One of this year’s surprise Netflix hits, Is It Cake? introduced a whole new audience to the art of making cakes that look like other stuff. Awed by cakes masquerading as handbags, cash registers and ...

Long snubbed by serious pastry chefs, the most malleable of icings is making a comeback. Fondant and marzipan fruit top vanilla sponge- and chocolate blackout cakes created for T by Sarah Hardy, the ...

What is a cake without its fondant? The fondant is what adds beauty to cakes. Making fondant requires a precise technique; it needs to be smooth and preferably have a clean finish, as it can make or ...