Pipe ‘Happy Birthday’ onto the cake (or a message of your choice) and use the remaining royal icing to stick the piped flowers onto the top and sides of the cake.

Apply a thin layer of royal icing to each cake and leave ... 15cm/6in and finally place the 10cm/4in cake on top. Decorate with fresh or fondant flowers.

Christmas cake is a type of fruit cake loaded with dry fruits, caramel and brandy. In this recipe, it is topped with an almond paste and royal icing.

Two Cakes To Wrap Up The Meal Furthermore, if the royal wedding guests had ... wholly coated in bright white icing, and adorned with more than 900 flowers sculpted from sugar.