Cake with writing and sprinkles on it - Annie Japaud/Getty Images Got an unsteady hand? Then piping a happy birthday message directly onto the top of a homemade cake will likely sound like a daunting ...

Molly Yeh is a food blogger and cookbook author who has contributed numerous recipes to Food & Wine and is the host of the Food Network show Girl Meets Farm. Freezing the cake layers for at least an ...