8 Ways to Decorate Cupcakes Using Tip 1E

Commonly used to create drop flowers, the large 1E decorating tip can also be used to make amazing shells, stars and more. With this collection of 8 Ways to Decorate Cupcakes Using Tip 1E, you'll learn how to use this tip to make elegant and fun designs that will make your treats pop! Prep your decorating bag with a collection of icing colors to get the unique looks shown here.

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Bake cupcakes. Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool cupcakes in white cupcake liners.
Tint icing. Divide icing equally among four bowls. Tint icing following color combinations provided.
Prepare decorating bag with tip 1E. Fill randomly with tinted icing, adding more of the lighter colors and less of the darker colors.
*Combine Violet and Pink icing colors to get purple color shown. Combine Pink and Orange icing colors to get pink color shown. Combine Orange and Pink icing colors to get orange color shown. Combine Kelly Green and Sky Blue icing colors to get teal color shown.
Decorate cupcakes.
Layered Shells Cupcake: Thinking of the cupcake like a clock, pipe one elongated shell at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00, starting in center of cupcake and working towards edge. Repeat, piping four more elongated shells on top of and in between first layer.
Rings of Shells Cupcake: Pipe tight shell border around edge of cupcake.
Sweet Shell Cupcake: Starting and edge of cupcake and working towards center, pipe five shells around cupcake, moving tip in clockwise direction. Pipe star in center.
Swirl Drop Flower Cupcake: Pipe swirl drop flowers around edge and in center of cupcake.
Stars and Shells Forever Cupcake: Pipe stars down center of cupcake. On right side of cupcake, pipe shells, moving tip in clockwise direction. Repeat on left side, moving tip in counter-clockwise direction.
Rosette Cupcake: Thinking of the cupcake like a clock, pipe one shell at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00, starting at edge and working towards center. Pipe rosette in center.
Shining Stars Cupcake: Pipe pull-out stars around edge and in center of cupcake, varying heights and sizes.
Rosette and Shells Cupcake: Pipe rosette in center of cupcake. Pipe shells around edge of cupcake.