Cake with red and pink flowers made using the back of a spoon. - Samantha Wesoloski / 500px/Getty You don't need a fancy instrument to decorate cakes and cupcakes with elegant, handmade icing petals.

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Kat Lieu is the author of 108 Asian Cookies and the founder of Subtle Asian Baking. Through the decades, royal icing has been the edible glue of choice when it comes to building gingerbread houses.

If you’ve ever wanted a frosting that tastes like caramel without the extra work, brown sugar frosting is it. The sugar melts right into the butter, giving you a rich, toffee-like flavor in a light ...