When undertaking cake decorating for birthdays and holidays, you don’t need every cake decorating tool under the sun, but you do need a few essentials. The following are some must-haves.

Who doesn’t love an expertly decorated cake? On any special occasion, no matter if it’s a wedding reception, a celebration at a baby shower, or just some diced liver and bacon for your dogs birthday, a well decorated cake can’t help but be appreciated. But there’s a difference between spreading some frosting around with your egg spatula and creating a jaw dropping, show stopping work of art. The art of cake decorating can take time and patience to learn, but it can be a fun and rewarding process. You don’t have anything to lose, just a couple thousand calories to gain.

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