For special occasions and birthday celebrations, there’s no better dessert than a perfectly decorated layered cake. But with ...

Despite the fact that I’m a cooking editor, I don’t have much experience with cake decorating. I bake a lot, sure, but I typically top my cakes with dollops of whipped cream and sliced ...

So don’t ask me why my kids still insist I make their birthday cakes. For some guidance, I headed off to Wilton Sweet Studio in Naperville for a “basics” vintage cake-decorating class.