I was very close to frosting this week's cupcakes with a pastry bag—they would have looked very pretty. But I couldn't find a tip to do it. (As a side note, BA has a helpful video on how to use a ...

Decorating a cake with beautifully crafted buttercream swirls, ganache shells, or Swiss meringue rosettes is arguably the best bit of baking. By simply scooping frosting into a star-tipped piping bag, ...

Fancy, sugary and mystical cupcakes are as much of delight to watch as they are to eat. Also known as fairy cake in England and patty cake in Australia, these little cakes originated somewhere in ...

The swirled, two-toned icing makes these pretty cupcakes really distinctive, and you can achieve the effect using a regular piping bag. Have fun experimenting with the huge range of coloured and ...