The trouble is that while this commonly used cake-decorating ingredient can be extremely helpful, fondant can be difficult to work with. Plus, it's not always the cheapest ingredient or easiest to ...

Use this large sponge cake recipe as the base for a kids’ party cake. It’s a jam-filled sponge coated with buttercream, ready for you to cover with fondant icing and decorate in any way you like.

No worries, Chris has written a kids’ Christmas sponge cake recipe that will hold up under the fondant icing snow. It freezes well (uniced), so you can still make it ahead of time. You will need ...