Cakes And Cake Decorating

A complete guide to cake decorating techniques, with over 100 projects, from traditional classics to the latest in contemporary designs.

This excellent book has been carefully planned to take readers step by step through all the cake making and cake decorating skills. Beginning with the basics, there are tried and tested recipes for a wide variety of classic sponge and fruit cakes, and simple icings and frostings for quick and easy baking.

There are also many techniques included for final decorations, from simple bought decorations, such as coloured ribbons and flowers, sweets, nuts and crystallized fruits, to home-made chocolate run-outs, curls and cut-outs.

Readers will find it easy to follow the detailed illustrated step-by-step guides to perfect cake making and decorating in order to create a host of varied finishes, from the simple to the lavish.