This recipe makes enough for a 18cm/7in round cake or a thin covering ... flat and smooth using a clean ruler or icing spreader. Leave to dry before decorating with Christmas ornaments.

Ready-made icing can ... first freeze the cake, unwrapped; once frozen, cover it in cling film and aluminium foil and return to the freezer. Piping bags are useful for decorating cakes with ...

but nothing has ever topped the recipe I grew up eating. It's the chocolate icing my mom still makes every year for ...

Apply one or more layers of frosting and get it generally smooth. Using a spatula designed for cake decorating, like the OXO Good Grips ... thanks to a blend of butter and shortening used in the ...