Five simple steps for how to cover your cake in marzipan and royal icing. Watch the technique videos for more information and see the recipe tips (below) for how to create the simple Christmas ...

When you’re done, cream cheese icing works wonderfully with carrot cake, red velvet cake ... you’ll find that making icing from scratch can be both fun and satisfying. Enjoy experimenting ...

you may want to lightly whip the icing again to loosen the texture slightly. You can freeze iced cakes, too: first freeze the cake, unwrapped; once frozen, cover it in cling film and aluminium ...

I prefer to keep things simple, skipping the steps of making a cake and icing from scratch and turning to store-bought mixes ...

Line two 9-inch cake pans (or three 8-inch pans) with wax paper and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Add ½ cup cold water to the strawberry Jell-O mix. Stir until fully combined. Divide the cake mix ...