How to use Russian nozzle piping tips to make beautiful flowers in 7 easy steps!

Aug 24, 2023

How to use Russian nozzle piping tips to make beautiful flowers in 7 easy steps!

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This video tutorial contains 7 chapters, each with tricks and hacks to help you achieve perfect buttercream flowers using Russian piping tips.

Each Chapter will cover: (Click on the “0:00” numbers to take you straight to each chapter/section of the video)

0:00 Tools you will need to use with Russian nozzle tips.
2:57 Buttercream consistency for Russian Tips.
3:57 How to colour buttercream. Four different types of food colouring.
5:11 How to add to colours into a piping bag using the “hand held method”.
6:39 How to test the Russian Piping Tip by piping onto a surface.
7:07 How to pipe the flower Russian tip onto a cupcake.
7:49 How to pipe leaves using piping tip Wilton 67
8:27 How to add 3 colours into a piping bag using the “tall glass method”.
10:02 How to pipe flowers using a flower Russian piping tip onto a cupcake.
10:48 Two tone colour effect using the “cling wrap method”.
12:26 How to pipe flowers using a flower Russian piping tip onto a cupcake.
13:11 Troubleshooting with Russian tips. How to fix blobs, flowers that don’t stick, petals that flop and break, buttercream consistency.

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📌I used my Silky Buttercream Recipe which is of a medium consistency perfect for piping Russian nozzle tips.
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📌I used my Fluffy Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe.
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   • MOIST Fluffy Vanilla Cupcakes
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Content

2.9 -> Walton Cake Boutique Presents 'The Russian Nozzle Tips Ultimate Guide'

6.84 -> #1 Tools you will need to use with Russian Nozzle Tips

15.18 -> Russian nozzle piping tips come in different styles and sizes

24.96 -> COUPLERS

27.64 -> You can use large and medium sized couplers with Russian tips

34.62 -> Couplers can be used to secure the nozzle to the piping bag

43.7 -> Standard Russian nozzles are large, others are medium sized

51.64 -> Couplers are used to swap piping tips and still use the same piping bag

61.28 -> Learn how to use couplers on my "Piping Tips with Couplers" tutorial

74.68 -> PIPING BAGS

77.48 -> You can use large 18 inch and small 12 inch piping bags

84.22 -> Choose a piping bag large enough if using a coupler

98.04 -> SCISSORS

99 -> You will need sharp scissors to cut the piping bag

102.76 -> FOOD CLIPS

103.48 -> You will need food clips or similar to seal the piping bag

109.66 -> Select some Russian nozzle tips to pipe with

114.02 -> Daisy flower 14 petals Russian tip

119.24 -> Star flower 5 pointed petals Russian tip

125.96 -> May Tulip Russian Tip

133.7 -> Flower swirl 6 petal Russian tip

138.8 -> Tulip flower Russian tip

142.34 -> Roses Russian tip

147.36 -> FOOD COLOURING

150.68 -> Oil based food colouring

154.8 -> Liqua - gel food colouring

159.94 -> Soft Gel Paste food colouring

164.3 -> Gel food colouring

171.56 -> You will need small bowls and spoons for each colour of buttercream

177.06 -> #2 Buttercream Consistency For Russian Tips

181.58 -> Buttercream can be soft and smooth when freshly made

185.72 -> However it can change consistency after a day

189.78 -> Buttercream will usually thicken and look lumpy after a day or days

193.96 -> This is normal and you can fix it by re-mixing it in a bowl

198.16 -> Find this medium consistency buttercream for Russian tips on my "Frosting" playlist

206.04 -> Mix vigorously with a spoon or in a mixer

212.98 -> The more you mix the smoother the result

219.48 -> After mixing flatten the buttercream with the spoon to rid of air bubble

226.32 -> Continue to separate the buttercream into bowls for each colour

236.88 -> #3 How To Colour Buttercream (Using liqua-gel, oil based and soft gel paste)

241.54 -> Liqua-gel: You only need a few drops

250.02 -> Mix vigorously until all mixed in

258.98 -> Oil based: colouring works on buttercream and also chocolate

266.32 -> Use a few drops and mix vigorously

278.36 -> The colour will deepen after a few hours to the next day

282.38 -> Gel colouring: Use a few drops and mix vigorously

292.72 -> Remember to flatten buttercream to rid of air bubbles

298.44 -> Soft Gel Paste: Use a few drops and mix vigorously

310.88 -> #4 Add two colours into piping bag "Hand held method"

314.84 -> Insert Russian tip inside 12 inch piping bag

317.94 -> Use scissors to mark the top of the tip

324.52 -> Cut where you marked on the bag

329.04 -> Push the tip through the bag until it's tight

335.6 -> Open the bag, hold with non-dominant hand and fold over open hand

341.94 -> Set bag aside

344.72 -> Mix the pink buttercream before adding it to the bag to make it smooth

350.54 -> Use an offset spatula to add the buttercream to the sides only

361.76 -> Set bad aside and mix the yellow buttercream

366.34 -> Then add the yellow buttercream in the middle

373.78 -> Unfold the bag completely

377.52 -> Squeeze the buttercream towards the piping tip and twist the bag

380.82 -> Squeezing will prime the bag and tip and rid of air bubbles

386.32 -> Wipe the buttercream off until you see the yellow come through

392.5 -> Use food clip or similar to seal the bag

398.4 -> The bag should fit comfortable in your hand and be able to squeeze

401.42 -> The BEST consistency buttercream for this Russian tip is medium and smooth

