Sometimes the shortest path between making cake and eating it is opening a can of ready-made frosting. Here are easy upgrades to make it taste better.

Food blogger Brooke Edwards of Frost Me Up showcased this out-of-the-box technique that can make a cake's icing appear so smooth that it will look like it's been covered in fondant by a professional.

A tender, rich chocolate snacking cake is topped with an elegant pistachio frosting. Serve for dessert, afternoon tea, or as ...

Come any occasion, be it birthdays, anniversaries or weddings, cakes are our go-to desserts to signify a sweet beginning. We all have a sweet corner for cakes and you would agree we love gorging on to ...

Garten has a variety of delicious cake recipes and some of them involve a time-saver that many of her fans absolutely love. Rather than worrying about getting the cake decorating just right, she takes ...

My recipe and method for making Easy Royal Icing for Cake Decorating is one of my go-to for making cake decorating easy as can be. Made with only 3 ingredients, royal icing is a classic for a reason— ...

There's no need to bake a potato in the oven when you've got a microwave handy. Just be careful removing it after it's cooked—it'll be hot and steamy. Then, let little hands sprinkle with cheese, sour ...

With a soft, airy crumb, jammy cherry filling, and a glossy, cloud-like frosting, this Mount Vernon Cake is full of old-fashioned charm—even if its origins are a bit of a mystery.

This layer cake combines moist, spongy cake and frosting that's a perfect balance between sweet and buttery. Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, where she wrote several ...