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 ...

I’m showing step-by-step how I decorate my red velvet cupcakes with bold pink and blue buttercream swirls, then top them with a flurry of sparkly edible glitter and colorful sprinkles. I walk you ...

A soft and buttery vanilla cake with a rich cinnamon swirl and sweet glaze on top. Main ingredients: flour, butter, sugar, ...

Our new Swirled Sesame Tea Cake made me gasp the first time I saw it. Mesmerizing swirls of black and white sesame—a galaxy of buttery tahini pound cake. But something that beautiful seemed ...

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, ...

Big, beautiful, spectacular. These are the kind of words I’d use to describe my ideal summer cake — though, not necessarily one that’s easy to make. But recently, a burgeoning baking trend has changed ...

Decorating your cakes, muffins and cupcakes is so easy when you learn how to pipe buttercream icing. Watch our step-by-step video to get started, plus learn 5 easy piping techniques. Using an electric ...