New Wedding Cake Designs Review

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(More customer reviews)When looking for wedding cake ideas for your upcoming nuptuals like I am, it is really difficult to find a book or magazine which has many different ideas and designs. This book has a lot of traditional looking designs as well as some more modern and unique designs. It is definately worth taking a look at if you are in need of wedding cake help.

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A beautiful wedding cake book written by a top cake designer and sugar craft author. Twenty-five wedding cake designs in a range of styles are featured. The sugar craft techniques required span easy cut-outs and stenciling, to intricate brush embroidery, striking string-work, run-out collars, and sugar flowers, plus special sections on cake-top ornaments and presentation.

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Gumpaste Roses and Wedding Cake Decorating Techniques DVD, International Sugar Art Collection Review

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(More customer reviews)This DVD it is very informative beside roses it is a good source of decorations for cakes.

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Cakes by Design: The Magical World of Sugar Art Review

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(More customer reviews)This book has literally changed my life! I bought it when I decided to try my hand at wedding cake decorating and through their detailed descriptions of how to create beautiful gum paste flowers and their delicious cake recipes, I've launched a new career. The (many) photographs are beautiful and the cakes range from the most basic designs to elaborate masterpieces. Anyone who has ever wanted to try their hand at sculpting flowers from sugar needs to buy this book.

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Their specialty cakes have astounded and drawn raves from such clients as Tiffany, Cartier, Bloomingdales, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Vogue, and their wedding cakes have graced the pages of Bride's Little Book of Cakes and Toasts, Bride's, and Martha Stewart's Weddings. Scott Clark Woolley is, quite simply, the master of the stunning-to-behold yet easy-to-learn art of sugar paste flowers, used as both cake decorations and freestanding ornaments. In their popular classes in New York City, Woolley and Farace taught absolute beginners how to make strikingly realistic flowers in one session, with a technique that is unique and easy to learn. Assembled in this book is fifteen years' worth of know-how, the most complete construction and idea book on sugar paste flowers and ornaments. The book includes step-by-step instructions on how to make dozens of varieties of flowers, detailed information on the tools one needs to get started, delicious cake recipes, and a profusion of inspirational photographs, showing finished cakes and centerpieces that will delight both professionals and at-home cake decorators, inspiring them to achieve both simple and simply spectacular sugar art creations.

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Quick & Easy Wedding Cakes Review

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(More customer reviews)this is a very good reference books for those new to the culinary studies.

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A wedding cake has to be better than good-it must be beautiful, super-delicious, and photogenic, too. Thanks to award-winning cake decorator Karen Goble, anyone can create a work of art worthy of the fanciest reception. Suitable for those new to cake decorating, this innovative collection has 22 simple but extremely effective designs for tiered, stacked, single tiered, and shaped cakes. It also includes luscious recipes for the cake itself-including Madeira, chocolate, carrot, and fruit.

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Wedding Cakes: Exciting Designs with Full Step-By-Step Instructions Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this book because of the beautiful lacy detail work Sylvia does on her cakes, but the more I looked at the cakes in the photos, the more I kept saying, there is something wrong with the way these look. Sylvia uses very large separator plates and does not blend in the base to the top of the cakes. The look is very distracting to the overall presentation. It is a shame because many of her designs are so elegant. I would not reccomend this book as a sole source of cake decorating tips.

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14 elegant confections, from a traditional three-tiered stunner topped with a happy bride and groom to a whimsical pair of his-and-hers top hat and picture hat cakes. Complete instructions are given for more than 20 different decorating techniques, including making lace, embroidery, extension work, ribbon insertion, and creating a whole garden full of flowers.80 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11.

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The Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible: A Resource of Mix-and-Match Designs and Embellishments Review

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(More customer reviews)I gave it 4 stars because it generally met my needs. Objectively speaking:
Pros:
* This book has clear and detailed instructions for executing cake decorations which are suitable not only for wedding cakes but also for other special occasion cakes.
* Pictures and illustrations accompany each step of the procedures and templates are provided when needed.
* A (long) list of tools and equipment is supplied
* Designs are basic and classic - not trendy
Cons
* Many designs and techniques require specialized tools and equipment such as molds, cutters, gumpaste/clay extruders
* Few pictures of finished cakes. The book really just gives instructions on decorating techniques. How to put them together on a cake is left to the reader's/cake designer's artistry
* Does not include directions for creating sugarpaste figures like people, animals, shoes, and bags, which are currently very on trend in the cake industry. No discussion on trends like carved cakes or whimsical cakes.
* Only 5 mediocre recipes. Relies on commercial premade fondant and gumpaste.
* No color mixing chart - one of the most frequent charts cake designers refer to
Recommended for
* Cake professionals looking for a handy reference for classic cake decorating techniques
* Cake pros or committed novices wanting to learn classic cake decorating techniques through self study/practice
* Hobbyists and committed home decorators who regularly make cakes for friends and family
Not recommended for
* Occasional home bakers unless they're loaded with cash and are prepared to spend - list of equipment is extensive!
* Cake designers looking for trendy, modern techniques
* Complete novices. Instead would recommend books like The Home Guide to Cake Decorating by Jane Price or books by Debbi Brown

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Ideal for beginning and experienced cakemakers, The Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible is packed with design ideas, methods and techniques for making and decorating unforgettable wedding cakes. Full step-by-step photographs and descriptions make this book an invaluable resource for a variety of wedding cake designs.

