Cake decorating is one of the sugar arts that uses icing and other edible decorative elements to make otherwise plain cakes more visually interesting. Alternatively, cakes can be molded and sculpted to resemble three-dimensional persons, places and things.In many areas of the world, decorated cakes are often the focal point of a special celebration such as a birthday, graduation, bridal shower, wedding, or anniversary.The art of cake decorating dates back to mid-17th century in Europe and has since flourished in many regions and countries, including Northwestern Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and South America.Cake decorating can be a hobby or a job.

A excellent angel food cake recipe containing swirls of chocolate and vanilla, and iced with a rich, fluffy icing drizzled with more melted chocolate.

Several delicious cake recipes from all around the world--from chocolate cake recipes, cheesecake recipes, special occassion cake recipes, wedding cakes, birthday cake recipes to ice-cream cake recipes...

Sick of the same old “cheap” dessert options - sliced fruit, vanilla ice cream, chocolate cake, apple pie? Well, a New York eatery is offering a US$25,000 dessert bulging with top-grade cocoa, edible gold and shavings of a luxury truffle.

This is what they call Chocolate Torte Cake. Most of the Chocolate addict will be more satisfied by this European Style cake with a creamy chocolate espresso that provides the filling for two layers of impossibly moist chocolate cake topped with coffee ice cream sandwich and dark chocolate crumble cookies. You can also add some dark chocolate shavi

A close up photo of the sand on a Belgium beach. Looks like chocolate icing on a cake.