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Step-by-Step Cake Decorating: Hundreds of Ideas, Techniques, and Projects for Creative Cake Designers
From delicate creations for weddings to fantastical birthday cupcakes, Step-by-Step Cake Decorating contains 20 remarkable projects for every occasion. There are more than 100 pages of step-by-step icing, piping, stenciling, painting, and cutting techniques. Each cake recipe includes fun, unique tips and variations for turning it into cupcakes and cake pops. Home bakers looking to impress their friends and family with gorgeous confections will love these smart, elegant projects.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published September 16, 2013
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August 3, 2018
Covers all the basics of cake baking and decorating.
Wouldnt recommend for any baker who knows how to powder and butter a pan for baking, this is too basic.
But a good book for an absolute beginner.
Wouldnt recommend for any baker who knows how to powder and butter a pan for baking, this is too basic.
But a good book for an absolute beginner.
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October 24, 2022
This book is amazing
January 14, 2014
When you get a DK book in your hand you just know things are going to turn out well: or at least that has been the experience so far and this is no exception.
The aim of this book is to teach the beginner how to decorate cakes that will amaze those who see it, no matter what the occasion is. The reader is taken step by step through 20 different decorating projects, their hand being held throughout the entire journey, whilst imparting much knowledge along the way. As you would expect there is also a wealth of great reference information within the book. Nothing is left to chance.
As befits a DK book the photographs and illustrations are excellent, the design is welcoming and clear and you just want to read and read and read. The only downside is that you might spend more time admiring this book and forget to start decorating your cakes. The author should have added a chapter on diplomacy and how you can convince an amazed audience that you did make and decorate the cake and that you didn't cheat and buy it ready made.
There is not much more to say as it would only be padding to this review. If you are a beginner (or even someone who has dabbled but wants to learn how to do things right) to cake decorating then this is a book you should strongly consider. You will probably fall in love with it and it will be a companion for quite a long time in the future.
This book sets the benchmark for how "how to" books should be. So many try and so many fail to reach this level.
The aim of this book is to teach the beginner how to decorate cakes that will amaze those who see it, no matter what the occasion is. The reader is taken step by step through 20 different decorating projects, their hand being held throughout the entire journey, whilst imparting much knowledge along the way. As you would expect there is also a wealth of great reference information within the book. Nothing is left to chance.
As befits a DK book the photographs and illustrations are excellent, the design is welcoming and clear and you just want to read and read and read. The only downside is that you might spend more time admiring this book and forget to start decorating your cakes. The author should have added a chapter on diplomacy and how you can convince an amazed audience that you did make and decorate the cake and that you didn't cheat and buy it ready made.
There is not much more to say as it would only be padding to this review. If you are a beginner (or even someone who has dabbled but wants to learn how to do things right) to cake decorating then this is a book you should strongly consider. You will probably fall in love with it and it will be a companion for quite a long time in the future.
This book sets the benchmark for how "how to" books should be. So many try and so many fail to reach this level.
May 4, 2016
Very informative with fantastic recipes and designs. I would definitely refer to this book while decorating my next cake.
I look forward to trying out some of these great frosting recipes!
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I look forward to trying out some of these great frosting recipes!
Received a copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
I was not compensated for my review.
I was not required to write a positive review.
The opinion expressed is my own.
April 15, 2014
The instructions were clear, great ideas, over all a good book.
June 2, 2015
Most excellent. Techniques for first part then projects. Lots of the projects are fondant - not my favorite - but are interesting.
April 10, 2017
Lots of great ideas. Difficult though with my current space and tools.
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