The hostess always wants her cake to be not only the most delicious, but also to look delicious and beautiful. Special effort and interest is required when making a sweet open pie. In what ways can you decorate an open pie? it is important to pay attention to some nuances, and in the end the cake will turn out to be simply stunning.
Little tricks
It is not enough to learn how to bake pies, it is important to experiment with the filling and external design in order to surprise loved ones and friends again and again. Making a cake decoration is also an art that will help to add personality to each baked product. In this case, the main thing is to have a creative approach and imagination. But since there simply may not be time for ideas, you can diversify the design using ideas already tested by other housewives.
It is better to make a cake decoration either from the main dough or cooked separately. A separate dough is prepared either sweet (with added sugar) or grated (containing flour, yeast and water). You can decorate an open cake with cut-out or molded figures. Before you start cutting or sculpting them, you need to carefully trim the edges of the pie itself and moisten them with water so that the dough is well connected to each other. From time to time you need to moisten your fingers so that the dough does not stick to your hands too much. Preheat the oven well before baking the cake. And you can achieve a golden brown crust if, 10 minutes before the pie is ready, grease it with warmed milk, a beaten egg or just sweet water.
Effective and beautiful
As mentioned above, figurines that can be cut with a small kitchen knife in the shape of hearts, birds, flowers and whatever comes to mind will serve as decoration for an open pie.
But the figures can also be dazzled, for example, an open cake can be decorated with a kind of braided dough strips. To do this, first you need to roll out the dough, the thickness of which will be 3-4 cm, cut out the same strips, twist and twist each of them into a bundle.
Also, from the cut strips, you can weave one, two or more pigtails, laying them around the circle of the pie. In addition, you can not only decorate the cake, but also create a whole work of art in different ways by twisting, folding and inverting the cut layers of dough. In stores, you can often find various baking sprinkles that can serve as a decoration for an open cake. It can be multi-colored beads and colored sugar. Or natural dressing: poppy seeds, raisins, nuts, cocoa, chocolate chips, various berries and fruits. Having shown a little ingenuity and imagination, you can quickly and easily bake a real fabulous loaf.
