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"Cake decorating is a fabulous mixture of cookery and art, a blend of relaxation and excitement, with a sprinkling of inspiration, precise care and reckless use of the imagination all thrown in for good measure. The Home Guide to Cake Decorating will lead a newcomer through the simplest basics of this wonderful, colourful pastime, but also contains great ideas and fantastic creations to inspire experienced sugar-crafters. If you have never baked before, but want to make a teddy-bear's picnic for your toddler's birthday, or if you are planning a three-tiered traditional cake with sugar roses for a family wedding, or if you would just like to bake a luscious chocolate gateau for tea with friends, this is the book to show you how to do it. The Home Guide to Cake Decorating features both easy-to-follow instructions for beginners, from baking the cake to simple piping, and inspirational ideas for experienced sugar-crafters seeking new challenges. It also includes a brief history of cake decorating and a full glossary of the terms used. Basic icing and cake recipes enable the reader to use their favourite cake for any of the decorative ideas. In-depth instructions, with beautiful photography, will guide the beginner from the simplest of sugarpaste decorations through to covering cakes with royal icing and constructing tiered cakes with a professional finish. "
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great book for starters who need to know everthing about cake making. I love how this book has recipes for gateaux's and layer cakes etc as well as cakes recipe's as well (ideal for icing). The other books I have bought contain tips on decorating cakes, but not on actually making the cake itself.
My one warning would be that there is a duplicate of this book being advertised on Amazon:
"The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating" by Merehurst Ltd. I ordered both these books assuming they were different, they both have largely the same content. However, having bought both, I recommend "The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating" as a sturdier, easier to use and much broader book.
Whichever one you choose, I can recommend them both.
My one warning would be that there is a duplicate of this book being advertised on Amazon:
"The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating" by Merehurst Ltd. I ordered both these books assuming they were different, they both have largely the same content. However, having bought both, I recommend "The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating" as a sturdier, easier to use and much broader book.
Whichever one you choose, I can recommend them both.
78 of 79 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is excellent value for money and covers far more than just decorating cakes. The parts of the books devoted to decorating are inspirational. Not all the cakes are to my personal taste but with so many cakes shown this book must come close to catering for all tastes. There are traditional birthday and wedding cakes, novelty cakes, simple cakes and some that would be tricky if you were a beginner. There is also a large selection of dessert cakes which look good enough to use on a special occasion if a sugar paste creation is not your cup of tea.
The great thing about the book is the vast range of techniques shown and the number of delicious recipes. Normally books with the level of detail for decorating cakes that Jane Price has provided don't focus on making the actual cake but this book is different. There are clear and easy to follow instructions for all of the cakes and more detailed information for working with sugar paste and royal icing including making flowers, figures and animals. There are 50 pages devoted to gateaux which all look stunning. There is the peach and orange mouse cake made with white chocolate mousse, cappuccino truffle cake with instructions on how to make homemade cappuccino truffles coated in white chocolate, pears baked in Madeira cake with a spun sugar halo. The section on working with chocolate was a bonus I hadn't been expecting, it isn't very in-depth but there is enough information to make me want to have a go.
Everything I have tried so far has turned out really well. I am really glad I bought this book.
The great thing about the book is the vast range of techniques shown and the number of delicious recipes. Normally books with the level of detail for decorating cakes that Jane Price has provided don't focus on making the actual cake but this book is different. There are clear and easy to follow instructions for all of the cakes and more detailed information for working with sugar paste and royal icing including making flowers, figures and animals. There are 50 pages devoted to gateaux which all look stunning. There is the peach and orange mouse cake made with white chocolate mousse, cappuccino truffle cake with instructions on how to make homemade cappuccino truffles coated in white chocolate, pears baked in Madeira cake with a spun sugar halo. The section on working with chocolate was a bonus I hadn't been expecting, it isn't very in-depth but there is enough information to make me want to have a go.
Everything I have tried so far has turned out really well. I am really glad I bought this book.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I very rarely feel compelled to write book reviews but this book is fantastic. Brilliant illustrations, straight forward practical steps to achieving great results and the best chocolate cake recipe I've ever tried.
Needless to say my friends and family are seriously impressed with the cakes I have produced since reading it.
Needless to say my friends and family are seriously impressed with the cakes I have produced since reading it.
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A great book, covering lot's of techniques
This book was one of my first, and I still refer to it now, 3 or 4 years later. It covers the basics, covering cakes, basic decorations and hand modelling, royal icing techiniques... Read more
Published 12 days ago by IT mum who bakes
Cakes made easy
This book is fantastic for ideas and cake recipes. After seeing my copy most members of my cake decorating class have ordered it.
Published 1 month ago by Freddy
Must have!
I bought this book as my first cake book and am very pleased with it.It gives you cake recipes as well as ideas for decorating and tells you the sorts of tools that you will need. Read more
Published 1 month ago by mika
Old fashioned designs
This book has some good technical advice about how to make & decorate cakes. However, the cake designs are very old fashioned and I really don't feel inspired to make any of them! Read more
Published 1 month ago by vam82
it's ok
this is a really useful book for aspiring cake decorators and most of the instructions are really clear, however i had some issues following the instructions and not getting the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by meh
Brilliant
Absolutely brilliant book! The product description does not do it justice! It has all the detail work in easy step by step instructions including modelling people, patterns and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lydia
Home Guide to Cake Decorating
This book has over 400 pages! It has everything you need to know about cake decorating. From basic piping, flowers, basic figures, background textures, ingredents for a variety of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by TG
Yummy Cakes
This book is excellent for making and decorating all styles of cakes. Very good selection and easy step by step instructions, would recommend to all.
Published 5 months ago by Rach
Think I've seen some of these before
As a cake decorator of several years experience I buy books like this mainly for inspiration (and tips on construction) rather than simple instruction. Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. de Lusignan
cake decorating
Brilliant book, lots of new idea's, hints and tips. Used by myself and my daughter. Would recommend this book to anyone wondering how people manage to make such great cakes !
Published 6 months ago by Yvonne
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