This is the ultimate guide to cake decorating, with over 200 recipes and variations. Perfect for the beginner or advanced baker, the step-by-step photographs and easy instructions walk you through the techniques involved in making beautifully decorated cakes. All aspects of cake decorating are covered: cake basics, working with sugarpaste, sugar flowers, modelling, children's cakes, Christmas cakes, and wedding cakes. The book also includes a comprehensive guide to equipment, from selection to use and maintenance.
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Founded in 1977, Whitecap Books has grown to become one of the top ten Canadian-owned book publishing and distribution companies. During the 1970s and early 1980s Whitecap made a name for itself as Canada's foremost producer of full-color gift and coffee table books on Canadian provinces, cities, and natural wonders. The company continues to publish in this area and has launched a 27-book series on Canada and 36 books in the America Series.
Whitecap's list of titles currently consists of more than 300 Canadian-originated titles and more than 1,000 agency listed titles. Whitecap is known for its expertise in the cookbook market. Since 1984, Whitecap has been responsible for some of the most innovative and familiar titles that can be found in kitchens across North America today. In addition to cookery, Whitecap publishes and distributes books on gardening and crafts, photo-scenic, history, arts and entertainment, children's fiction and non-fiction, travel, sports and transportation books.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Cake Guru
Format:Paperback
I'm a professional chef who specializes in cakes. I own many books about cake decorating (and food in general), but this one really is an essential. I assure you that, no matter what your skill level, this book is a must have and you will continue to flip through it years after your initial purchase. It's affordable, well written, has great photos, step by step instructions, and sparked all kinds of ideas in me when I first bought it several years ago. I've purchased many cake books since and none have been able to replace this one as my favourite.
If you're not sure which book to buy, let me help you - this is the one. Enjoy!
If you're not sure which book to buy, let me help you - this is the one. Enjoy!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Having offered to host a friends wedding I was suddenly struck with the idea that you can't have a wedding without a wedding cake and so hurried off to my local bookshop to find a "How To Do It" book.
After sifting through many manuals that looked as boring as they could possibly make them...I found this book. The techniques and explanations seemed too good to be true, simple, easy to understand and I thought how easy it all looked.
Armed with my new book and several pounds of icing sugar I began to fiddle with sugar paste and, believe it or not, flowers came to life in my hands and in under a week I'd crafted over 200 flowers to make a huge cascading sugar bouquet to cover a wedding cake that even blows me away!
I have since had four commissioned cakes and am totally hooked on making sugar flowers. Once you have mastered this technique (and have all the recipes in the book which should be enough for anyone) all you need to progress is your own imagination. There isn't another book that even tempts me, I have everything I need to know about cake decorating in this one book. A very worthwhile purchase.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Tenia Leyton
Format:Paperback
This is a must for anyone that is starting out in cake decorating and needs any inspiration or ideas. Once someone has the basic knowledge of decorating, anything in the book can be accomplished or adapted to something applicable. The full color photos and explanations are great, although it takes a bit of getting use to in the English/British "vernaculur" that it is written. It once again proves that the English have taken cake decorating to an art form and us Yanks really need to step up to the plate.
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Basic and Helpful
Another great book to add to your cake decorating collection.
Full of ideas to bake beautiful cakes.
Practice makes perfect! This book will help.
Full of ideas to bake beautiful cakes.
Practice makes perfect! This book will help.
Published 3 months ago by Heather Ryan
2.0 out of 5 stars
Spmewhat Disappointed
I purchased the above book because I am making and decorating my niece's wedding cake -- a traditional fruit cake. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ruftara
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great and Useful Book
This is a great book for beginners to learn the tips and tricks for cake decorating. With all the colourful and beautiful pictures, it makes you want to decorate a cake everyday. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Winter Tulip
5.0 out of 5 stars
a good book, but maybe a little advanced for me!
I am a novice cake decorator, so I am eager to learn all about this. I started doing this in order to make cakes for my young daughters birthday parties. Read more
Published on Jan 25 2011 by KYLIE TANKE
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book!
This book is a real treasure. You often see cake decorating books full of beautiful pictures but almost no instructions and/or recipes to reproduce the cakes. Read more
Published on May 31 2006 by Josephine
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is by far the best book I have in my collection!
It is full of all the information needed to be a top-notch bakery chef. The techniques given in this book have proven to be very key. Read more
Published on July 29 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exquisite and brimming with originality!
I got this book today on a whim, and flipping through it made me want to run out and whip up a cake just to see if I could create a fraction of the magic these cakes possess. Read more
Published on April 22 2002 by Emma
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