How to Pipe a C Motion

This is a great technique to use as waves on water or for beach scene cakes! For water, use blue colored icing, or try a two-tone look using blue and white icing in the same bag.

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Instructions

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Fit decorating bag with decorating tip and fill 1/2 full or less with medium consistency icing.
Hold the decorating bag at a 45? angle at 3:00 (9:00 for left-handed decorators) with tip slightly above the surface. Squeeze out icing with even pressure, curving tip down and around to the right as if writing a \"c\". (Left-handed decorators will pipe reverse c's like a comma shape by following the same procedure as above, just curving tip down and around to the left.) Relax pressure at the bottom of the \"c\" forming a "tail". Stop squeezing and pull tip away.
Reposition the tip at the same height as the previous \"c\" and repeat to complete the border, using a steady, even pressure.
To end, stop squeezing and pull tip away.
Hint: Create a two-tone wave look using blue and white icing in the same decorating bag, or stripe the decorating bag with icing color.