|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
|
Product Description
Product Description
Yes, you can.
If you love to bake and are willing to plan ahead, you can make a spectacular wedding cake--and you don't have to be a pastry chef to do it! Let prominent wedding cake expert Dede Wilson guide you through every layer of the process--from choosing among flavors and styles to baking, assembling, and decorating your way to a beautiful and delicious cake. This accessible cookbook not only gets you ready for the big event, it helps you lend a truly personal touch to the celebration.
"If you want to make your own wedding cake, Dede Wilson is the perfect guide. She helps you bake with confidence every step of the way to a delicious personalized result."
--Donna Ferrari, BRIDE'S magazine
From the Inside Flap
—Dede Wilson
Let them eat cake—in fact, let them eat your cake. Whether you're the bride, the groom, or a loving friend or family member who wants to make that special day unforgettable, public television cooking show host Dede Wilson knows that you—yes, you—can bake, frost, assemble, and decorate a spectacular, delicious, and totally unique wedding cake that won't put your budget over the edge—even if you've never mastered anything more complicated than a birthday cake or two. In Wedding Cakes You Can Make, this top-tier expert reveals that all it takes to make that big-day cake is a love of baking and a willingness to plan properly and work patiently.
Whether you're feeding 20 or 150 people, preparation begins long before you preheat the oven. In this easy-to-follow, hands-on guide, Wilson takes you through the entire process, from the drawing board to the presentation table, sharing time-tested techniques that help you turn that cake of your dreams into a delectable reality.
She helps you get started by having you write a wish list that can be honed into a framework for the ideal cake. Then it's time to make the cake happen by working through all the practical elements that come into play, such as setting your budget (and sticking to it); choosing the essential flavors (if chocolate is the bride's passion, don't leave it out!); considering the wedding date (if it's October, think about fall colors); accommodating the number of guests (small guest list equals modest-sized cake); keeping in tune with the wedding's style or mood (beach-casual vs. black tie-formal); and getting organized (time to borrow that decorating turntable).
When it comes to execution, Wilson encourages you to use the highest-quality ingredients and equipment specific to the task, and to gain a foundation by making a six-inch sample cake—an integral step that, much like dating, allows you to try the cake on for size before making the final commitment. She shares her own favorite flavor combinations as well as those most frequently requested by bridal couples. For each of the 16 cakes, Wilson provides essential details—a timeline, thorough recipe directions, and tips. Recipes range from the lighthearted Raspberries and Cream Cake to the contemporary Nutella Cake and the sophisticated Gilded Mocha Cake. Color photographs of all the finished cakes and dozens of how-to photos give you the inspiration and know-how to bake your own special wedding cake.
As Wilson says, wedding cake flavor and design choices are infinite. In Wedding Cakes You Can Make, she helps you create your own special slice of what is possible.
You have a dream, a vision of the wedding cake you want to create. Read the first page
Concordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The title says it all,
By Home Baker (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking, and Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake (Hardcover)
I recently agreed to make a wedding cake for my friend's wedding and although I bake regularly, I had never undertaken such a large project as a wedding cake. After coming across Dede Wilson's book and poring over it I was able to make a beautiful wedding cake with confidence. The pictures are beautiful, the recipes are wonderful, the instructions are clear and Ms. Wilson provides helpful tips throughout. A great book for anyone considering making a wedding cake.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I made my wedding cake and it was PERFECT ... WONDERFUL BOOK!,
By LadyBugs On Me (Medicine Hat, Ab.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking, and Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake (Hardcover)
I made my wedding cake from scratch using recipes from this book. I had wonderful compliments and told that this was the best cake they had EVER tasted. I made the basic chocolate cake ... filled it with the expresso cream, and iced and decorated it with the Italian butter cream icing. Was easy and tasted FABULOUS! I highly recomend this book! She makes it soooo easy!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Investment!!,
By Michelle Marie Aristizabal "Sinfully Deliciou... (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking, and Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake (Hardcover)
I purchased this book to expand my cake business to creating wedding cakes. This book was a great addition to my business, as it contains easy to follow receipes that everyone loves (so flavorful) and beautiful cake ideas that are sure to appeal to any bride! I highly recommend this book for both beginner wedding cake makers and advanced as it can offer great tips and ideas. The book is organized into three parts: Intro to planning and designing a wedding cake (questions to ask the bride and design basics) then it moves on to the receipes sections that also has useful cakes sizing charts and serving tables and finally the step by step guide to creating wonderful masterpieces! Great book!!!!! Online is also a lot cheaper than in store.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
|
