Category — Cake Decorating Books

This quirky collection of celebration cakes boasts the unique but easily achievable modelling skills of internationally renowned cake designer and sugercrafter Maisie Parrish. Each design has true character and unique charm and is ideal for a celebration with a difference, from birthday ballerina mice to carol-singing penguins. Each project is accompanied by quick-to-make cupcakes and minicakes to complement the main cake or to make when time is short. With simple sugarcrafting …
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Free cake decorating ideas abound on the Internet. When you start thinking about cake decorating, first thing to consider is the end consumer. The person for who you are decorating the cake becomes the focal point. Cake decorating ideas can be endless. Here are some of the free cake decorating ideas.

First thing you should take into account is the theme of the party. What is the occasion? Is it a birthday party? Is the birthday party for the kid or for the adult? Is it a tea party for kids or for the adults? Is it a Wedding cake? Or are you decorating the cake for marriage anniversary? Is it a house warming party or baby shower party?

As you can see every occasion demands different type of decoration. If you are decorating the cake for an adult then you can decorate it according to the work he does for living. If the person is passionate about cars and loves to tinker around his car you can decorate the cake to look like the car or the tools he so often uses. Car shaped cake can be a good cake decorating idea for a kid who lives to play with the cars.

For a kiddy party any favorite cartoon character cake will be an instant hit. You can decorate the cake to look like a fairy land. Or you can decorate the cake to look like some super hero like the super man or the spider man.

If you are decorating the cake for the house warming party you can do so many things. You can decorate the cake to look like a house itself or the hearth. You can decorate the cake to look like a bunch of flowers.

Free cake decorating ideas are endless. All you have to do is decide what you want to create and start doing it. Now a day you get different tools for cake decorating. You could get a cake decorating kit. Make use of the different tips that come along with it and start creating your master piece on the cake.

You can get ready made cake toppers. These toppers make cake decorating that much easier. If you can not find a cake topper to go along with your party theme you can find some tiny toys that you can just put on the cake to make it a part of the party theme. If you are decorating the cake with tiny toys for your kid’s party just keep an eye on the kids that they do not try and eat the toys!

You do not really have to be an artist to decorate the cake. All you have to do is to think about the person for who you are baking the cake, take into account his interests and let your imagination run wild. You can get many things to decorate the cake that you have lovingly baked. Browse through the market and you will find different things that can help to transfer your cake into a work of art.

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Guaranteed to make any party a roaring success, the projects in Party Animal Cakes are both fun to make and delicious to eat! This guide: Presents stunning and easy-to-make decorated novelty cakes–all animal-themed–for beginners as well as advanced cake makers -Explains how to use sugarpaste, buttercream, and clever techniques to create textures, patterns, and shapes -Includes design variation ideas, quick-and-clever cupcakes projects, and delicious cookie recipes to …
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Peters’ one-of-a-kind wedding cakes, for which she charges hundreds, sometimes even thousands of dollars, have made her America’s most sought-after culinary artist. This dazzling book showcases 32 of Colette’s most amazing wedding creations, organized by season, complete with step-by-step instructions and templates. 50 color photos. 2 line drawings.

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Why stick to the same old sheet cakes from your supermarket bakery to celebrate the special moments with your kids? Ditch the tired Barbie and G. I. Joe themes and make something truly special with Party Cut-Up Cakes for Kids! Perfect for birthdays, parties, holidays, and other special celebrations, Party Cut-Up Cakes teaches even novice bakers how to create spectacularly decorated cakes using standard cake pans and cake mixes, plus easy homemade frostings combined with your favo…
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Cakes-whether simple and homespun or elegant and elaborate-add a note of festivity to every occasion, and this comprehensive cookbook allows home cooks to create an unprecedented variety. From creating the perfect batter, baking tips and frosting recipes to decorating techniques, flavoring suggestions and ideas for using fresh flowers, the featured projects ensure beautiful, successful results to make the process of creating each cake as pleasurable as consuming it. A melt-in-…
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Here are 70 cake recipes for special occasions–baby and wedding showers, housewarmings, graduations, birthdays, and holidays, such as Christmas, New Year’s, Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Hanukkah, President’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day. With decorative gels, candy, chocolate, mint leaves, coconut, food coloring, nonpareils, and sprinkles, an assortment of cake decorations can be created: gym shoes for an athlete, a car to send friends of…
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Here are 70 cake recipes for special occasions–baby and wedding showers, housewarmings, graduations, birthdays, and holidays, such as Christmas, New Year’s, Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Hanukkah, President’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day. With decorative gels, candy, chocolate, mint leaves, coconut, food coloring, nonpareils, and sprinkles, an assortment of cake decorations can be created: gym shoes for an athlete, a car to send friends of…
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If you have a creative spirit and want to try your hand at cake and cupcake decorating, Cake Art is for you. Chefs from the CIA’s prestigious Baking and Pastry faculty describe the various techniques and provide easy-to-follow instructions so the home baker can create beautiful cakes and cupcakes. Cake decorating is an activity that can be enjoyed by everyone and children can help with 8 of the 27 projects included in Cake Art.

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