The holidays are here.

And after the year weve had, we want to celebrate with a special touch.

Yeah, us either.

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These frugal decorating methods will make your homemade cookies, cupcakes or cakes look expensive and exceptional.

Probably not as good as youd like.

It always seems like an uphill battle to build (and keep) a decent amount in savings.

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But what if your car breaks down, or you have a sudden medical bill?

Ask one of these companies to help…

But the old-fashioned way works just as well and saves money.

Shake the pan all around and bang on the sides so the flour is distributed evenly.

Buttercream icingis easy to make, using butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla flavoring and food coloring.

Once your cake is baked and cooled, chill it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

This helps it hold together.

Then put a layer of icing all over the cake, almost like a primer coat on a wall.

Chill for another 30 minutes.

Your second coat of icing on top of the crumb coat is the layer that shows.

It covers any imperfections in the cake and is very smooth.

It makes everything stick together better and definitely cuts down on frustration.

Youll set your cake here as you as ice it.

And if Youre Feeling Brave …

Those decorating techniques you think only trained pastry chefs can master?

They arent so impossible.

People are scared of it but its the simplest thing ever.

Heres your step-by-step guide:

Three-Dimensional Fondant Decorations

it’s possible for you to do this.

She covers the cakes with the squiggles, and they always solicit many aaahhhhs.

Use a pizza cutter to cut fondant into shapes if you dont have a cookie cutter.

More Frugal Cake Decorating Tips

Here are more easy, inexpensive ways to up your cake-decorating game.

(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)

You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…