A simple cupcake can be made beautiful with icing.  There are 4 large Wilton decorating tip that can be used to easily decorate your cupcakes like a professional baker.  For a couple years I sold sweets, and I was able to teach myself how to decorate cupcakes with a couple YouTube videos.

Wilton 1M is the most commonly used tip.  The tip makes a beautiful classic icing swirl.  The same techniques can be applied using all tips.  Each tip gives you a different design.

Tools:

1. Piping bag
2. Icing
3. Spatula
4. Cupcakes
5. Tips: Wilton 2A, Wilton 1M, Wilton 4B, Wilton 2D

Instructions:

1. Make icing.  Check out some of my recipes:
2. Cut tip of piping bag.
3. Insert tip.
4. Insert icing into piping bag.  Easiest way is to use a cup or plastic wrap to get the icing in the bag.
5. Tighten bag, and make sure there is no air.
6. Slowly pipe cupcakes.
7. See video for detailed instructions.

 

Wilton 2A

Wilton 2D

Wilton 1M

4 techniques done with the 1M tip.  From left to right:  Classic swirl, dots, rose swirl, ice cream/layered look.

Below are some helpful videos that show different piping techniques.