Making a cake and frosting from scratch doesn't have to be a hassle. Take Susan Cady's recipe, for example. — calls for mixing chocolate batter and cream cheese frosting. "It is simple to make," Cady ...

Carrot cake is personal. Some people want it to be loaded with everything but the kitchen sink: for example, a combination of coconut, raisins, nuts, pineapple or all four. Others might push a slice ...

Made from confectioners’ sugar, egg whites and flavouring, royal icing is used to decorate cookies and cakes. While buttercream frosting is creamy and soft, royal icing hardens which is exactly what ...

A sweet treat doused in honey and orange blossom syrup, topped with homemade honeycomb for an impressive dessert. For this recipe you will need a sugar thermometer. To make the cake, preheat the oven ...