On Jun 3, 3:11 am, "Greg Oliva" > wrote:
> A friend of mine does a lot of cake decorating using tubes of icing,
> decorating bags I think they're called. She is having problems with her
> hand strength, however- the icing is in some cases too thick to comfortably
> squeeze out the tip on the bag. Unfortunately, apparently the thickness of
> the icing cannot be adjusted (my first thought) as it's a production
> environment and she cannot just add water to the icing. Is there any
> mechanical device that is used to help apply pressure to this kind of bag,
> to assist in getting the icing out?
>
> Gr
The simple way to soften the icing by mixing it in the vertical mixer
with a cake paddle and then placing it back in the piping bag.
In some cases with fat based icing that has hardened in the piping
bag, I nuke it for several seconds and presto its easy to bag out....