Cake decorating is one of the most rewarding crafts going because the result is both beautiful and edible.

You make a centrepiece, and then everyone eats it.

The honest truth is that smooth buttercream and crisp piped flowers take real practice; your first crumb-coated cake will look rough and your first roses will flop. But the skills stack fast, the wins are deeply satisfying, and there's a reason it's the craft people get talked into turning into a side business.