Finding the Right Rosette

I FINALLY have the tip to make rosettes! So I'm sure you can guess what I chose to learn today.

Now I'm not sure if I'll color the frosting every time I practice, but first of all I was really excited about making the rosettes so I thought they deserved some color. Secondly, I thought it would be a lot easier to to see the entire shape and structure of the rosette if it wasn't plain white.

I had already watched a few videos at this point, so there was nothing left but to just go for it. Note: There are some good videos on YouTube for rosettes, but this was the one I liked best: Rosette Cake (Rose Cake) Tutorial. The first few I made were a little more oval shaped than round.

The first set of rosettes; more oval shaped than round

I kept that in mind and tried to move the tip out a little wider from my starting point. Unfortunately, in the next one I made, I went a little too far over a there was a bit of space in the center, which you don't want. So for a while I was trying to find a balance between the two.

Second set of rosettes; trying to find a balance of space

 Finally, I was able to find the right motion to create a pretty even circle with no empty space in the center.

The "Goldilocks" rosette, with no empty space and an even circle

I will say that because these rosettes are so big, and it takes a lot of frosting to just make one, I ended up having to refill the bag a few times. I had just enough frosting left in the bag at the end to try a few stars (as you can see in one of the above pictures), which is another design you can make with that tip (the 1M). I liked the stars too, but not as much as the rosettes. I'm excited to get the chance to practice them again; maybe next time on an actual cake!