Cakes are getting more intricate and beautiful thanks to food reality shows and celebrity pastry chefs. Fondant is the key to a truly unique cake — and with a little practice you can create beautiful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A simmel cake, with marzipan layers. - Sham Clicks/Shutterstock Some cakes are simple, requiring only a smear of frosting over top ...

If you make this cake well in advance and plan to store it, you’ll need to “feed” it with extra rum every week or so. Unwrap the cake, drizzle rum over the top, wrap it up again and re-seal in its ...

What is a cake without its fondant? The fondant is what adds beauty to cakes. Making fondant requires a precise technique; it needs to be smooth and preferably have a clean finish, as it can make or ...

At République, the bell tower-topped church of a restaurant on La Brea Avenue that was once Campanile, there are many things you could order for dessert after you’ve polished off chef-owner Walter ...

Now that we have covered baking the perfect cake, frosting and piping basics, as well as the basic recipes for frosting cakes, it’s time to add a little pizzazz to our cakes. Fondant is one of the ...

In this video, I walk you through my method for making a festive fondant bow topper, styled like a bundle of curled ribbons. I use a fondant ribbon cutter, cake dowels, and a touch of edible glitter ...

One of this year’s surprise Netflix hits, Is It Cake? introduced a whole new audience to the art of making cakes that look like other stuff. Awed by cakes masquerading as handbags, cash registers and ...