To help you with the sizing, the steps will be indicated on a grid. The length of four combined squares equals 1 inch, which means two of the squares is 1/2 inch. If you’re making the fondant ...

Long snubbed by serious pastry chefs, the most malleable of icings is making a comeback. Fondant and marzipan fruit top vanilla sponge- and chocolate blackout cakes created for T by Sarah Hardy, the ...

You can now buy very good ready-made almond paste (marzipan) and instant royal icing, but if you do like to make your own my recipes are below. For a 23cm cake you’ll need 1 quantity each of almond ...