How to Decorate a Cake

Summary: A hand-decorated cake makes any occasion more special. Serving a homemade cake with unique, personalized icing lets the guest of honor know that you really care. Icing design can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose. Whether the event is a birthday, wedding, baby shower, graduation or holiday celebration, you’ll impress everyone when they learn that the artistry is your own creation.

In this series of free video clips, you’ll learn cake decorating ideas and techniques from a professional. Expert Linda Leon guides you through the entire procedure of decorating a cake, offering a recipe for homemade butter cream icing and tips on various icing techniques. She also explains the essential decorating tools you’ll need to add handwriting and make rose, leaf and vine designs. Surprise a special person in your life with a beautiful homemade, hand-decorated cake today. Once you’ve sampled this recipe, you’ll never want a store-bought cake again.