The Viral Bow Trend - A Cake Decorating Guide!

• Lynsey Macdonald

You'd have to have been living under a rock not to spot the bow trend that has taken over our feeds in 2024! Bows are appearing everywhere from beauty and fashion to homeware and, of course, baking. In this post, we're sharing with you a bow piping hack that will make this look so easy for you to achieve.

Thanks so much to the amazing Sarah from @by.sarahteresa (formerly @bake.works) for trying this bow trend hack for us. Watch the video below to see how it's done...

But warning - you're going to want to start adding bows to EVERY bake!

What you'll need:

In addition to the bake you are creating a bow design on (cake, cupcakes, donuts, etc!), you'll need...

How to recreate the bow trend:

  1. Colour your buttercream (if desired!) - we're obsessed with the gorgeous pastel lilac Sarah chose.
  2. Snip the end of your piping bag and slip your leaf piping tip/nozzle inside, before filling with your buttercream.
  3. Hold your piping bag at a 45 degree angle and push forward and pull back twice, slightly overlapping the two shapes. Watch Sarah expertly demonstrate this in the video above!

And you're done! It really is as easy as that. Remember, like all cake decorating techniques, all it requires is a bit of practice. Once you've got the hang of it you'll be adding bows to your bakes right, left and centre!

Thanks so much once again to our talented friend Sarah for giving this a go for us, and creating such adorable bow design cupcakes!

We would love to see the treats you create if you try out this hack! You can share your bakes with us by tagging us @the_cake_decorating_co on Instagram, and using #cakedecfamous!

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