Despite the fact that I’m a cooking editor, I don’t have much experience with cake decorating. I bake a lot, sure, but I typically top my cakes with dollops of whipped cream and sliced strawberries or ...

Chocolate. Some people love it. Others could do without it. For those in the former group, check out Ina Garten’s chocolate cake videos on YouTube. The cookbook author has lots of Barefoot contessa ...