Perfect Party Cakes Made Easy: Over 70 Fun-To-Decorate Cakes for All Occasions

by Carol Deacon

For children's birthdays or any celebration, there's a novelty cake recipe here that's perfect for the party! Choose from among 65 different themes, including a Teddy Bear, Pony, or Rag Doll. For teens, how about a Computer Game, Sunbather, or Party Animal? And for family and friends, choose from Lovebirds, Golf Course, or Football Fan. What makes each cake a novelty is the clever use of both edible and non-edible decorations, all readily available. The Fairy-tale Castle uses ice-cream cones for turrets; Christmas-theme cakes feature candy canes and plastic toys. Recipes for the best basic cakes to bake come with instructions on modeling sugar paste and preparing icings of all kinds. Templates are available for more elaborate decorative details, while special simplified instructions for kids invite the whole family to help.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 28, 2003

Reviews

[Janie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deacon, Carol. Perfect Party Cakes Made Easy: Over 70 Fun-To-Decorate Cakes for All Occasions. New Holland, dist. by Sterling. 2011. 192p. photogs. index. ISBN 9781843304746. pap. $17.95. COOKING

Prize-winning cake decorator Deacon is a prolific writer who has published a wide variety of books on cakes (e.g., Fabulous Party Cakes and Cupcakes; Carol Deacon’s Little Book of Easy Children’s Cakes). Cooks wishing to make a foray into the kitchen to try their hand at the art may wish to pick up this title, as it contains over 70 designs of novelty cakes to make and decorate for any occasion. Most of the projects will delight children, and they include easy-to-follow instructions and several photographs to help readers along the way. Several cake and frosting recipes are featured, along with techniques and materials. The cakes in this volume are mostly created using fondant frosting. Depending on your collection, this may be a practical, well-constructed addition to your baking section. [For serious fondant enthusiasts, consider Helen Penman's recent Fondant Modeling for Cake Decorators.-Ed.]http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/201...

[Fatima · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has easy to read step by step instructions. The book also has a page on troubleshooting and how to make animals, people and how to paint on to your cake.