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.

Bake a cake yourself or buy an ordinary one with plain icing and get out that piping bag that's been lying unused in the drawer for so long! It may take a bit of practise - luckily, you can put any ...

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 ...

Ben Fullard, 46, from Erdington, Birmingham spends up to three days perfecting the flowers - which look so realistic that they're often confused for the real deal. From tulips to roses, clematis and ...

This is collaborative content from Food & Wine's team of experts, including staff, recipe developers, chefs, and contributors. Many of our galleries curate recipes or guides from a variety of sources ...

We are a nation up to our eyeballs in buttercream icing, ganache, fondant and the cakes that support them. Layer cakes. Cupcakes. Bundt cakes. It is a passionate love affair. Fantastically decorated ...

And decorate it, too. Grams demonstrates DIY roses. Grandmas are experts at everything — or so a cashier at the grocery store told me yesterday. And it’s probably true. For example, it wasn’t long ...

Take your baking skills from proficient to professional with the simple tips and tutorials featured in our new Cake Creations video series. In the episode above, learn how to assemble beautiful ...

I started frosting cakes a year ago, when I was six years old. I don't really remember it, but Mommy says that she started baking when I was eight months old. I would be in a baby carrier on her back ...

After creating wedding cakes for her three daughters, and countless birthday and anniversary cakes for friends and relatives, Cindy Funk thought that creating a gingerbread house would be-if you ...