30 Ways To Pipe With Star Tips

This is also one of the most commonly used piping techniques. It looks very different depending on what star tip you use.

I use it very often for cake decorating. I like how elegant it looks, especially with French tips.

This is the one I recently came up with. (I'm sure many people in the world is using it already, though!) First, set your tip very low and add small pressure to create a flat base. And next, pipe a drop on top!

Keep going up and down as you continue adding the same pressure to create the ruffles.

As a small tip, touch the ground each time you pipe so that the end sticks to it and comes off easily!

This piping technique is often used as a decoration for classic cakes such as traditional-style wedding cakes. Use small tips for a more detailed look!

Go right and left as you pipe, creating a dynamic look. It's a type of ruffle!

Pipe 3 shells-like petals. It looks very classy, piping them as a line.

Continue rotating as you move your tip to create the spirals. It looks beautiful when all the circles are the same size.

It's similar to drops - just pipe the drops longer. By piping a lot of them, you can create spikes!

Pipe 3 spirals each time to create a different look from the basic spiral pattern.

And the very basic! When you pipe a line, the tip is not touching the ground but lifted instead. You can pipe easier that way.

It's similar to the basic swirl, but instead of curling the tip toward the center, it fades out like the photo.

It is a combination of a longer swirl and a big swirl. It creates a traditional look!

Go right and left very fast as you move the tip to create wiggly ruffles. It's very easy but looks festive!

Pipe at 45 degrees to make the line. Although they are drops, they creates a different look.

This time, go up and down fast as you go up. It looks like a whip from a spray bottle, don't you think? Love it.

Go up and pull it back to create the wave. You can make the wave as long as you'd like!

It's a combination of a shell and a ruffle piping technique. It kind of looks like 3 shells are laid close like fallen dominoes.

Pipe a drop and a shell next to each other to create the pattern. You can try any other combination you like!

First, set a piping top very close to the table. And next, add pressure to create a flat star shape. It's easy and creates a very good accent!

Pipe the "Ammonites" from different sides each time to create a unique and elegant pattern.

Pipe the 3 long swirls closely together to create the wave. You can do 2, 4, or more in a row as you like!

Using the shell piping technique, you can also create flowers like this. I did 5 petals today, but you can do more or fewer petals as you like!

This is an advanced version of the basic swirl. Go up this time as you draw spirals upward.

I showed the double swirls earlier, and this is the triple version! Well, you can go as high as gravity works. It looks like soft ice cream!

Lastly, it is a rosette, which is a very popular way to pipe buttercream, especially as a cake decoration. Draw a swirl flat to create the rose look. Try it with different tips, and enjoy the different looks!