The Contemporary Cake Decorating Bible: Creative Techniques, Resh Inspiration, Stylish Designs

Description

Discover everything you need to know to create celebration cakes that are beautiful, unique and truly contemporary. This is the ultimate, must-have cake decorating and sugarcrafting techniques book, from best-selling author and superstar sugarcrafter Lindy Smith.

• Acclaimed sugarcraft expert Lindy Smith demonstrates over 150 techniques step-by-step, from baking to decorating
• More than 80 projects allow you to get creative right away, with detailed instructions for decadent desserts from tiered cakes, wonky cakes, mini cakes, cupcakes and cookies
• Essential tips and advice are included for all skill levelts, from complete beginners to the most confident of cake decorators

Author description

Website: www.lindyscakes.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Lindys-Cakes-Ltd/227583111074 Twitter: twitter.com/LindysCakes Blog: www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog Lindy Smith is an established name both as a D&C author and as a major influence on the world of sugarcraft. She teaches and runs workshops all over the world and her company, Lindy's Cakes, has expanded significantly over the past year, moving to new purpose-built premises where she employs a small, dedicated team of experts. Lindy is based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Table of contents

Introduction; Equipment; Basics; Measurements, Baking cakes, Sugar recipes, Preparing cakes, Covering cakes, Storage, Cutting guide; Techniques; - Carving; - Colour; - Painting; - Stencilling; - Cutters; - Flowers; - Embossing; - Tools; - Piping; - Moulds; - Cake Jewellery; Glossary / Suppliers / Index.