Cake with red and pink flowers made using the back of a spoon. - Samantha Wesoloski / 500px/Getty You don't need a fancy instrument to decorate cakes and cupcakes with elegant, handmade icing petals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yuki Sugiura Before you slather on that can of store-bought frosting onto your freshly baked cake or cupcakes, you may want to ...