Five simple steps for how to cover your cake in marzipan and royal icing. Watch the technique videos for more information and see the recipe tips (below) for how to create the simple Christmas ...

you may want to lightly whip the icing again to loosen the texture slightly. You can freeze iced cakes, too: first freeze the cake, unwrapped; once frozen, cover it in cling film and aluminium ...

Beneath that easy icing, the cake itself is equally retro and simple to make. A Depression-era favorite known as hot milk cake, it calls for minimal butter and only two eggs, which, with egg ...