And vintage-style cakes are making a comeback. These lavish confections have taken over social media feeds, where home bakers ...

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Cake decorating isn't as easy as pie — but it is lots of fun As part of a new series, “Your Next New Skill,” Chicago Sun-Times reporter Stefano Esposito took a basic cake decorating class to ...

Make the cake: Grease an 8-inch square or 9-inch round cake pan with oil. Put an oven rack in the center position and heat the oven to 350 degrees.

The best frosting for decorating a cake is the one that tastes good, looks good, and maneuvers well for you. There are many types of buttercream frosting with different flavors and textures.

Baked in a 13- x 9-inch cake pan, the sheet cake serves a crowd and is just as good if made a few days ahead. The lemon ermine frosting, luscious and buttery, can be tinted any color you wish.

Gentler and more forgiving than royal icing, the brittle gloss associated with conventional British cake stylings, fondant was commercialized in the early 1960s as a premade ready-to-roll frosting ...