405.88 -> Leave the left over buttercream on the tip

410.2 -> The buttercream on the tip will help the next flower stick to the surface

414.82 -> When piping let the buttercream slightly stick on the surface then pipe

418.8 -> You can make tall flowers by squeezing for longer

422 -> Or pipe shorter flowers to stopping to squeeze at about 1.5cms

427.38 -> Try it on a cupcake by starting in the middle

432.32 -> Leave the left over buttercream from the first flower on the tip

437.94 -> If the left over buttercream looks smudged wipe it off

441.62 -> Squeeze the bag a little and pipe another flower

453.94 -> If you pipe on a slight angle the flower petals can flop

463.36 -> Try piping straight up

469.18 -> Use a leaf tip to pipe some leaves - this is tip Wilton 67

477.22 -> Pipe the leaves in between the flowers

481.66 -> The shape of this nozzle creates a split at the tip of the leaf

486.3 -> You can try tip 352 for leaves with pointed tips

507.82 -> #5 Add three colours into the piping bag "Tall glass method"

512.22 -> Use the Tulip flower Russian tip

516.3 -> Insert tip into bag and cut bag as shown

524.72 -> Push the tip through the hole until it feels tight and secure

529.44 -> Use a tall glass and place bag inside with tip down

535.5 -> Mix the buttercream before adding into the bag

539.42 -> Use an offset spatula to add a strip of buttercream

543.74 -> Make sure the strip is aligned with the petal of the tip

549.82 -> Add 2 more strips and make sure they align with the petals in the tip

556.1 -> Mix the white buttercream and add it in between the pink strips

564.3 -> Mix the yellow buttercream and add it in the middle of the bag

580.52 -> Remove the bag from the tall glass and unfold

586.98 -> Squeeze the bag to push the buttercream through and rid of air bubbles

591.68 -> Continue to wipe the tip and squeeze until you see 3 colours come through

598.74 -> Twist bag and seal with food clip or similar

602.28 -> Squeeze a little buttercream and try it on a cupcake

617 -> Remember to squeeze gently and steadily - then stop as you pull away

627.64 -> Use a leaf tip to pipe leaves in between the roses

637.44 -> Use a small flower tip (Wilton 21) to fill in the gaps on the cupcake

648.52 -> #6 Two tone colour effect "Cling Wrap Method"

658.54 -> Mix the blue buttercream to make it smooth again

664.6 -> Apply the buttercream onto the cling wrap and spread with spatula

673.04 -> Flatten and smooth it out as you spread it

677.86 -> Make a rectangle of about 7 inches by 5 inches

684.86 -> Mix the yellow buttercream to smooth again

688.42 -> Using a clean offset spatula apply the yellow buttercream only in the middle

693.16 -> Be careful not to spread the buttercream too wide or mix with the blue

702.04 -> Hold opposite corners of the cling wrap and fold over

710.12 -> You want to make a roll with the cling wrap ensuring the yellow stays in the middle

717.5 -> Cut one side of the roll

723.1 -> Insert the cling wrap roll inside the piping bag with Russian tip inside

726.7 -> Squeeze the buttercream in the bag towards the tip and seal with clip

733.86 -> Test the piping bag on a flat surface until the yellow comes through in the centre

740.72 -> Remember to squeeze a little of buttercream to make contact with the surface

746.3 -> Pipe these flowers on a cupcake by starting in the centre

762.3 -> Fill the gaps with small white flowers using Wilton tip 21

767.98 -> Use a leaf tip such as tip 67

791.4 -> #7 Troubleshooting "Blobs, flowers don't stick or break, flowers flop"

796.66 -> #1 Always test your Russian tip on a clean surface FIRST

803.14 -> The stamens in the middle did not stick to the surface

810.7 -> Test again by squeezing some buttercream out first

815.14 -> The buttercream on the tip will stick to the surface and thus the whole flower

819 -> This is a LOT of buttercream but it is to test and show how it works

826.06 -> See all the petals and stamens have stuck to the surface

839.06 -> When you squeeze too much out the flowers will start to be out of shape

843.94 -> Then you will see blobs

857.22 -> Wipe the tip clean and start again

863.66 -> Squeeze just a small amount of buttercream to make contact with the surface

867.84 -> Squeeze the bag gently and steadily then stop squeezing and pull away

873.4 -> Gently squeeze as you pipe upwards then stop squeezing as you pull away

877.34 -> Petals can flop in or outwards if the flower is too tall or the buttercream too soft

881.3 -> The best buttercream consistency is medium and smooth

885.38 -> #2 Flowers do not stick on cupcakes or cake

889.48 -> You can easily fix by scraping off the flower

893.18 -> Wipe the tip clean and squeeze a little bit of buttercream out

927.36 -> #3 If you find flowers are not sticking to the surface you can ice the cupcake

938.02 -> The fresh buttercream will be a sticky surface to help the flowers stick

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Icf0NkKR-s