“Buttercream with 50 percent butter and 50 percent shortening is more stable than all-butter. For lettering, adding corn syrup instead of water can help with stretchability.” “If you’re doing a layer ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. Despite the fact that I’m a cooking editor, I don’t have much experience with cake decorating. I bake a lot, sure, ...

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In this video, I’m showing how I create realistic fondant leaves to decorate my fall cakes. I share my marbling technique, ...

Yep, you heard that right: a regular ol' spoon. Here, I'll explain how to us a spoon to shape the frosting on the top of a simple, single-layer cake—our Easiest Chocolate Birthday Cake is the one ...

Even the most fastidious pastry chef (I may or may not have two pairs of culinary tweezers, X-Acto knives, and a protractor in my kitchen drawer) can acknowledge the charm of an imperfect-looking ...

When in need of a cake for a special occasion, it may be easier to snag something from the store, but we're here to convince you to take on the challenge of making a showstopping cake yourself. It'll ...

It took just two minutes for the experts at Cake International to decorate this stunning cake – using only buttercream. So, we’re sure us mere mortals could knock together something similar in about ...

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