{"id":264,"date":"2013-06-02T23:04:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T00:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2020-04-12T13:53:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T13:53:54","slug":"how-to-pipe-buttercream-ruffles-frills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/how-to-pipe-buttercream-ruffles-frills\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pipe Buttercream Ruffles &#038; Frills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/pink-buttercream-ruffles-cake-by-Colour-It-Sweet-and-purple-ruffle-buttercream-cake-by-Carisas-Cakes.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-265 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/pink-buttercream-ruffles-cake-by-Colour-It-Sweet-and-purple-ruffle-buttercream-cake-by-Carisas-Cakes.jpg\" alt=\"buttercream ruffles and frills cakes\" width=\"531\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Buttercream ruffles and frills make up the final part of our buttercream piping series.<\/p>\n<p>The terms\u00a0are\u00a0used\u00a0interchangeably, but\u00a0here at Cake Geek we\u00a0tend to call the design above buttercream &#8220;ruffles&#8221; and the designs\u00a0at the\u00a0bottom\u00a0of the page, buttercream &#8220;frills&#8221;.\u00a0 Whatever terms you use,\u00a0both designs\u00a0create a beautiful effect\u00a0and are\u00a0super on-trend at the moment for wedding cakes and\u00a0party cakes.<\/p>\n<p>The two beautiful cake designs above are by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colouritsweet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colour It Swee<\/a>t (left) and by Carisa&#8217;s Cakes (right) and below, we have two more fabulous examples via The Tom Kat Studio (left) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingchicks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wedding Chicks<\/a> (right).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-ruffles-cakes-via-The-Tom-Kat-Studio-left-and-Wedding-Chicks-right.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2486\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-ruffles-cakes-via-The-Tom-Kat-Studio-left-and-Wedding-Chicks-right.jpg\" alt=\"buttercream ruffles cakes via The Tom Kat Studio left and Wedding Chicks right\" width=\"528\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Craftsy have a great free tutorial here on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftsy.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/ruffled-buttercream-cakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to pipe buttercream ruffles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to try your hand at re-creating the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colouritsweet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colour It Sweet<\/a> cake design top left, Cake Journal also have a\u00a0tutorial here on <a href=\"http:\/\/cakejournal.com\/tutorials\/how-to-make-a-gum-paste-peony-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to make a peony rose<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below we have beautiful afternoon tea setting featuring a very elegant buttercream ruffles cake. (Images via Pinterest, left and via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sweetapolita\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rosie Alyea<\/a> on Flickr, right).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-ruffles-buttercream-piping-technique-with-images-via-Pinterest-left-and-via-Rosie-Alyea-on-Flickr-right.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2490\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-ruffles-buttercream-piping-technique-with-images-via-Pinterest-left-and-via-Rosie-Alyea-on-Flickr-right.jpg\" alt=\"buttercream ruffles buttercream piping technique with images via Pinterest left and via Rosie Alyea on Flickr right\" width=\"525\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The designs below we call\u00a0buttercream &#8220;frills&#8221; and you&#8217;ll find a great tutorial here on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bakersroyale.com\/cakes\/ruffled-cake-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to pipe buttercream frills<\/a> (vertically)\u00a0from Baker&#8217;s Royal and a tutorial on <a href=\"http:\/\/cupadeecakes.blogspot.ca\/2012\/08\/buttercream-ruffle-tutorial_14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to\u00a0pipe buttercream\u00a0frills <\/a>(horizontally)\u00a0here from CupADee Cakes.\u00a0 (Cake designs below via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stylemepretty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Style Me Pretty<\/a>, left and via <a href=\"http:\/\/ruffledblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruffled<\/a>, left).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-frills-cakes-buttercream-piping-images-via-Style-Me-Pretty-left-and-via-Ruffled-blog-left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2488\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-frills-cakes-buttercream-piping-images-via-Style-Me-Pretty-left-and-via-Ruffled-blog-left.jpg\" alt=\"buttercream frills cakes buttercream piping images via Style Me Pretty left and via Ruffled blog left\" width=\"522\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-frills-cakes-buttercream-piping-images-via-Style-Me-Pretty-left-and-via-Ruffled-blog-left.jpg 615w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-frills-cakes-buttercream-piping-images-via-Style-Me-Pretty-left-and-via-Ruffled-blog-left-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our final two examples of fabulous buttercream frills cakes below are by by Sweet Tiers (left) and We Are Home Sweet Home via Tumblr (right).