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.

A fluffy vanilla cake baked in a bundt pan and topped with simple white icing. Main ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, butter, ...

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, ...

When it comes to decorating baked goods, the right icing can turn a simple treat into a showstopper. One especially eye-catching technique is using gel icing to mimic the look of water. It’s the ...

Decorating a cake with beautifully crafted buttercream swirls, ganache shells, or Swiss meringue rosettes is arguably the best bit of baking. By simply scooping frosting into a star-tipped piping bag, ...