If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The key to making these edible works of art is royal icing, the glossy mix of meringue powder, powdered ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. On a recent first day of class for the Art of Cake ...

Equipment: Click here for tips and hardware needed to use the icing. Mix ingredients: Starting on slow speed, combine the sifted sugar with all other ingredients into a mixing bowl fitted with the ...

All that to say, while I like to consider myself a great baker, intricately decorating sugar cookies with royal icing is not a skill I was blessed with. But over the years, I’ve figured out a ...

Nicole Hopper is a recipe tester and developer based in Birmingham, Alabama. If you ever wondered what the secret is to perfectly frosted cut-out sugar cookies, we’ll fill you in: royal icing. This ...

We get a step by step tutorial for using royal icing to decorate cookies that look like candy corn and lollipops from artist Rosa Clifford of Roc Paper Scissors.

One day in November 1947, a young apprentice at a bakery in Scotland carried some ingredients from his downstairs workstation to the main kitchen. Just at that moment, the head confectioner was ...

Baker and artist Rosa Clifford of Roc Paper Scissors showed off her creative skills on two fronts for our Halloween Extravaganza. To pull of her portrayal of Lesley Ann Warren in Rodgers and ...