The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating

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Cake decorating has never been more fun—or easier! The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating has all the instruction you need to create beautiful cakes for any occasion.

This clearly organized resource for all levels is like having a cake decorating workshop in a book. Discover useful tips for embellishing with buttercream, royal icing, fondant, gum paste, and more. The easy-to-follow instructions and 1,000-plus photos include techniques for piping, string work, creating and shaping a variety of flowers, molding chocolate, and adding patterns with stencils.

Learn every facet of baking and embellishing with clear photos on almost every page. Let cake pro Autumn Carpenter show you how to create striking florals, borders, and accents with silicone molds, hand modeling, pastry tips, cookie cutters, and more. Take your skills up a notch and wrap a cake in chocolate, make decorations with isomalt, and use gum paste for quilling. Try new techniques with confidence, and get inspired by a gallery of colorful ideas for holiday cakes, birthday cakes, children’s cakes, wedding cakes, and special occasion cakes.

This detailed book includes: Cake preparation and baking basicsRecipes for fillings and icingsIdeas and instruction for decorating cupcakesPiping techniques for making lifelike and fantasy flowers, eye-catching borders, distinctive lettering, and moreInstructions for creating appealing accents like beading, ropes, and lace using fondant and gum pasteKey decorating tools and how to use themTechniques for incorporating airbrushing, edible frosting, and chocolate molding for one-of-a-kind designs

With this comprehensive guide you can get started today making your own unique cakes!

The Complete Photo Guide series includes all the instruction you need to pursue your creative passion. With hundreds of clear photos, detailed step-by-step directions, handy tips and inspirational ideas, it’s easy and fun to try new projects and techniques and take your skills to the next level.

From the Publisher

Cake Decorating at its Finest!

Celebrating special events with cake is tradition. Whether the party is a simple family affair or a fullblown extravaganza, the cake is an important part of the party. There is nothing like being a part of the party by sharing your talents. If you are a beginning decorator, this book will serve as a step-by-step course in cake decorating. If you are an experienced or professional decorator, this book will quickly become your go-to guide when seeking out new techniques.

Place the cake on a cardboard the same size as the cake

to keep the work surface tidy and free of cake crumbs

when decorating. While icing, ice the cardboard as

though it is part of the cake. Use a pastry brush to remove

excess crumbs from the cake before icing.

Place the quick icer tip, tip #789, in a large pastry bag.

The bag may need to be snipped so that one-quarter of

the tip is showing. Fill the bag two-thirds full with icing.

Holding the bag at a 45° angle, touch the surface of

the cake.

Pipe a band of icing around the bottom of the cake, gently

pressing against the cake while piping.

Pipe an additional row of icing on the side of the cake,

overlapping the row underneath and always gently

pressing against the surface of the cake to keep the icing

from falling. If necessary, pipe additional rows of icing

until the piped icing bands reach the top of the cake tier.

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Pipe bands of icing on the top of the cake, overlapping

each band. Continue piping the icing bands until the cake

is not visible.

Use a long spatula to spread the icing. Smooth the top of

the cake with long strokes.

Smooth the sides of the cake. Hold the spatula

perpendicular to the turntable when icing the sides. Use

one of the smoothing techniques in this chapter to smooth

the buttercream.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quarry Books; Illustrated edition (February 1, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1589236696
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1589236691
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.83 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 1 x 10.9 inches