Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Focusing on three key trends in the baking world – fondant, buttercream and layer cakes – local cake experts Trina Thomson from Sweet Ruby Cakes (pictured below), Melinda Preston from Cake Your ...

In this video, I walk you through my third fondant gift bow design of the season, showing how rectangles easily come together ...

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 ...

Use this large sponge cake recipe as the base for a kids’ party cake. It’s a jam-filled sponge coated with buttercream, ready for you to cover with fondant icing and decorate in any way you like. Here ...

“Buttercream with 50 percent butter and 50 percent shortening is more stable than all-butter. For lettering, adding corn syrup instead of water can help with stretchability.” “If you’re doing a layer ...

In this video, I show you how I create adorable fondant Christmas stockings with a cozy knit texture using a silicone mold, perfect for decorating a fireplace cake. I share my tips for easy fondant ...