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The Ultimate Book of Wedding Cakes Review

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(More customer reviews)Attention to detail and perfection in execution are the trademarks of the cakes featured in The Ultimate Book of Wedding Cakes by Lesley Herbert. In this picture-filled book, Herbert features over 30 original wedding cake designs.
Herbert features a variety of wedding cakes in this book. The techniques that she features for decorators are rolled fondant (sugarpaste), royal icing, pattern transfer, piped embroidery, color flow collars (floodwork), and frills. While the majority of cakes are coated in marzipan and sugarpaste, she also includes a cake done in buttercream and a cake covered in a white chocolate ganache. The most valuable part of the book for me was the 14 pages of templates at the back of the book. The embroidery templates are simple, classic, and elegant.
The strengths of this book are in the detailed instructions Herbert provides on how to reproduce these cakes. From the templates to pictures of stages of construction, these instructions are clear and well-written. All of the metrics provided have been converted to inches for decorators outside of the UK. In the Acknowledgements section, Herbert provides a list of suppliers that were used in the creation of this book. Herbert also has included 4 pages on pillars and stands featured in the book.
While Herbert sets the expectations of anyone using this book, it is a good resource for advanced decorators. The step-by-step instructions and detailed photographs will make sense to experienced cake professionals and enthusiasts.

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A collection of original wedding cakes to inspire all cake decorators who understand basic sugarcraft skills. Step-by-step photographs and details of the design to follow while working.

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Home Guide to Cake Decorating Review

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(More customer reviews)I LOVE this book. I have tried a few things out of it already, and while I haven't got the hang of it quite, this is one of the best books i have come across for cake decorating and learnign it
There is a substantial section at the start which is all about cake decorating and how to do it - each chapter is a different aspect, such as run outs, flowers, lace work, piping, colouring etc.
In the back of the book are several recipes for cakes which have easy to follow instructions, but even better they have the size of cake tin and what amoutn of ingreidnets you need in a simple to use chart.
Now to teh designs - some of the best I have seen - some are just gorgeous - the truffle cake took a bit of work but it was well worth it for a friend of mine who was leaving and I wanted to do something really special and beautiful for her. The recipes also mention if you can make anything in advance, how and where to keep it etc so I was able to a lot before the event and assemble it reasonably quickly
I also made the girls castle cake - an absolute gem - my daughter ADORED it - she is really into Barbie as Rapunzel at the moment so those magical castles are her dream. There are a huge variety of ideas in here from fabulous tall jungle cakes, number cakes for kids, fabulous wedding cakes, traditional cakes, really lovely christmas cakes and so much more
It is a massive book at 428 pages, but is only just larger in proportions than a large format paperback. A lot heavier though as it is done on gloss stock
Sumptuously illustrated, my 3 year old daughter loves reading it - I am trying out the Humpty cake next. Each has its own challenges and while I am not a fan of piping and not very good at it, there is much more than piping here, and some great ideas for layer cakes too.
Each important stage is well illustrated in a clear colour photo and instructions - looks good and tastes good too!
Highly recommended for beginners or experts, something in here for everyone and every occassion

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This compact, portable, user-friendly guide is the definitive reference book for all cake decorating enthusiasts. Cake decorating is a fabulous mixture of cookery and art, with a sprinkling of inspiration, precise care and reckless use of the imagination thrown in for good measure. This book will lead the novice through the simplest basics, but also contains great ideas and fantastic creations to inspire experienced sugarcrafters. If you have never baked before but want to make a teddy bear's picnic cake for your toddler's birthday, or if you are planning a three-tiered traditional cake with a cream frangipani for a family wedding, this is the book to show you how to do it.

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Wedding Cake To Turin Review

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(More customer reviews)I enjoy a british chic book but this one is sooo absurd and ridiculous from start to finish. the heroine has no redeeming qualities about her. The plot makes no sense. Why would a magazine PA escort a wedding cake???! It was just too many weird thing happening that were so improbable. I could not relax and read this book because something was always happening to her and her inner dialogs were frantic and desperate. Sometimes I would have to go back several pages to figure out what happened. There was no chemistry between the main characters, no development of emotions. He just loved her at first sight!! On top of that he's a mobster who smuggles drugs and guns. not very heroic. Her boyfriend cheats on her and she still wants to marry him??? There was no description of the heroine so you couldn't imagine what she looked like much less felt. But she takes valium like candy, drinks to excess, curses 4 letter words, weak willed, afraid of planes, helicopters, horses etc... If you want a good british chic book read Jill Mansell. Now that's a modern day Bridget Jones.

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When Charlotte is sent by her boss to deliver a wedding cake to Turin little does she know what she will be letting herself in for. Torn between feelings for her boyfriend and a new man that she meets at the airport, she embarks on a journey of hilarious situations, finding herself mixing with the rich and famous and the Italian Mafia. Charlotte has to decide just how much she is prepared to do for love but does the man she love truly love her? Charley's journey to find love is both hilarous and touching.

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for Your Wedding Cakes Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is very good for getting ideas of different designs for your wedding cake. If you'er looking for a more instructional book on how to decorate the cakes, this book is not it. However the pictures of the cakes are beautiful with little or no information about the number of servings, decorations etc. It is exactly what it says Cakes for you wedding. Just a book of pictures for ideas. If this is what you're looking for then this book will do.

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