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'She's the original grande dame of cakes' --foodepedia.co.uk
'Cairn's cakes are undeniably pretty' --Telegraph
'Cairn's cakes are undeniably pretty' --Telegraph
'Cairn's cakes are undeniably pretty' --Telegraph
'Cairn's cakes are undeniably pretty' --Telegraph
'Cairn's cakes are undeniably pretty' --Telegraph
'Cairn's cakes are undeniably pretty' --Telegraph
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Baking and cake decorating have never been more popular. And whereas there are many books on the market which teach how to decorate cakes to a high finished standard, there are very few which focus on delicious cake recipes and simple but effective decoration. If you thought cake decorating was costly and difficult, this is the book that will change your mind forever. Fiona Cairns is bursting with new ideas for making delicious, visually stunning cakes and biscuits easy - even for the least experienced cook - and for far less money than you thought. From an eye-popping gold leaf-encased torte for a special celebration, to wickedly sophisticated chocolate-chilli cupcakes, Fiona shows every aspiring hostess how to achieve glamorous, fun entertaining from her own kitchen, using easy techniques and tricks that make cake decorating achievable for all. Fiona's cake recipes have the sensual deliciousness often lacking in the sterile creations of other cake decorators. Be transported to a summer garden by the whole crystallised roses on top of a cake filled with the heady flavours of orange blossom and pistachio, or celebrate springtime with a white chocolate cardamom truffle cake, adorned with sugar eggs and fresh spring leaves. Children and the young at heart alike will adore the warmth of Fiona's cakes baked inside ice-cream cones, topped with pastel buttercream that won't melt in the sun, while everyone can now enjoy the vegan fruit cake recipe that formed the centrepiece for Heather Mills' marriage to Paul McCartney. Here, finally, is the cake book where every recipe is a keeper and each stunning creation made easy to achieve.
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Bake and Decorate: First Rate,
By Culinaria Libris (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bake & Decorate (Hardcover)
Having reviewed this book on my cookbook blog, Culinaria Libris, I thought I would include a comment here as well - this book is fantastic!
The recipes are straightforward, easy to follow and will inspire you to pick up your whisk and get busy with your spring baking. The sumptuous photos that accompany each recipe will have you spellbound. You don't even have to be a master baker in order to achieve great results with the recipes. I made the Very Lemony Crunch Cake and took it in to work - it was a smash hit with my colleagues. Full marks for this book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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For the imperfect home baker,
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This review is from: Bake & Decorate (Hardcover)
I love this book - most if not all other cake books on my bookshelf are now redundant. It is refreshingly unintimidating - not a book on the art of sugarcraft and all the better for that. The recipes are nice and straight forward - good for the home cook and not requiring any professional expertise or equipment. They remind me of Delia's a little - do exactly what it says and all will be well. They are simple enough to make one for tea but taste good enough for a special occasion. The recipe section and decoration ideas were about the same size - many cake books have huge detail on the decoration with a couple of token gesture recipes at the front or are all recipes of varing weirdness but nothing on making them look nice. This has a nice balance between the two. The decorations are really simple and most do not need any modelling with sugar paste or fancy piping, but they look really pretty. Not being expected to sculpt the eiffel tower etc out of sugar paste was a relief, lots of people who write these books get carried away with the ideas and forget that we are not all blessed with their skills and dexterity. Abstract expressionism really appealed as even I can drizzle icing like Jackson Pollock. So did the one with the sugar frosted violas on the front cover which was beautiful, can be easily adapted for other flowers and colour schemes and looks better for being a little uneven and homemade. Cheating is allowed if not encouraged! Flowers - fresh and fake, sweets, ribbons, spices, dried orange slices and other trims are recommended and widely used in the book and have a suppliers list at the back.
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De-lish!,
By Christina Cary (UK, southeast) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bake & Decorate (Hardcover)
This is a short and sweet review. This book helps you create wonderful cakes. I bought this for the decoration, but the recipes actually surpass the decor.
I've made the coffee cake, the carrot cake and most especially, the pistachio and orange flower cake. All three were a huge success, very yummy. The pistachio one is very unique, and akin to something you'd buy from a speciality baker. Whilst the decoration in this book isn't as good, it is decent in its own right. I wasn't as impressed by the decoration, only because I had just bought Mich Turners 'cake masterclass', which is the better book if you're looking for decoration techniques. If you're making a wedding cake, get Mich Turner's cake book... Mich Turner's Cake Masterclass: The Ultimate Step-by-step Guide to Cake Decorating Perfection It has some astoundingly amazing-looking cakes. This book, however, does have a cool section on making crystallised flowers, and more simple techniques, like roses and leaves, as well as flower petal confetti. This is a very English book, and the cakes are delicious and subtle, even refined. I've not been a pro in making cakes. They always resulted in dry, or kind of boring bog-standard chocolate cakes. This one has seriously upped my game. I've never in my life made such nice cakes as now, much to my family's delight. I highly recommend this book.
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