Home > All Classes > Food + Home > Baking & Cake DecoratingThe Wilton Method: How to Write on Cakes
Beginner
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8 min
Taught by Wilton Instructors
Stefanie from Wilton demonstrates some simple tips and tricks for mastering the art of lettering with buttercream. Learn about various decorating bag tips, how to do freehand lettering, and how to follow a template to produce cursive letters. With a little practice, you’ll soon be a pro at picture-perfect cake writing.
Learn how to:
- Print icing letters
- Produce fun effects with different decorating bag tips
- Practice writing in cursive using a print-out
- Use toothpicks and dental floss to help you freehand print on a cake
- Step-by-step expert instruction from the Wilton Instructors on cake writting
- A quick video lesson you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students
Chapters
00:29
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07:36
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Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
Ingredients for buttercream icing (thin consistency; to obtain proper consistency you can add corn syrup or use piping gel)
- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon Wilton Imitation Clear Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approx. 1 lb.)
- 2 tablespoons milk or water, plus extra for thinning
- Tools & Materials
- Decorating bags
- Decorating bag tips: 3, 5, 13, 18, and 47
- Color Right Performance Color System (suggested for coloring icing, if desired)
- Spatula
- Parchment paper sheets
- Cakeboard (optional; suggested for practice)
- Toothpicks (optional)
- Dental floss (optional)
- Cornstarch or confectioner’s sugar (optional)
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