Stunning cookies like these are usually decorated with a piping bag, but in-house stylist Dani Fiori came up with a simpler way: plastic squeeze bottles.
Bottles with wide tips are best for outlining and "flooding" areas with icing; narrow ones are good for detail work.
Pretty fabric butterflies transform a plain-Jane cake into a marvelous tiered wonder -- and there's nary a pastry tip in sight. Simply slide the wired section of each fluttery beauty into a fondant-covered cake, clustering the butterflies here and there for the most dramatic look. Tied around a cake knife, a ribbon in a matching hue completes this super-easy -- not to mention easy on the wallet -- makeover.
Martha likes to decorate sweet treats for special occasions with edible designs made with the Cricut Cake machine.
The easy-to-use machine uses stainless steel blades to create professional-looking embellishments in minutes. Just choose a design and a size, and press "cut."
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Professional-looking wedding cakes are a snap, no matter where you are, thanks to these delightful edible cherry blossoms in a box.
Handcrafted from sugar paste and royal icing, these blooms provide a beautiful, budget-friendly way to bring a plain-white tiered cake -- frosted with either buttercream or fondant -- to new heights.
Cherry Blossom Kit, Wendy Kromer Confections.
Add a dollop of chocolate cheer to your winter table with our digest of divine desserts.
Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse
Mint Chocolate Brownies
Molten Chocolate Cakes
Chocolate-Pecan Tart
Labors of love as pretty as home-baked cookies shouldn't be hidden by paper or cardboard. Here, neat rows of chocolate-espresso wafers and orange-ginger rounds are rolled in cellophane, and the ends are finished with ribbons.
