One day in November 1947, a young apprentice at a bakery in Scotland carried some ingredients from his downstairs workstation to the main kitchen. Just at that moment, the head confectioner was ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. On a recent first day of class for the Art of Cake ...

This three-ingredient royal icing is a must-have for holiday baking. Margaret Braun is a world-renowned sugar artist and cake designer. Her confectionary work has appeared in the likes of the Museum ...

Every year as the holidays approach, I eagerly anticipate holiday baking and decorating sugar cookies. And every year, they don’t exactly turn out as planned. That’s because decorating cookies is a ...

Ready-made icing can be bought from most supermarkets, but it is easily made at home: the core ingredient, icing sugar, is widely available. When making fat-based icings such as buttercream, use ...