Even cakes topped with store-bought frosting can still taste decadent if you follow these go-to tips and tricks from baking experts.

Ina Garten has an easy hack when frosting a cake and it saves so much time. Rather than meticulously frost the whole cake, the Barefoot Contessa star only frosts the top, allowing the cake to be seen ...

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.

Easy chocolate cake decorating ideas can transform a simple homemade dessert into something that looks truly impressive. With ...

Moist carrot cake layered with thick swaths of cream cheese frosting is irresistible. The flavors of that cake—warm baking spices, carrots, raisins, and sometimes pineapple and nuts—often make their ...

While demonstrating how to make her chocolate cake with mocha frosting recipe, Garten shared the ingredient she loves to use in dessert recipes “to enhance the chocolate flavor.” She started by ...

This rich, classic chocolate frosting is an excellent go-to recipe for cakes, cupcakes, brownies, or anything that could use a chocolatey boost. Marcia Kiesel, a former Food & Wine test kitchen ...

Sweet, creamy frosting is an easy (and decadent) way to embellish your favorite dessert. Basic icing is sugar mixed with milk, which is then flavored with cream cheese, cocoa powder and butter or egg ...

When the weather starts to get cool, the first thing I want to do bake. I love turning on the oven and letting the warmth fill my house. This pound cake creates the most delicious pumpkin spice aroma ...

Recently, I visited the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. I was in town for the James Beard Awards, often referred to as “the Oscars of food and wine,” and I wanted to visit the hotel’s ...