Cake Decorating Basics: Techniques and Tips for Creating Beautiful Cakes

by Rachel Brown

Here is all the know-how and all the recipes you need to produce simply stunning cakes for any special occasion or just a family dinner. Cake decorating is a richly rewarding skill that anyone can master with a little help, and this fact-packed volume answers all the basic questions that beginners frequently ask: *How do I level off a domed cake? *What is the best way to cut a dowel? *How can I get a modeled figure to sit? *And more! There’s detailed information on covering cakes with marzipan, adding ribbons, simple piping with royal icing, creating special effects with sugar paste, and basic modeling. And dessert lovers with special dietary requirements will enjoy the gluten-, egg-, sugar-, and dairy-free treats. Each chapter features color photographs that provide step-by-step guidance so your cakes will turn out perfectly every time. Here is all the basic information you need: equipment, recipes, lining tins, freezing, and more. You get step-by-step instructions for covering cakes with sugar paste, simple piping, special effects, and modeling. It's a perfect guide for beginners, and it has advice that will inspire more advanced bakers and decorators to reach new cake-decorating heights.

Genres: Nonfiction, Cookbooks

128 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is really dated, now over 11 years from publication, but there were still some things I learned. This is the only book I'd seen a Garrett frill cutter, the technique of embossing a novelty cake, or quill decorations before - not that I would use any of those... Lots of fondant work and the modeling figure work is pretty bad. Some emphasis on fruit cakes! Another thing I would never do!

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good to learn some basic techniques. One thing I didn't get along with quite so much was the cake/filling recipes. The method would be on one page and the amounts at the back. This seemed an odd way to do it. Other than that, a good guide and a useful handbook. Recommended to anyone who wants to start decorating cakes.