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Cake Decorating Supplies & Accessories

By Mariette Mifflin, About.com

Baking and decorating your own special occasion cakes not only can save you money, but it gives you a great sense of accomplishment, especially when your cakes are admired by guests. It also allows you to be creative and many have found cake decorating to be a fun and profitable hobby. There are a lot of resources for cake decorating and this will be a progressive list to help you acquire what you need to bake and finish your cakes.

1. Wilton® 25 Pc Basic Cake Decorating Set

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Wilton® provides the foundation that you'll need to decorate cakes with this Basic 25 Pc Cake Decorating Set that includes 5 metal decorating tips, twelve 12" disposable decorating bags, 2 tip couplers, four 1/2 oz icing colors, 1/2" flower nail and instructions. An economical starter kit that gives you the basics and the chance to try out this fun hobby. This is a great gift idea for the teen baker who would like to try creative cake decorating.
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2. Wilton® 101 Pc Tool & Caddy Cake Decorating Kit

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Once you know you're ready to take on this artistic hobby, the Wilton® 101 Pc Cake Decorating Kit with tools and caddy will give you all the tools to create wonderful iced creations. It includes decorating tools, 8 jars of icing, couplers, storage bags for couplers and tips, spatulas, brushes, tips and more. The caddy helps to keep all the tools organized in their special place and provides protection for those delicate items.
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3. Wilton® 52 Pc Cake Decorating Tip Set

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A great way to expand your collection of cake decorating tips, this Wilton master tip set includes a wide variety of tips, along with couplers, flower nails and a plastic storage case.
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4. Dexter® Cake Turner

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A tool to make it easy to turn cakes over without creating a crumbly mess, this Dexter Cake Turner is 6" x 3", offset for ease of handling, with a stainless steel blade and rosewood handle. A handy cake making utensil.
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5. Oxo Good Grips Bent Icing Knife

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Built for comfort and ease of handling, the Oxo Good Grips Icing Knife will help you to apply icing to your cakes. It has a 12" stainless steel blade and soft and comfortable non-slip handle.
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6. Revolving Decorating Cake Stand

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Perfect for easy turning of your cake while you're applying seamless decorative touches. Constructed of an aluminum alloy top on a heavy enameled cast iron base, this stand is a must-have for any serious cake decorator.
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7. Food Color Gels

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Pure Food Color Gels will give your icing a bright color. You can choose between the 6 pc set for colors: black, royal blue, yellow, leaf green, deep pink,and red, or the 12-color set that adds sky blue, teal, orange, fuchsia, violet and chocolate brown.

8. Wusthof® Gourmet Baker's Set

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Quality constructed of high carbon steel blades and poly handles, and designed for ease of slicing and serving, the Wusthof 2 pc Baker's Set includes a 10" serrated slicer and a 6-1/4" offset cake server.

9. Various Icing Tools

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10. Assorted Cake Pans - Cake Bakeware

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You'll also find great bakeware to Buy Direct at Sur La Table
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