Dessert: Immerse yourself in simplicity and pleasure with our plain cake, a recipe that is as easy to make as it is delicious ...

Place the icing sugar, cocoa and butter in a mixing ... In honour of that beautiful tree, and the philosophy of The Plain Cake Appreciation Society – the appreciation of good, simple cake ...

Place the cake in the fridge until the icing has set and is firm ... Put the white icing in a piping bag fitted with a small plain nozzle. Use a stencil to paint windows onto the black fondant ...

It was so plain it verged on homely ... who’s going to judge you for taking it? Beneath that easy icing, the cake itself is equally retro and simple to make. A Depression-era favorite known ...

Jokes aside, the last time I made a cake, my raspberry-flavored icing had the consistency of cough syrup and tasted about the same. So don’t ask me why my kids still insist I make their birthday ...