Baking a decent-looking birthday cake at home can be difficult. Sure, anyone can open a box of cake mix, add eggs and oil, ...

One involuntary movement can result in a glaring mistake that makes the cake look less than stellar. Fortunately, there's an easy solution: Use a small star tip on your piping bag. Using a small ...

You will need a deep 23x15cm/9x6in rectangular cake tin and 4 nozzles for piping (no. 2 writing nozzle, no. 3 writing nozzle, no. 7 small star nozzle and no. 8 medium star nozzle). Preheat the ...

The cake itself is very easy to make – the tricky part is the ... a cake smoother and a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle. Mix the dried fruit and sherry in a bowl and leave to soak for ...