After 50 minutes of bake time (the instructions say 40, but I found all three cakes needed longer in my oven), the cake is ready to be speckled with gold leaf and served, if you so choose, with a ...

Discover her techniques for decorating with colorful buttercream, chocolate shards, and gold leaf to add a modern artistic touch. Whether you love baking or just enjoy watching beautiful cakes ...

Pro tip: Use a mini offset spatula for decorating and a large one for transferring the cake from turntable to plate. Ateco Offset Spatulas, Set of 2 $13 $11 (-15%) ...

Edible gold leaf is the perfect finishing touch to add to your cupcakes, cakes or desserts and will impress your guests.

To assemble, use a pastry brush to brush 1 tablespoon rose syrup onto the flat side of each sponge, then place one sponge syrup-side up onto a serving plate.

Bedazzled: The gold leaf is in store from today, and costs £3.99 for one flake Gold lustre powder is stocked alongside the gold leaf, at £2.49 per pot, as well as packets of popping candy at £2.99.

My colleagues tell me that at their press conference this afternoon to rebut Labour's manifesto, their cakes had gold leaf on them. Not real gold leaf, surely? Though I am told the tea was "a bit ...