[MUSIC PLAYING] If you're looking for
a really simple way to add floral accents
to your cake or dessert, the rosette is hands down the
easiest way to add that detail. The rosette builds on
the star technique. It's so simple to do. You just start by
piping a star, move over to the side a little bit,
and then just make a circle all the way around your star. We'll be using
medium consistency icing for this technique. So quickly, I want to show you
the different tips that you could use for this technique. It's a 16, 21, 32,
1M, and also a 2D. The 1M and the 2D are going
to make really big rosettes, and you'll see that
in a few minutes. I'm going to be starting with
a bag fitted with a 1M tip, and I'll be holding my
bag straight up and down. First, I'm going to take
you through the motions pretty slowly. I'm going to be stopping
and starting a little bit so that you can see the detail
of how to do this decoration. We're going to start
with a simple star. And then you're
going to squeeze, and raise the tip a little bit,
then move slightly to the side. It doesn't matter
what side you move to. Right-handed decorator's will
usually move to the left, and left-handed to the right. Now, we're going to pipe
an arc towards the top. And then we're going to pipe
a semicircle until we connect with the starting point. To get a nice clean finish,
don't squeeze as hard towards the end. Decrease pressure,
and pull away. I'm going to pipe a rosette
a lot faster this time. So it's side, top, and around. Now I'm going to use a tip 21
to pipe a much smaller rosette. It's the same motion for this. It's side, top, and around. And then decrease
pressure, and pull away. So we just created rosettes
with the 1M and the 21 tip, but I want to show you
what a few other tips might create as well. This is a 16. This is a 21 and a 32. These make delicate
little rosettes, which would be perfect
for cupcakes and cookies or little accents on cakes. This is the 2D, and it has a
pretty little ferrule to it. And then this is the 1M tip. These are perfect for
cupcakes or putting all over the top of your cake. Here's a cake that I made
using different size tips. I really love the interplay
of the smaller and the larger rosettes on this cake. You could also add
dots to the centers to create a totally
different look. The size of the rosette
that you create totally depends on the design
that you're making and the size of your treat. [MUSIC PLAYING]