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-frills-and-buttercream-ruffles-cake-left-by-Sweet-Tiers-and-right-via-Tumblr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2489\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-frills-and-buttercream-ruffles-cake-left-by-Sweet-Tiers-and-right-via-Tumblr.jpg\" alt=\"buttercream frills and buttercream ruffles cake left by Sweet Tiers and right via Tumblr\" width=\"372\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-frills-and-buttercream-ruffles-cake-left-by-Sweet-Tiers-and-right-via-Tumblr.jpg 372w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/buttercream-frills-and-buttercream-ruffles-cake-left-by-Sweet-Tiers-and-right-via-Tumblr-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more on decorating with buttercream here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"How to Pipe Buttercream Roses\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/how-to-pipe-buttercream-roses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buttercream Piping, Part 1<\/a>: <a title=\"How to Pipe Buttercream Roses\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/how-to-pipe-buttercream-roses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piping Buttercream Roses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Pipe A Buttercream Petal Cake\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/buttercream-petal-cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buttercream Piping, Part 2<\/a>: <a title=\"Buttercream Petal Cake\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/buttercream-petal-cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piping A Buttercream Petal Cake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/vintage-floral-cake-tutorial\/\">Vintage Floral Buttercream Cake Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/buttercream-flowers-tutorial\/\">Buttercream Flowers &amp; Floral Wreath Cakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/cupcake-bouquets\/\">Cupcake Bouquets &amp; Piped Buttercream Flower Tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/hatbox-cake-tutorial-buttercream\/\">Floral Buttercream Hatbox Cake Tutorial<\/a> by Valeri Valeriano &amp; Christina Ong<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/cupcake-cake-tutorial-giant-cupcake\/\">Pretty Cupcake Cakes\/Giant Cupcakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bawmrp_manual\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/buttercream-crochet-cake-tutorial-from-the-queen-of-hearts-couture-cakes\/\">Buttercream Crochet Cake Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"bawmrp_manual\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/half-dressed-cake-new-naked-cake\/\">The New Naked Cake \u2013 The \u201cHalf Dressed\u201d Cake<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more on piping, see our royal icing piping techniques series here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Piping Techniques: Pearls and Beaded Garlands\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/piping-techniques-piped-beads-garlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piping Techniques Part 1<\/a> &#8211; <a title=\"Piping Techniques: Pearls and Beaded Garlands\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/piping-techniques-piped-beads-garlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Pipe Pearls &amp; Beaded Garlands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Piping Techniques: Piping Drop Strings\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/piping-techniques-piping-drop-strings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piping Techniques Part 2<\/a> &#8211; <a title=\"Piping Techniques: Piping Drop Strings\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/piping-techniques-piping-drop-strings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Pipe Drop Strings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Piping Techniques: Piping Scrolls\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/piping-techniques-piping-scrolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piping Techniques Part 3<\/a> &#8211; <a title=\"Piping Techniques: Piping Scrolls\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/piping-techniques-piping-scrolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Pipe Scrolls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lace Wedding Cakes Part 2: Lace Piping\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/lace-wedding-cakes-part-2-lace-piping\/\">Lace Piping &amp; 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The terms\u00a0are\u00a0used\u00a0interchangeably, but\u00a0here at Cake Geek we\u00a0tend to call the design above buttercream &#8220;ruffles&#8221; and the designs\u00a0at the\u00a0bottom\u00a0of the page, buttercream &#8220;frills&#8221;.\u00a0 Whatever terms you use,\u00a0both designs\u00a0create a beautiful effect\u00a0and are\u00a0super on-trend at the moment for wedding cakes and\u00a0party cakes. 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