Piping Gel and Decorating Gels

To Stabilize Whipped Cream: Whether you want to use whipped cream to ice or as a filling, stabilizing it with piping gel can be so helpful. Add 2 Tablespoons of piping gel to 1 cup liquid heavy whipping cream and 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar. Whip with electric beaters until stiff peaks form. You can use the stabilized whipped cream to make rosettes, shell trim, star trim and other border designs.

Chocolate Piping Gel: You can use either white or dark chocolate. Melt 1 part chocolate in a double boiler and then cool to room temperature. Add melted chocolate to piping gel. You can use it as "stained glass lead" on a cake design or for writing the message.

Water or Lake Effect: Add blue paste food color to clear piping gel till you get the desired shade you want for your water. Apply the colored gel to the area on your frosted cake that you want to have your "water". If you are doing a river or water falls, you can add streaks of white frosting(put a small amount of white icing on a toothpick and pull lines through your water to give a subtle effect).