How to Pipe a Shell Border | Buttercream Piping Techniques for Cake for Beginners

I like to think of the shell border as the little black dress of the cake world. A simple piped shell border is enough to complete a cake, but it's also understated enough to go with tons of other cake decorations.
So how do you get really good at them? I’ve got a few pointers to help you pipe the best buttercream shells, plus some ideas for shell designs beyond borders.
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[@BakingButterlyLove]

What other piping techniques would you like to see me go over?

[@mariarugolo2487]

Your tutorials are simply the best. The color schemes you create are fabulous. You are my favorite instructor! Thank you for this very helpful tutorial.

[@BakingButterlyLove]

Thank you Maria, you're so kind!

[@crisian8213]

I buy a cheap, store-bought buttercream when I practice. I mix the buttercream until it's fluffy and then pipe it.

[@kittywafffles]

Bless you, kind cake goddess

[@fromharrysdiningtable5147]

this video was soo helpful!! Thank you so much❤️❤️

[@BakingButterlyLove]

Glad it was helpful! 💕

[@user-mr6wq8gw2i]

Very helpful!

[@potatoaimed]

this was so helpful, thank you so much!

[@mayeliscarvajaldevegas5235]

Gracias 🤩

[@solacistic]

Thank you. What tip would be good for a 6" round cake ?

[@hugoknight6148]

I literally just spent 24 hrs scanning every dang page for pipe tip measurements when all I had to do was search "piping tips for shells" to finally see the difference in size between say a 16 and a 32. Could you help me? Does the wilton 20 and 21 and 22 differ much in pipe tip diameter? Many thanks

[@aparajita7635]

Nice mam

[@laxmi2chilly552]

Hi dear could u pls tell me how you mix this beautiful colours and make pastel colours

[@BakingButterlyLove]

Hi! All the info about how I color buttercream is available in my free course Color Like A Pro: baking-butterly-love.teachable.com/p/colorlikeapro 💕

[@kajsiabyang7675]

What tip did you use for vertical shells?

[@BakingButterlyLove]

Kaj Siab Yang it’s a tip #16 I think!

[@millysanchez7137]

What tips should I start with? Any brand ? I want to invest in some but I Don’t know which one lol would you recommend me some? Thanks 😊😘

[@BakingButterlyLove]

If you don't have any tips yet I would get the Wilton 22 piece set. It has pretty much every type of tip you need without anything extraneous. If you want to splurge go for the 55 piece set, then you'll really have everything! 😊

[@katietast8651]

Do you have any tips on how to decorate a chocolate frosted cake using vibrant colors?

[@BakingButterlyLove]

You can use gel food coloring on chocolate frosting, but you won't be able to cover up the brown undertone. If you want both chocolate flavor and bright colors, I would try using just plain vanilla frosting for the colored parts, and chocolate for the main frosting. You can also try covering chocolate frosting with a really thin layer of colored frosting if you don't want to see any brown!

[@indiancinebitz118]

Hi May i know if we can use 4B/6B OR 360 nozzle star tip for the piping shell ?

[@shobhad410]

Nozzles name plzz

[@blackpinkblink3186]

18

[@gaminitennakoon8915]

16 ,18

[@headphonic8]

These look incredibly messy. You have to pull the bag up to make a little full "wave"

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