The Barefoot Contessa prepared her famous Beatty’s chocolate cake to show how she tackles this issue. “If you have a cake plate, you don’t wanna get the icing on the plate,” she says in the video. “So ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. On a recent first day of class for the Art of Cake ...