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Home » Bakers Lounge » cakes/ cupcakes/ cookies » How to pipe Buttercream Hydrangeas

How to pipe Buttercream Hydrangeas

By Khushboo 21 Comments September 10, 2015 September 5, 2019

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Buttercream Hydrangeas – looks complicated , but are super simple to pipe . Get your cakes/ cupcakes decorated in minutes with this quick tutorial .

I am a floral kinda person. Flowers make me happy 🙂 Fresh or artificial ones ,  I love them both and hydrangeas are one of my favorites . They are way too gorgeous . The way they are bunched up in clusters with beautiful , pinks , blues , purples – I can gaze them all day long. 

So this time when I baked these super moist vanilla cupcakes- (you can find its recipe here).  I thought why not frost them quickly – nothing elaborate and time consuming. 

Best part of piping flowers is that they are so easy peasy yet they look so impressive and beautiful , people might think you have spent hours making these beauties.

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The cupcakes below were made last year .

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These ones are made using this fabulous eggless and decadent chocolate cupcake recipe ( click here for the recipe )

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Highlights

perfect for beginners

super quick and easy

beautiful and impressive

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I have used Wilton 2 D tip which is a closed star tip to make these beautiful Hydrangeas and the same nozzle /tip to quick frost a rose swirl – as my son demanded for a rose 🙂 

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I have used this simple classic and creamy buttercream recipe ( click here for the recipe )

Step by Step how to pipe Buttercream Hydrangeas 

I have used americolor gel colors violet and teal. You can use any colors.

  1. Set up the piping bag with close star tip / wilton 2d tip
  2. Fill in the piping bag with color you want on the outside – i have picked violet
  3. Just press the bag flat so that the violet frosting is spread evenly

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4. Open up the bag and you will find violet frosting sticking on the sides .

Now scoop in the other color in the center . I have used teal as the center shade. This step is not there in the picture.

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5. Now squeeze some frosting in the bowl until you see two tone colors piped out.

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 6. Now you are all set to pipe the cupcakes. Start piping outer circle first . Keep the icing bag at 90 degree angle to the cupcake and squeeze the frosting to form a star kinda petal , gently release the pressure.

IMG_2364 7. Complete the outer circumference first then proceed inwards.

IMG_2365 8. Keep piping stars in drop down and release motion in an imaginary circle.

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9. All petals are not the same so just keep piping confidently and fill in any empty spaces.

IMG_2368 10. Viola , you are done.

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Anyone care to pick up a cupcake from the platter 🙂

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Have fun with your own color combinations

Suggested ones are- 

Pinks and whites

lemons and white

pinks and purple

peach and cream 

Enjoy!!

Packed some for friends too.

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They are so simple that you can even involve your kids in making them . If you happen to make them do click pictures and send it to me as a message on my fb page carveyourcraving  so that I can publish it here. 

If you like this post do drop in your comments and rate this post. 

Happy decorating !!

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  1. sakshi singhal

    August 14, 2016 at 8:27 am

    Hi..loved ur cupcakes icing..will try it soon
    Can u tell me instead of wilton 2 d nozzle can we use local ones?
    Will they also give rosettes like wilton 2d nozzles does?
    I want to try Rossette but as wilton is not easily available here ..

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      August 14, 2016 at 1:32 pm

      Any medium size close star tip will mimic 2 D and open star will mimic 1 M tip. Thanks .

      Reply
  2. Kanchan

    August 10, 2016 at 11:47 pm

    I would like to start icing . I have tried your eggless chocolate cake and ganache recipe. Came out perfect.
    I stay in Delhi, India. What kind of piping bag and nozzles do I pick and from where?Please guide.
    Thanks,
    Kanchan

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      August 12, 2016 at 8:47 am

      I am glad the recipes worked for you as well. I will soon be doing a post on baking basics. But start with disposable piping bags and a open star tip, close star tip and a big round tip . No idea about Delhi , but Arife online is something I know in India. And you may ask the cookware stores around .

      Reply
  3. Inshiya

    March 09, 2016 at 9:55 am

    U make recipes so easy Khushboo.. Loved it.. Will try out all these soon??

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      March 13, 2016 at 9:38 pm

      Thanks Inshiya 🙂

      Reply
  4. maitri

    February 14, 2016 at 3:53 pm

    Hi, Khushboo

    Very very nicely explained. I will try surely. All your recipes are very good…just tried to bake chocolate cupcakes and came out perfect. Thanks:)

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      February 14, 2016 at 5:13 pm

      Thank you Maitri , yeah do try.

      Reply
  5. Rohini

    December 21, 2015 at 11:17 am

    Amazing! Hope mine are as pretty as yours ?

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      December 22, 2015 at 10:04 am

      of course it will be .

      Reply
  6. deeksha

    September 16, 2015 at 10:03 am

    Superb

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      September 16, 2015 at 10:24 am

      thank you

      Reply
  7. Priya

    September 16, 2015 at 2:57 am

    hi khushboo i have whipped cream bought few days back.. how to use it..

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      September 16, 2015 at 10:40 am

      Many ways , what do you have in mind dessert or something else

      Reply
  8. Krishya

    September 16, 2015 at 2:13 am

    Could u please share d recipe of ur modeling chocolate as well ? Thank u

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      September 16, 2015 at 10:26 am

      Krishya I will be doing extensive posts on modeling chocolate in coming months , but its a standard process that you can look up online

      Reply
  9. uma

    September 15, 2015 at 9:45 pm

    Beauty in simplicity 🙂

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      September 16, 2015 at 10:35 am

      thank you

      Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      September 16, 2015 at 10:40 am

      thanks

      Reply
  10. shruti

    September 15, 2015 at 9:19 pm

    excellent teacher you are….thanks for such detailed lesson…

    Reply
    • khushboo kothari

      September 16, 2015 at 10:33 am

      thanks

      Reply

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