Planet Cake: A Beginner's Guide to Decorating Incredible Cakes

by Paris Cutler

It’s time to get excited about party cakes again. No more butter cream teddy bears. No more staying up until midnight sticking sprinkles on ice-cream cones. No more cake crumbs in the icing. Make something fabulous, professional, and easy… the Planet Cake way.

This funky and inspirational book provides a step-by-step course in cake decorating by Paris Cutler, celebrity cake-maker and the owner of the Planet Cake shop. In Planet Cake, Paris shares her colorful and distinctive designs and comprehensive knowledge with thirty designs for fabulous cakes. There really is no secret to becoming a great cake decorator other than solid skills in ganaching and covering, an eye for color and proportion, practice, and patience.

This book is organized so that the beginning cake decorator can learn to ganache and cover a cake perfectly before moving on to the more challenging levels of decorating. Every cake is photographed and each method explained step-by-step and enhanced by color illustrations. There is also a comprehensive basics section, outlining all the tricks of the trade and troubleshooting tips that you’ll need to produce stunning cakes with relative ease for almost any occasion. From the most basic cupcake to an exquisitely adorned wedding cake, Planet Cake provides all the special techniques you’ll need to become a great cake decorator.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Reference, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 20, 2009

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A helpful guide for the fearless beginner. I found several of the templates helpful, and the step-by-step instruction shed much light on the steps necessary in the creation of such a cake. However, I was slightly disappointed that there weren't more troubleshooting tips. Further, while the chocolate cake recipe was good, it wasn't as good as I expected it to be based on the author's boasting. Overall, my kids and I were pleased with the cake I made, so I'll use this again as a reference.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fabulous guide to cake decorating. Like the previous reviewer, I found the actual cake recipes so-so, however the actual decorating component of the book is fantastic. If you've got a bit of patience, this book will help beginner decorators to decorate cakes that will wow everybody!

[Jovita Salinas · Rating 4 out of 5]

like the ideas in this book.

[Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely cake decorating idea's.
Some easy ones and some more difficult.
A good book for starters