Icing advice please!

[Nicos]

Seeing Jule's gingerbread house thread has encouraged me to find an Ikea gingerbread house kit in our cupboard.
Fortunatelly it's just in date and we've decided to give it a bash at decorating it.

I've got a few sweets to stick on it, and I have some icing sugar and greaseproof paper...but can't for the life of me find my icing kit box with various nozzles etc.

Would a cone of greaseproof paper work for pipe icing without the nozzle?...if not how could I adapt it?
I'm sure in 'olden days' they didn't have nozzles?????

Any advice appreciated please!!

[scarey55]

I used to use greaseproof paper to make icing bags. Not as good as one with a nozzle but I have found this on t'internet. A bit Americanish but, it gives you an idea.

[Nicos]

Yey...perfect!....thank you muchly gal- one question though.....


Have I got to grin like that whilst I'm using it????

[scarey55]

Have I got to grin like that whilst I'm using it????

But of course - makes the icing come out better!

[VirginVegGrower]

I have used a freezer bag before with corner just snipped.

[Nicos]

I have used a freezer bag before with corner just snipped.

If I use this method- do I get away without having to grin my face off????

[binley100]

you do realise we need a piccie ............................




and one of the finished house

[Nicos]

you do realise we need a piccie ............................




and one of the finished house

.......no chance!!!

[Aberdeenplotter]

you do the voice on that Wonga advert missus?

[Nicos]

no way!!!!

[Aberdeenplotter]

no, not that one, the No Chance one

[Nicos]

* tsk........

[julesapple]

But of course - makes the icing come out better!

As resident expert, I have to disagree here. It is my considered opinion that it is a GRIMACE that makes the icing flow. Also, a proper grimace can only be achieved with very stiff icing and an icing bag/gun that is a complete pain in the rear to use.

[ohbeary]

Just seen this, it works but the baking paper they refer to is probably silicon paper and not the baking parchment we normally get and if cutting to take a piping tube a piece of good sticky tape stops the paper slipping at the tube end.

[Glutton4...]

AND - Where's the ruddy pictures of the finished article!!!!?