Sunday Sweets Kicks It Old School

Let's talk piping, peeps.Because nothing shows off a baker's talent - or makes our jaws drop - quite like this business right here: (By Finespun Cakes)That's a style known as Lambeth, named for Joseph Lambeth, who popularized it back in the 1930s. You'll know a Lambeth cake by its over-the-top frills and use of overpiping, which creates all that fabulous detail and depth: (By Rosebud Cakes) Of course Lambeth cakes are a bit old-fashioned now, but never fear, piping purists! Some bakers are doing their darndest to bring Lambeth to the next generation, with STUNNING results: (By Aniko Vargane Orban)No words. Only grabby hands. Or how about this one? (By Cakeium)Check out those crisp clean lines! And still all hand-piped. AH-mazing. While we're throwing back to classic cake skills, let's talk Oriental Stringwork. (By David Cakes)This gravity-defying sorcery is achieved with Royal icing, which hardens to a porcelain-like consistency. Believe it or not, that net is handpiped icing, y'all.…