It’s always interesting for me to see what kind of cake decorating tips people like to use best for baking. With over 150 Wilton icing tips there’s definitely a wide assortment to choose from. If you’re a beginner just getting started in the world of decorating cakes, cupcakes, and cookies the huge number of tips available can seem overwhelming.

It seems like when it comes to choosing a favorite tip, the answers depend a lot on personal preferences. Just like painters have different preferences for brushes and baseball players each have their own favorite kind of bat, the same holds true for bakers and their icing tips. However, it does seem that a few decorating tips do stand out from the rest. Here’s a short list of the most popular and commonly used Wilton tips used by bakers.

Wilton #1M

1. Open Star Tips: these tips seem to be very popular, especially with those bakers who like to decorate cupcakes. A very popular open star tip is #1M which is most commonly used to frost and decorate the top of cupcakes. The large star-shaped opening is very effective at creating large, puffy swirls. Even if you’re not an artist you can simply use the #1M tip on some of your creations to easily impress others!

You can also use this tip to create many other different shapes including borders, flowers, and roses. In addition, many people also use the #1M tip for more than just decorating cakes and cupcakes. It can also be used to fill deviled eggs, cream puffs, tartlets, and adding whipped cream to pies and other desserts. Fun! The Wilton #1M tip can be purchased separately or as part of Wilton’s 12 Piece Cupcake Decorating Set.

Other open star tips that seem to be very popular are #13-21. These tips can be used for creating a variety of borders as well as shells, rosettes, zigzags, reverse shells, and swirls. Star tip #21 gets a lot of rave reviews from both novice and expert cake decorators.

2. Round Tips: these tips are pretty much essential for anyone wishing to decorate cakes, cookies, and cupcakes. The round openings make them perfect for outlining, lacework, and scripting. Cookie decorators are quite fond of tip #3 which seems to be the perfect size for outlining shapes on cookies before filling them in. Tip #3 also seem to be just the right size for writing letters on cakes. Round tips come in many different sizes depending on your specific needs. This tip as well as many other round tips are included in Wilton’s Master Tip Set.

Wilton #233

3. Multi-Opening Tips: these tips are used to create rows and clusters of beads, stars, and strings. One of the most popular multi-opening tips is #233 which is commonly used for creating grass, hair, and fur on any creature you can imagine. The Triple Star tip is also very useful when you need to fill in large areas of colored frosting. Tip #233 can be purchased separately or as part of the 50 Piece Tool Caddy Decorating Set.

Sometimes the best way to learn about the different types of cake decorating tips is to experiment with a batch of practice frosting to see what they all can do. You may even come up with something that no else has thought of before! If you find you really enjoy the art of decorating cakes, cupcakes, and cookies it’s usually a good idea to invest in a cake decorating tip set to save money rather than purchasing each individual tip separately.

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