In warmer kitchens it may help to add a pinch of cream of tartar to your buttercream to help firm up or ‘stabilise’ it. For Italian or Swiss-style buttercream, whisk molten sugar (heated to ...

When making fat-based icings such as buttercream ... the icing from soaking through to the cake as readily). Because some icings (such as Italian buttercream or royal icing) may include raw ...

A lways a favorite, this Classic Italian Cream Cake recipe will be a hit with your family and we especially enjoy these types of cakes as desserts at family gatherings. If you are a coconut fan ...

While butter-filled buttercream may seem like the fancier option, both of these frostings have their place in different cake ...

Beat egg yolks and sugar together until pale and well incorporated. Slowly add oil, then yogurt and vanilla extract. Sift in flour with baking soda and salt. Whip egg whites to soft peak and fold ...

We like to drizzle this thin, glossy glaze over homemade scones or coffee cake. There are so many different types of icings and frostings—we love cream-cheese frosting for zucchini and carrot ...

This classic Las Vegas bakery is a favorite for a reason. Cakes here are tall, bordered with crumb, piped with zig-zagging ...

Below, Beavis shares three Italian-inspired recipes from her debut cookbook, Country Comfort (which shot up the bestseller charts when it was published last month). Each recipe requires only 20 ...

This recipe makes a single-layer cake with buttercream icing. You could also serve it with cream and fruit, or simply with icing sugar.

This list of essentials is whaat we think everyone should know how to cook by the time they turn 30 (or whenever, age is just ...