Up your cake decorating game! We’re showing you four of our favorite techniques for piping frosting onto a cake. Combine a few on your next cake for a gorgeous, sophisticated look. Just watch how it’s done and practice to find which technique works for you. See both methods in our tip video. For the first three techniques, use a star tip fitted onto a pastry bag filled with frosting. Switch to a flat basket weave tip for the 4th technique. Technique 1: The twist – Place the tip of the pastry bag