Frosting a cake is a task that seems straightforward, until you put that first dollop of icing on with a floppy spatula and end up with a crumb-filled, lumpy mess. A stainless-steel spatula and rotating cake-stand are wonderful, but allowing the cake to cool completely and using plenty of icing will make a huge difference. Here’s a video to help your frosting technique.

The Cake Mix Doctor Returns! is in stores now, and we’ve got recipes from the new book to share.

For a full-color look at all of the cakes in the book and four recipes including Fresh Strawberry Cake and Orange Birthday Cake, click here or read the excerpt below.

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