For special occasions and birthday celebrations, there’s no better dessert than a perfectly decorated layered cake. But with so many rules and techniques, cake decorating can be challenging for ...

Covered in sticky icing ... melted chocolate over the top and sides of the cake. While the chocolate is still soft, place the jellied sweets and chocolate buttons all over the cake to decorate.

Pour the icing over the cold cake and spread it out to cover the top of the cake completely. To decorate, melt the white chocolate in a small bowl set over a saucepan of hot water. Spoon into a ...