Before beginning to decorate your sugar cookies this Christmas season, you'll want to learn how to properly ice them. Christmas Cookie Swap! has a reliable recipe for royal icing and a step-by-step ...

Let the cookies set up at room temperature on the baking rack for about 15 to 20 minutes or until they are dry to the touch.

To start, you’ll need an electric mixer of some sort—either a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk ...

Now that you know how to bake a cake worthy of decorating, the next step is to decorate it. I remember my first time decorating a two-layered cake. It was for my mother’s birthday, I was 12 years old, ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The key to making these edible works of art is royal icing, the glossy mix of meringue powder, powdered ...

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 ...

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.

America's Test Kitchen compiled 250 recipes and dozens and dozens of detailed baking tips in a new cookbook, "The Perfect Cookie: Your Ultimate Guide to Foolproof Cookies, Brownies & Bars" (2017, ...

We taste-tested seven gingerbread house kits you're likely to find at your local supermarket or online. To find the very best ...