Desserts

Make your celebrations special by serving a personalized cake with handmade decorations. Customizing your cake with these edible decorations makes even a baked confection from a box mix look like...

When your cake must be distinctive and beautiful, consider using ornate sugar flowers to adorn the top of the confection. Sugar flowers can sit prettily on top of cupcakes, sheet cakes or layered...

Panna cotta is a dessert made from cream, gelatin and sugar. Topped with fresh berries, sliced fruit, glaze, jam or caramel sauce, panna cotta is a smooth, creamy, refreshing summer treat. If you...

Thomas the Tank Engine is a blue cartoon train with a human face. This cake is not difficult to make as long as you can locate a 3-D train cake pan. Wilton offers one of these pans, which can be...

Delicate flowers for cake garnishes not only have to look good but have a pleasant taste as well. Making edible cake flowers requires varying levels of skill but even a novice can craft an edible...

Cranberry molds provide an alternative to canned cranberry sauce, offering texture and extra flavor in comparison to the traditional gelled sauce. The diced cranberries, celery and nuts blend...

Cherries are a great snack to enjoy on a regular basis. Fresh cherries are ideal because they taste sweet and the skin is a deep red color. Preserving cherries can be done in a couple of ways:...

Cupcakes help add dimension to a birthday cake, and they will feed more people than a traditional cake. A cupcake birthday cake requires careful planning and attention to detail, because you will...

Cooked pies, such as apple or cherry, are a dessert staple in many homes. Perfecting the pie crust doesn't just involve mixing and tolling out the dough. It also must be properly baked so the...

If you want to decorate your cakes to look like there are flowers on it, you don't have to purchase special tips to try and create traditional icing flowers. Using a sugar gum paste, also known as...

Flowers or flower petals lightly coated with sugar can be used to decorate desserts like cake and cupcakes. Common edible flowers include daisies, nasturtiums, geranium leaves, Johnny-jump-ups...

For those living in more temperate climates, the site of a palm tree brings to mind instant feelings of calm, tropical warmth and, perhaps, relaxation in an exotic setting. When it comes to cake...

Cake decorating is becoming more detailed as new strategies emerge. The traditional soft whipped frosting is becoming increasingly scarce. Fondant is often used because it is easier to maneuver...

Rather than sending flowers give your special someone the gift of cookies. Like a bouquet of flowers, a cookie bouquet arranges cookies baked on lollipop sticks in a decorative vase. Making these...

Cupcakes are the most versatile of baked goods; while a single large cake can be decorated in any fashion, multiple small cupcakes can each hold a different design. Making image-themed cupcakes...

A bouquet of flowers is a lovely gift idea, but it does nothing for a sweet tooth. Why not create an edible bouquet of fruits, candies and other treats? This gift will stand out in a sea of...

Before you spread fondant over a cake, you will need to decide which type of fondant you want to apply. Rolled fondant creates a flat surface that makes it easy to add decorations. Poured fondant...

If you're tired of eating gelatin plain from a cup or jello mold, you can try something different by using gelatin to make your own gummy pops. You can make these these gummy pops in a matter of...

Move over, cupcake, there's a new sweet in town. The delectable macaron is the new must-taste confection splashing color in bakery windows from New York to Los Angeles, and everywhere in...

Carving a cake into an upright three-dimensional gumball machine is quite a task and is not suitable for most cake decorators. You can create a simple gumball machine cake by arranging a round...

"Chocolate leather" is also referred to as chocolate clay, candy clay or chocolate plastic. This edible substance is made by combining melted chocolate with light corn syrup and allowing the...