Cakes To Inspire And Desire

Description

Discover a collection of 15 truly inspirational celebratory cakes, each with a modern and distinctive finish. Lavish colour photographs display a unique variety of traditional and contemporary styles from florals and frills to stripes and beadwork. Each cake is accompanied by exquisite mini-cakes to put a creative twist on the main theme, or to make as an alternative when time is short. Chapters are divided by shape, showing how a simple square or round design can be the basis for the most desirable of cakes.

Author description

Lindy Smith is the author of three other D&C titles, including Celebrate with a Cake. She runs a successful business making celebration cakes. Lindy is a British Sugarcraft Guild accredited demonstrator and holds workshops to share her techniques and experience. Lindy lives in Buckinghamshire.

Table of contents

Introduction, Equipment; Baking Cakes, Tackling Cakes; Storing & Transport; ROUND 'N' ROUND; Simple Beads (Engagement); Flower Cutouts (Girl's birthday); Musical Stack (Exam success); Art Nouveau Lily (Female birthday); Snowflakes (Christmas); SQUARE IT UP; Greek Inspired (Bon voyage/wedding abroad); B&W Creation (Graduation); Christening Bricks (Christening/birth); Bright Wonky Square (Funky wedding); Vintage Present (Older male birthday); GETTING CREATIVE; Xmas Ball Cake (Christmas); Moth Orchid Cake (Stylish wedding); Wonky Fish Cake (Male birthday); Curled Rust Leaf (Golden anniversary); Indian Inspired (Ruby anniversary); Techniques, Templates; Index.