Magnolia Kitchen Design: A Journey of Sweet Inspiration

by Bernadette Gee

The Magnolia Kitchen fans have requested more amazing images of her stunning creations and more how-to instructions, and Bets has delivered.

It includes several cake design projects, each one being described in detail with a written brief from the customer, initial design sketches, mood board of design ideas, step-by-step work in progress as the cake is constructed, the final cake, and then the final cake in situ at the wedding, party or event.

There are also step-by-step guides for design techniques such as stenciling, lace work, using fresh florals, stacking a three-tier cake for travel, and hand painting.

With great new recipes for cakes, icings and fillings, this book is the complete package to inspire bakers at every level. It's another beautiful creation from Bets and will be loved by her fans, old and new. Includes dual measures.

Genres: Cookbooks

256 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2021

Reviews

[Kerri]

For some reason, despite not particularly liking cake as a food, I like looking at pictures of beautiful cakes in books or watching a video of someone demonstrating how to make a seven layer caramel cake that I have no intention of ever attempting to make. I loved the cover of this book and decided to give it a go. It was lovely -- I'd never heard of Bernadette Gee before this, but she seems tobe very popular and I can see why. The cakes are beautiful. I can't comment on the effectiveness of the recipes due to the reasons listed above, but I enjoyed reading them. I do think I will try making the Spiced Caramel though -- what seems to be a type of caramel sauce, with two options, either salted or spiced. Despite being a fan of most caramel things, I wasn't aware spiced caramel was a thing.

For the most part though this was a book I read just to admire another persons baking skills, without the stress of trying to replicate them myself!

[Yasmeen Youssef]

i fall in love with every cake she made, put i think it required a skilled ones

[Kelly]

An In-depth Look About Cake Decorating

This book shows you not just the finished product but what goes into getting there. She breaks it down from coming up with an idea, and a step by step guide on how to get there. There are pictures that go with the step by step instructions so you can visualize your progress. Not just an instructive book but entertaining one.