piping frosting on the top of a cake - Ikuyan/Getty Images Decorating a cake can be a fun way to liven up your baked good and put your own creative stamp on it. The possibilities for decoration are ...

Now that you know how to bake a cake worthy of decorating, the next step is to decorate it. I remember my first time decorating a two-layered cake. It was for my mother’s birthday, I was 12 years old, ...

Turning a plain cake into something beautiful doesn't have to be complicated or stressful. With just a few clever tricks and ...

Molly Yeh is a food blogger and cookbook author who has contributed numerous recipes to Food & Wine and is the host of the Food Network show Girl Meets Farm. Freezing the cake layers for at least an ...

Dillon is an Update Writer at Food & Wine, where he spends most of his time ensuring product recommendations are fresh and relevant. He's performed testing on kitchenware like bundt pans and cookware ...

Buttercream has always been an integral part of cake decorating and is also absolutely delicious. In recent years, however, the range of fancy nozzles capable of creating beautiful designs, such as ...

When piping cake decorations, it’s important to get the consistency of the icing right. It should hold its form in the bowl. Too thick and the icing will break, too thin and it will not keep its shape ...