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Article: Cake couture.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- April 18, 2003
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Byline: Kristin Eddy
What better way to celebrate the coming of spring than with puffy, fluffy layers of cake and frosting, swirled with thick icing and adorned with edible roses, racks of piped basket-weave designs or swirling swags along the border?
Get started with some of our basic cake and frosting recipes, then build your own showstopper from a variety of decorating ideas. This way, even if you don't have a holiday hat to turn heads, you'll have a dessert that's swell enough for society.
The visual effect of a springtime cake should be fresh, light and fun. A fluffy white background of icing gives the cake a bright look. Then, bring on ...