You don't need a fancy instrument to decorate cakes and cupcakes with elegant, handmade icing petals. Most home kitchens have the secret tool — a spoon — located in a nearby drawer.

Which do you choose? 1, 2 or 3? The benefit of # 3 is that it makes the comb warm, not hot, so you can use it straight away ...

See our ethics policy. The key to making these edible works of art is royal icing, the glossy mix of meringue powder, powdered sugar, and water, that stays just liquid enough to paint, marble ...