½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon rose water, or to taste Candied, fresh or dried edible rose petals ...

Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine milk, orange zest, and orange blossom water in a small bowl. Split vanilla bean half in half lengthwise, and scrape vanilla seeds into milk mixture; stir to combine. Add ...

We are a nation up to our eyeballs in buttercream icing, ganache, fondant and the cakes that support them. Layer cakes. Cupcakes. Bundt cakes. It is a passionate love affair. Fantastically decorated ...

My quest for the perfect pink frosted cake began in 1992 while watching an episode of "Barney and Friends," when the friends made a giant pink frosted layer cake for Barney’s two-hundred-millionth ...

The secret to a beautiful yet delicious cake? It’s in the box. Or in time invested in decorating classes. Or a handful of classic cookbooks. Or — shh — in the display case at Gayle’s Bakery in ...

These desserts walk the line between fancy and simple, which is what most home bakers want. They come together quickly, so ...

A few teaspoonfuls of rosewater, a handful of pistachios and a scattering of rose petals elevate this simple cream filled sponge to something exotically redolent of a Persian flower garden. Some ...