Includes: Basic cake recipes, basic icing recipes, covering cakes, royal icing, sugarpaste icing, marzipan, butter icing, glace icing, chocolate, bought decorations

This book is not only an invaluable foundation course in cake decorating techniques, but also a wonderful reference for host of tried-and-tested recipes for classic cake bases and icings, as well as inspirational cake projects, which you will use again and again. Clearly structured, the decorating techniques which can be applied to royal icing, sugarpaste, marzipan, chocolate and other icings. There are step-by-step instructions and photographs for...

Contains all the know-how needed to make and decorate cakes

Delight family and friends with exquisitely decorated cakes for birthdays, dinner parties, or just as a special treat. Through a simple question-and-answer format, with every procedure shown in color photographs, beginners will find out how to decorate without icing (just use a powdered sugar design); how to make chocolate curls and gumpaste flowers; how to prepare the drizzled chocolate icing known as ganache; and how to embellish tiered, bundt,...

"Step-by-step instructions teach readers how to create food art with cake"--Provided by publisher.

It's time to venture beyond vanilla and chocolate and take your baking skills up a notch. We're talking layers--two, three, four, or more! Create sky-high, bakery-quality treats at home with Tessa Huff's 150 innovative recipes, which combine new and exciting flavors of cake, fillings and frostings-- everything from pink peppercorn cherry to bourbon butterscotch and pumpkin vanilla chai to riesling rhubarb and raspberry chocolate stout. Including contemporary...

The creator of the dessert blog Pies & Tacos offers 60 decadent cupcake recipes, each with a unique, surprise filling including White Chocolate Macadamia & Caramel Fudge Cupcakes and Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Cupcakes.

"Learn how to create an array of flowers and a myriad of effects in buttercream using diverse techniques including piping, stamping, stenciling, palette knife painting, buttercream transfers, lace and crochet effects, brushed embroidery, marbling, blending, writing, embellishing, and more!"--Page 4 of cover.

"With these 60 indulgent, over-the-top frosted treats from Bernice Baran, founder of Baran Bakery, you can craft impressive layer cakes, easy sheet cakes, fun cookies, bars, brownies and more-all with creative custom toppings! Master popular options likebuttercream, meringue, cream cheese frosting and ganache with Bernice's go-to base frosting recipes and foolproof tips and tricks. You'll also learn which makes the perfect addition to each dessert...