First Steps in Cake Decorating: Over 100 Step-By-Step Cake Decorating Techniques and Recipes

Decorating cakes for birthdays, anniversaries, children's parties, christenings or weddings is a perennially popular subject. Nothing is nicer than receiving a cake that has that personal touch. First Steps in Cake Decorating contains over 100 step-by-step cake decorating techniques and recipes needed to make and decorate cakes that are simple to make yet look stunning. All the most popular methods of icing and decoration are covered, including buttercream, sugarpaste, chocolate, marzipan and flower paste. Detailed, easy-to-follow instructions explain the basics of preparing and using different types of icing, followed by recipes for imaginative cakes for each method, all illustrated with step-by-step photographs. There are fantastic cakes to suit adults and children alike. Beginners will pick up the basics fast and even experienced cake decorators will find some inspirational new ideas.

Murfitt calms potentially nervous fingers by not only including step-by-step color photographs and text but also showing alternatives to traditional embellishments.--B ooklist A must have' for anyone with the slightest interest in cake decorating.--Publi shers Weekly Everyone will think these amazing cakes came from the best bakery in town. From a chocolate porcupine to candied petals, the options shown in this lush guide are endless, and all presented in a way that even beginners can easily follow. Pretty sugar-paste creations embellish a marzipan-covered cake. Nuts, sugar-frosted fruits, candy, and cinnamon sticks make beautiful decorations in an instant. And there are embossed patterns, ruffled borders, sugar-paste cutouts, and other eye-catching ideas, all with instructions, recipes, and templates, to provide inspiration for every occasion.