Ateco Tube Tip number 2E (853) Drop Flower is a specific, large, open-star piping tip (often Ateco brand) used in cake decorating to easily create beautiful, multi-petaled flowers (like 8-petal drop stars) directly onto cakes, cupcakes, or parchment paper by squeezing and slightly twisting the piping bag, perfect for adding bakery-style rosettes and borders with buttercream or royal icing.