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Canned icing is not ideal for piping. It has a great consistency for spreading on a cake. You may be able to get it thick enough to pipe simply by adding confectioners sugar to it. Try adding 1/4 cup at first and mixing it in. In order to pipe, it should be thick enough to stand up on top of a spoon. Some decorations such as roses require much thicker icing. I wouldn't even try to do them with canned icing. But, if you have confectioner's sugar on hand, you're better off just making icing from scratch.

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