Baking is a fun activity that takes skill but produces tasty treats. There are two types of icing that are often used: Royal and regular and they are different.

After months of anticipation, we finally got a look at the royal wedding cake before it was served at the luncheon reception hosted by the Queen at Windsor Castle. While the elderflower and lemon ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. On a recent first day of class for the Art of Cake ...

Royal icing is the king of cake and cookie decorating because it is so easy and versatile. Start with some powdered or confectioners’ sugar, add water and whatever flavorings you like and stir until ...

Unfortunately, the difference between a blank canvas and an icing-covered cake is that sugar melts when water-based colors are brushed on. I have experimented with edible techniques and mixtures for ...

Chocolate has long been integral to the Valentine's Day culinary experience. Truffles, molten cakes, frosted cupcakes, dark cacao puddings and brûlées, ganache-domed cakes and enrobed nuts - they all ...

Tributes have today been paid to a master baker who made celebration cakes for almost every Royal occasion, after he died aged 91. Eddie Spence's renowned icing skills earned him the chance to ...

Wills and Kate are a modern British couple, but when it came to choosing their wedding cake they went old school. Fruitcake to be exact. When guests tuck into the wedding cake of Prince William and ...