Are you one of those people who have sought their solace in baking while being stuck at home during quarantine? You are not alone, half of the world is doing the same. Amidst corona, willingly or unwillingly have got a break from their usual life, and are made to stick at home. Though you are getting time to spend with your family, but sometimes it feels like life has stopped, right? Well, in such difficult times too, there is one thing that is making it easy and that is desserts. Ah! no matter what, That ooey gooey sugar loaded stuff never seems to leave our side. Maybe that is the reason why they are considered as comfort foods.
Online cake delivery was a thing till March, but since then, it is the home baking that lets you enjoy the home shelter in peace. Whether it is cakes, puddings, cookies, or breads, people are getting into the kitchen and trying and testing their hands at baking. And some are really getting better at it. Well, social media is proof as all sorts of baking pictures are floating on everyone’s wall. One section of people is trying recipes available online or in books and the other section is coming up with new recipes for the public. Everyone is doing their part and I’m the section who has come up with cake decoration ideas. Following is the list of Ideas to enhance the recipe that you have just tried. Know that these are some on trend cake decoration ideas that are perfect to amaze anyone with the cake prepared in your kitchen. Divided according to the texture and color, Let’s explore the cake decorating world this year.
Combed frosting
A textured combed frosting looks super cool and adds detailing to your cake. It is done by using a frosting comb, thus, it is really easy to be done at home. Item required is just a comb, and it can be done on any type of icing. Revolve id around the sides and keep on going until you have a defined texture. Texture combs are available in lots of different patterns.
Piped frosting
If you are a baker or even a beginner, then you must have experimented with piping tips. But you can do so much more with these tips. Layer around some roses with simple swirls with pipes. If frosting is your weak point, then doing it with pipes is the smart alternative.
Carved buttercream frosting
Now, this frosting comes with endless possibilities of designs with different difficulty levels. This is done with clay modeling tools and you have to precisely carve out patterns and textures. It is a quite versatile method of decoration. Just raid your kid’s clay set for these tools.
Fault line frosting
This type of frosting is done with applying the second coat of frosting on the first one, but leaving a wide space in between, covering just the top and the bottom. The color of the first frosting should be visible. Leave uneven edges in the middle. You can add sprinkles on the edges to add detailing just in case you feel like making more efforts.
These are all the cake baking trends that you need to know for the year 2020. These trends will come handy for quarantine baking as well as beyond that time. After all, someday we will get out of the lockdown, right?
