After months of anticipation, we finally got a look at the royal wedding cake before it was served at the luncheon reception hosted by the Queen at Windsor Castle. While the elderflower and lemon ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. On a recent first day of class for the Art of Cake ...

Let’s all be honest: When we reach for a slice of cake, we’re in it for the frosting more than anything else. There’s nothing that can transform a cake from just OK to practically heavenly like a ...

Royal icing is the king of cake and cookie decorating because it is so easy and versatile. Start with some powdered or confectioners’ sugar, add water and whatever flavorings you like and stir until ...

Tributes have today been paid to a master baker who made celebration cakes for almost every Royal occasion, after he died aged 91. Eddie Spence's renowned icing skills earned him the chance to ...

When it comes to Christmas, the icing on the cake will cost you. All the supermarkets’ standard, cheaper versions have iced ...

If you are baking cakes or cookies, the one pertinent question that stands in front of you is royal icing vs buttercream for ...

Unfortunately, the difference between a blank canvas and an icing-covered cake is that sugar melts when water-based colors are brushed on. I have experimented with edible techniques and mixtures for ...

One day in November 1947, a young apprentice at a bakery in Scotland carried some ingredients from his downstairs workstation to the main kitchen. Just at that moment, the head confectioner was ...

Chocolate has long been integral to the Valentine's Day culinary experience. Truffles, molten cakes, frosted cupcakes, dark cacao puddings and brûlées, ganache-domed cakes and enrobed nuts - they all ...

A royal wedding invites a lot of speculation about what the bride will wear, who the guests will be and, for bakers everywhere, what the cake will look like. The cutting of the wedding cake has ...