Mary's coffee cake is a special occasion cake with its praline ... Put one cake on a plate, upside down. Pipe small dollops of buttercream (or simply spread it) on to the cake, reserving half ...

Spoon the remaining buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a small star (2D) nozzle and pipe a rose on the top of each cake. Place a chocolate-covered coffee bean over the joins. Arrange the ...