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You will want to use a lot of light frosting for this.  Press the back of a spoon into the frosting, twist and lift to make swirls.  Experiment with different size spoons.  With a large wooded spoon you can make make large tear shaped petals.   I think that this technique works great when [...]

Preparing a a smooth iced cake is important for the best looking cake possible. If you have ever iced a cake before, you know the annoyance of having bits of crumbs in the frosting. To prevent crumbs you’ll need to apply a crumb coat.

Once your cake has cooled completely and been [...]