It starts with knowing the basics like simple borders, decorations, and cake molds. Then it advances to lace and lattice work, tiered cakes, special icings and, finally, advanced flowers..

Whether it is a wedding, birthday, or another formal celebration, having a well-decorated cake is almost as important as having a delicious one. A multi-tiered cake decorated in frosting filigree ...

Gone are the days of huge, elaborate, five-tiered cakes with pillars ... she said “I hope we’re getting back to old school decorating.” ...

but excessive doming can spell disaster for layered and/or decorated cakes. Every layer in a multi-tier cake needs to be perfectly flat, or they'll tip off-balance and slide off of each other ...

Insert dowelling rods into the 15cm/6in and finally place the 10cm/4in cake on top. Decorate with fresh or fondant flowers.

Leave to set for 2-3 days before decorating. To cover the 25cm/10in cake in fondant icing, repeat steps 13-15. To assemble the cake, wrap the outside of the cakes with ribbon, if using.