Let’s be honest—there’s something deeply comforting about the scent of vanilla wafting through your kitchen. It’s like baking nostalgia into your walls. And when that vanilla isn’t just from a bottle, ...

Use this simple buttercream icing recipe to decorate your birthday cakes, cupcakes and sandwich biscuits. Try adding a little food colouring gel for a splash of colour to your butter icing.

French-style buttercream is made in the same way, but with the addition of egg yolks, which produce a much richer icing. If the mixture splits or curdle instead of emulsifying, stick the bowl in ...