The Cake Decorator's Bible

by Sara Maxwell, Angela Nilson, Angela Nilsen, et al.

Book Overview

This is a comprehensive guide to cake decora ting techniques with over 100 projects, from traditional cla ssics to the lastest in contemporary design. ' This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843099934
• ISBN13: 9781843099932
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Hermes House
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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Most of the decorating involved marzipan, sugar paste, and fondant, none of which I have any interest in. Some of the fondant designs I felt were..unrefined and unattractive. There were cake recipes included, but nothing exciting, by far. A big disappointment. A waste of money for me.

Fantastic!

I am a cake decorating novice and I found this book absolutely fantastic! The measurements threw me at first but once everything was translated into metric, I was away. The instructions are fantastic, the photos are fantastic, the selection of cakes and ideas is fantastic. I made my first novelty cake (a vintage car) from studying the techniques used in this book and everyone loved it. I think there is a cake for every occasion in this book. Well worth the money!

This book delivers!

This is an invaluable books which provides information on necessary equipment, how-to decorate directions for royal and glace icing, marzipan, butter icing, chocolate, etc., and basic cake recipes. I have tried several of the cakes, and I was not dissapointed.

A beautiful collection of ideas and techniques

Though not for the faint of heart, this book is full of ideas for every kind of cake, from the formal to the fanciful. Many involve several layers of frosting, but the finished product is very professional and explanations are clear enough to be followed by the amateur. The book includes basic cake and frosting recipes, techniques for decorating with piping, sugarpaste icing, marzipan, and chocolate, and a wide variety of model cakes to take ideas from. The wonderful layout with color photos on every page is what sold me on this book -- I even had it on my coffee table for a while! The variety of special occasion cakes, elegant dessert masterpieces, and charming children's cakes offers something for any baker's needs. If you don't mind putting a little extra time into your dessert, this book will give you all the tools you need to create professional-looking cakes in your own kitchen.

The Cake Decorators Bible

This book is wonderful!It has easy to follow instructions and delicious recipies! I strongly recommend it!