Fondant has faded (but it may be coming back). Buttercream is boss. Drips are de rigueur. Geometrics are gigantic. Fresh flowers are fashionable. And smaller is big. These are just some of the trends ...

Weddings involve a great deal of planning, from venues and guest lists to caterers and entertainment. Among the numerous items to check off the list, choosing a cake design is an important step that ...

Decorating cakes can go beyond following a recipe and stretch into hours of designing and crafting a masterpiece. Professional cakes can cost hundreds of dollars. According to Toba Garrett, dean of ...

Sugar artist Ana Parzych joins Bon Appétit for this episode of Handcrafted to demonstrate every step of filling, stacking, and decorating a 5-tier wedding cake in her impeccable style. From building ...

It may seem like a wedding cake topper is a staple that has been around since the inception of weddings themselves, but they really only gained popularity in the U.S. during the 1950s. That said, in ...

I planned my wedding at home in three months (while three months pregnant)! The venue, my mother-in-law’s backyard in rural New Jersey, was almost two hours outside of the city. When it came to the ...

In a world where flour meets fantasy, an Illinois-based baker is putting a mythical twist on traditional wedding cakes Alexis Oltmanns Alexis Oltmanns, head cake decorator at Illinois-based bakery ...

For many brides and grooms, cutting the wedding cake is one of the most celebratory moments of their big day — so why not make it really stand out? At The Knot's annual gala in New York City, the ...

The cake decorating subject provides skills-based educational experiences that provide an opportunity for mastery before building on that experience to develop more advanced skills. This subject area ...