What are Russian Piping Tips? Russian piping tips are large piping tips with flat ends that have several openings. The openings come in different patterns and produce a full flower when you pipe. Which type of icing is best for Russian piping tips? In order to get nicely defined flowers, you’ll want to use a medium to stiff consistency icing. I like Italian meringue buttercream, but you could also use Swiss meringue buttercream or American buttercream. The temperature of your icing is also…