Make Store-Bought Frosting Easily Pipeable With Just One Ingredient

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Make Store-Bought Frosting Easily Pipeable With Just One Ingredient By Tiffany Betts Aug. 5, 2025 3:09 pm EST

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Piping designs out of frosting and onto cakes and cupcakes is a fun part of baking. While store-bought frostings are convenient for finishing baked treats, the consistency is often too thin for producing upright decorations like flowers and swirls. Whipped frostings can be particularly difficult to work with because, without stiff peaks, you have less control over the resulting design. Whether you're practicing your piping skills as a clever use for store-bought icing or creating a masterpiece quickly, confectioners' or powdered sugar is the ultimate ingredient f