Spectacular Cakes Book

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for decorating special occasion cakes, and includes a selection of cake and icing recipes.

A stunning guide to designing and decorating cakes for all occasions, with a unique portfolio of classic and contemporary designs of the finest detail. The special occasion cake takes centre stage when family, friends and colleagues come together in celebration, whatever the event, so the basic principles for choosing and designing your cake are essentially the same whether the cake is for a wedding, birthday, anniversary or christening. The design should be influenced by personalities and preferences, the venue, time of year, number of guests, colours and flowers. This book is a versatile guide to making all manner of occasion cake designs, that can be adapted for formal or informal events and that will add that all essential wow factor to any celebration. From tiered wedding cakes to the more unusual patisserie dessert cakes, Spectacular Cakes shows how to make them. The reader is guided through the many layers of decision making, from establishing the celebration theme to what shape cake he or she would like and the type of icing that is most suitable to use, and from the choice of flavours to the specific decorative techniques and designs.

“Tessa elevates the art of layer cakes to new heights . . . [She] will have you whipping up drool-worthy, gourmet cakes at home.” —Carrie Selman of The Cake Blog It’s time to venture beyond vanilla and chocolate and take your baking skills up a notch. We’re talking layers—two, three, four, or more! Create sky-high, bakery-quality treats at home with 150 innovative recipes from Tessa Huff, the founder of Style Sweet. They combine new and exciting flavors of cake, fillings, and frostings—everything from pink peppercorn cherry to bourbon butterscotch, and pumpkin vanilla chai to riesling rhubarb and raspberry chocolate stout. Including contemporary baking methods and industry tips and tricks, Layered covers every decorating technique you’ll ever need with simple instructions and gorgeous step-by-step photos that speak to bakers of every skill level—and to anyone who wants to transform dessert into layer upon layer of edible art. “Tessa Huff is a cake whisperer. Every cake you will immediately want to bake . . . everyone will be gobsmacked by a multi-tiered, multi-component offering.” —The Cookbook Junkies “Ms. Huff has created a beautiful book, loaded with equal measure classic technique and modern flavor sensibility. Anyone who considers themselves a baker will feel their pulse subtly accelerate simply by thumbing through these pages.” —Leslie Bilderback, author of Mug Meals “Layered is a book that will have a permanent spot in my kitchen. From the stunning imagery to the decadent recipes, Tessa has created a must-have book for all bakers and cake lovers. She’s an amazing stylist and her recipes are flawless!” —Courtney Whitmore, author of The Southern Entertainer’s Cookbook

The author of Pretty Party Cakes shares dozens of additional ideas for decorating baked desserts using simple techniques that produce professional-quality results, providing coverage of baking, frosting preparation and ornamental piping.

THE BRAND-NEW OFFICIAL BAKE OFF BOOK! THE ULTIMATE CAKE-BAKING BIBLE The Big Book of Amazing Cakes brings the magic of The Great British Bake Off to your kitchen with easy-to-follow recipes for every shape, size and delicious flavour of cake you can imagine. Featuring the very best cakes from inside the Bake Off tent, alongside much-loved family favourites, stunning showstoppers and classic bakes, the book is packed with expert advice and helpful tips for decorating. From simple sponges to spectacular celebration cakes, aspiring star bakers will have everything they need to create the perfect bake for any occasion. Includes exclusive recipes by the series 10 bakers, and favourite bakes from contestants across all ten series.

The great Amercan birthday cake book features 80 memory-making cakes with a stunning range of creations to suit any occasion.From bears, boats and ballerinas to pigs, pirates and princesses - and even the latest in emojis.

Rubik’s cubes, fire-breathing dragons, and jack-o-lanterns. Pirate ships, pianos, and Star Wars figurines. With Instructables.com’s Amazing Cakes, you’ll be able to make cakes shaped like animals, mythical creatures, and vehicles. They may light up, breathe fire, or blow bubbles or smoke. They may be 3D or they may be animated, seeming to move of their own free will. Whether they’re cute and cuddly (like a penguin) or sticky and gross (like a human brain!), these cakes have two things in common: They’re (mostly) edible and they’re amazing! Instructables.com authors walk you through each step of the process as you cut plywood for cake bases, hardwire figurines for automation, and mix nontoxic chemicals for explosions and eruptions. The photos accompanying the step-by-step directions provide additional information about the processes and enable you to compare your final products with the originals created by the expert cake artists of Instructables.com. In addition to the cakes mentioned above, you’ll also learn how to make cakes shaped like: • Yoda • Helicopters • 3D dinosaurs • Moving tanks • Pi signs (p) • Bass fish • Zombie heads • Swimming pools • Ladybugs • Evil clowns • And more!

A step-by-step guide to creating a wide variety of unique and innovative cakes for any special occasion offers a fundamental primer on the art of designing and decorating the perfect cake, provides a sourcebook of inspirational cake decoration styles and techniques, and furnishes cake recipes and a portfolio of designs that can be copied or adapted to suit the situation.