Edible Artists Network Magazine Fall 2015 | Page 10

2. While the barrel scroll is still wet, using the large star tip, over-pipe
a curved line around the base of the barrel scroll pattern. You can
leave this pattern to dry before applying the next layer.
Piping layers of icing
on top of each other is known
as ‘over-piping.’
Bear in mind that piping too many layers
at once can result in your pattern collapsing.
Over-piping large ornate layered patterns
onto the side of a cake could be the most
vulnerable due to gr