subject: When To Invest In Cake Decorating Kits [print this page] What is your personal cake decorating style? Are you a "keep it simple" sort of decorator who likes to swirl a base coat of frosting and then use only the most basic decorative techniques, or are you someone who adds all kinds of borders, string work, and flowers to your cakes? If you are thinking about purchasing one of the different cake decorating kits, you must first identify your particular style in order to make the right decision.
In fact, once you start to really scrutinize your cake decorating style, you may discover that a kit is not suited to your work. For the most part, however, a large number of cake decorators find that the kits can save them a lot of money and also introduce them to some new techniques at the same time.
For instance, when a baker wants to really master the different steps required for optimal cake decorating results, they often find it necessary to purchase only the simplest of tools. This might mean that they acquire a few good spatulas, some icing bags of different sizes, some of the basic decorating tips, and some extra tools with which to experiment. Fortunately, this list of items describes the contents of most the kits made available for cake decorators and bakers, but each of the kits will tend to have a specific style or theme.
Need an example? A basic kit might include little more than a few disposable piping bags, a coupler or two, several basic decorating tips, and a range of liquid colors with which to experiment with frosting and icing colors. Alternately, a basic kit might be more expansive and capable of meeting the needs of someone who has skills a bit more advanced than the novice. Often, this is the ideal kit for someone who has been working to master step by step cake decorating techniques, and who is now ready to head into far more advanced work.
This is the sort of kit that would usually provide someone with the tools necessary to meet the most basic decorating tasks, plus to also perform some of the more detailed steps too. For instance, one kit might offer someone the tools ideally suited to begin doing some basket weave designs or some heavy floral work, but which also covers the tools needed to master the different types of frosting, apply a flawless base coat, and shape the cake to make it picture perfect even without any icing or fondant.
Because cupcakes and highly ornate and elaborate cakes are extremely popular in the world of professional and household cakes, there are also a lot of kits designed to meet the needs of these two different styles as well.
When shopping around for a decorating kit, it is important to keep personal style in mind and to also explore those kits that might provide you with the tools necessary for some technique that you are interested in trying, but have not yet had the chance to do. For instance, a lot of the larger kits add rollers and colors ideally suited for fondant, which is a very popular option.
