Cake with red and pink flowers made using the back of a spoon. - Samantha Wesoloski / 500px/Getty You don't need a fancy instrument to decorate cakes and cupcakes with elegant, handmade icing petals.

Create adorable icing flowers using a palette knife, blending colors and textures for a stunning, lifelike design. This video showcases simple techniques to transform your cakes into beautiful works ...

Food blogger Brooke Edwards of Frost Me Up showcased this out-of-the-box technique that can make a cake's icing appear so smooth that it will look like it's been covered in fondant by a professional.

Ben Fullard, 46, from Erdington, Birmingham spends up to three days perfecting the flowers - which look so realistic that they're often confused for the real deal. From tulips to roses, clematis and ...