Jack Cake
Black cake icing has a reputation for being hard to make, which is a shame because it can be used for some really fun cakes like this piratical cake by magpi. In fact black cake icing can be really easy. Your local supermarket may stock ready made black icing, or it can be bought online. It’s also possible to use black cake colourung to dye your own royal icing but care has to be taken to avoid a bitter taste and using a coffee base can help create a dark colour with less black food colouring. You can find out more about all sorts of icing on Squidoo
By Kate Phizackerley