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Great possibilities of the pastry syringe
With the help of a pastry syringe, even an inexperienced pastry chef can steal cake, pastries, pies or sweets. Purchase a syringe with several types of nozzles, this accessory has a lot of possibilities.
The thinnest straight-cut nozzle allows you to write with cream, sugar paste or chocolate. She can draw a variety of patterns that resemble lace, flower stalks, and create chocolate monograms.
For decorating the edge of the cake, an oblique nozzle is indispensable. It can be used to make cream borders. With the help of the wedge-shaped nozzle, it is easy to draw flower leaves and petals. Star-shaped nozzles are also very popular. With a fine nozzle, you can make stars from cream, borders and curly dots. A large one is useful for setting cookies, for example, meringues.
Cooking cream for the cake
To make your jewelry beautiful, make the right cream. You can use a custard or protein option, or a well-whipped heavy cream. However, the most popular is thick butter cream, with its help you can create designs of any complexity – from a modest border to real cream flower beds.
You will need: – 100 g of sweet butter; – 4 tablespoons of condensed milk; – a few drops of vanilla extract; – food colorings.
Mash the butter and beat with a mixer along with vanilla essence and condensed milk. You should have a fluffy, homogeneous mass that holds its shape well.
Divide the cream into portions and add some food coloring to each portion. Whisk the mixture well until the color is uniform.
Select the desired nozzle, put it on the pastry syringe. Use a spoon to fill the container with the cream. Pack it tightly: if there are voids inside the syringe, you can ruin the decoration.
Ceremonial view: decorating a birthday cake
Try decorating a traditional round cake. Cover its surface with fondant or chocolate icing, against such a background creamy decorations look especially impressive.