come across so far and this is so refreshing. Anyway, I felt that your generosity in sharing ideas, tips etc deserved something in return so I am going to share my exciting news of the day with you
I have been and purchased it today and just finished a batch of cupcakes and achieved the rose piping, yeeaahhh. I used your two tone icing tip too and I am thrilled with my first attempt. I would love to send you a picture if you are interested and have time to look. You deserve to be very successful
Thank you for your lovely comments. I started giving out hints and tips because when I started out I just could not find easily the info I needed and so I am really glad it has been useful to you. I would love to see what you created so do please email me your pictures and I will write up a follow-up post to show what you achieved. I look forward to hearing from you.
Hi,
I stumbled across ur website and am fascinated…superb job…I am still an ametuer in baking..I love it though… I am looking for such nozzles (like the ones you have shown in pics.) Tried so many websites and stores..but no one is there to guide me. I keep learning everytime I bake a new thing. The experience is just lovely. Would love to hear from you. Happy Baking
I get quite a few nozzles off ebay, there is a good range on there normally.
Thank you for that very useful insight into what icing looks like using different nozzles. You are very skilled at decorating the cakes and, having had a go myself, I can say it is harder than it looks!