Chic Unique Vintage Cakes

Learn how to create beautifully modern cake designs with an ingenious vintage twist from a leading designer and bestselling cake decorating author. This inspirational and practical guide features: Step-by-step tutorials for creating ten vintage-inspired tiered and novelty cakes, along with twenty smaller projects—cupcakes, cookies, fondant fancies and more Recipes for Zoe’s delicious cakes, as sold in London’s prestigious department store Fortnum & Mason Easy-to-follow instructions for using suspension techniques to create gravity-defying cake structures with internal supports—the first book ever to do this! Zoe’s expert guidance tips for creating a flawless and professional finish to your cakes Chic & Unique Vintage Cakes includes a wide range of cake decorating projects so you’ll be sure to find something to suit your own experience level, whether you are a beginner or a cake design expert!

Bestselling cake decorating author Zoe Clark shows you how to take inspiration from your favourite vintage dress to create 3 stunning vintage cake designs. The incredible suspended Fifties style vintage dress cake design is accompanied by two smaller designs for vintage-inspired mini cakes and cookies. Includes all the cake recipes you need, and simple step by step instruction for all the essential cake decorating techniques. Zoe breaks down advanced suspension techniques into easy to follow steps so that you can create this stunning shaped novelty cake design at home.

Presents thirty designs for wedding cakes and celebration pastries, providing tips on incorporating the theme of a wedding, pairing a cake with acompanying pastries, and directions on carving, sculpting, and stacking cakes.

Special treats for special occasions: A renowned cake artist’s recipes and designs for desserts worth celebrating. Discover over thirty delicious homemade treats from baker and designer Zoe Clark—including cakes, cupcakes, mini cakes, fondant fancies, and cookies—to delight your friends and family all year round! There’s something for every occasion, from the Mad Hatter’s tea party and a seaside celebration to a lacy white wedding and some sweet Christmas gifts. Step-by-step illustrated instructions and detailed techniques guide you through each stage of baking and decorating, so even beginners can create colorful, awe-inspiring desserts—and kids can join the fun too!

Dusky Lace Dream cake project is right on trend with classic Kate Middleton style brides wearing gorgeous lacy gowns on their wedding day. The colour scheme of this cake, with its romantic dusky pink hues and delicate ivory detailing is certainly classic. With its exquisite floral lace design, soft ribbon trim and the subtle hint of sparkle from the pearl white lustre, this really is the wedding cake of dreams. Project taken from Chic & Unique Vintage Cakes by Zoe Clark.

RusticWeddingChic.com is the number one online resource for rustic & country weddings. Rustic weddings are the hottest alternative to the traditional hotel ballroom, allowing couples to make their day more personal. Maggie Lord, founder of RusticWeddingChic.com shares inspiration, ideas and advice on planning a rustic and country wedding. Get an insider’s look at real weddings set in rustic locations, country and farm destinations, and backyard venues, all with an independent, eco-friendly and creative approach. Rustic Wedding Chic is also the inspiration for a collection of rustic wedding favors and goods from Whispering Pines.

A comprehensive, photo-filled guide to giving your home a distinctive retro look down to the last detail. Style Your Modern Vintage Home is an inspirational book for all vintage enthusiasts. It encompasses everything vintage lovers want in one place: every vintage decade and every practical tip for buying, styling, and restoring your vintage homewares to achieve your perfectly styled home. With real houses, real people, and real affordable items, this book shows how you can achieve a stylish vintage/modern home too. Discover how these must-have items and styles work in your own home and how to integrate vintage with modern. Each chapter covers a decade from the 1920s to the 1990s, introducing fascinating social history from each period and revealing how what was going on in the world influenced the home interiors of that time. There are practical styling, restoration, and cleaning tips and useful watch-out advice for buying vintage pieces. Additionally, although chapters are separated by decade, styles from different eras may be used alongside one another, as reflected in useful cross-references to other chapters. Also included is an accessible directory of the best vintage traders, both in the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as further reading should you wish to learn more.