Baking Basics

New to baking and the wonderful world of decorating baked goods? This is the place to start! On this page, you'll find in-depth tutorials for basic baking and decorative techniques like how to safely add fresh flowers to a cake or how to decorate with royal icing.

You'll also find recipes for things like meringue and pie crust, with extensive troubleshooting, how-to, and tip sections.

And if you're baking in a hurry, this section also includes ways to upgrade store-bought treats like brownies and cake mixes so they taste homemade.