Using an electric mixer, beat butter in a bowl until pale and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Gradually add icing sugar mixture and milk, beating constantly until combined. If tinting icing with food ...

Let’s all be honest: When we reach for a slice of cake, we’re in it for the frosting more than anything else. There’s nothing that can transform a cake from just OK to practically heavenly like a ...

Ree Drummond’s royal icing is a must-have when it comes to holiday baking. The celebrity chef uses it to decorate everything from Pioneer Woman gingerbread cookies to classic sugar cookies. Best of ...

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 ...

Buttercream is delicious and can be used to decorate cakes and cupcakes. Here's a super simple recipe, whipped up in just a few minutes. Buttercream is a simple cake topping made with butter and icing ...

This Homemade Vanilla Cake Recipe is hands down the best you'll ever make! With just a few simple ingredients, it’s easy, moist, and perfectly sweet. Follow my recipe, and you’ll end up with a cake so ...

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, ...

In the world of pastry and baking, there are many different types of frostings or icings (and there is a difference). And though you may not have recognized it by name, you've likely seen one of these ...

Gingerbread is one of the coziest flavors of all. Whether you are baking gingerbread cookies, decorating gingerbread houses or drinking ginger chai, ginger really spices up the season. For this ...