Cake with red and pink flowers made using the back of a spoon. - Samantha Wesoloski / 500px/Getty You don't need a fancy instrument to decorate cakes and cupcakes with elegant, handmade icing petals.

For special occasions and birthday celebrations, there’s no better dessert than a perfectly decorated layered cake. But with ...

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hand taking a piece of a sliced cake cooling on a wire rack - Dian Oktaviani/Shutterstock Cake decorating is not for the impatient. Even if you don't plan anything more than a simple coating of ...

Solve the sweet dilemma of how to top cakes, cookies, doughnuts, and muffins. Stacey Ballis is a novelist, cookbook author, and food writer with 20 years of experience. She has authored a cookbook ...

If you’ve ever made a caramel cake from scratch, you have a war story. Whether it's your first attempt or your 50th, the fickle icing tries the patience of even the most experienced cooks. From ...