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Creative Eclairs: Choux Creations contains all the choux recipes you need to get started, along with 6 impressive choux creations, ranging from proiteroles and choc-ice hearts through to a choc honeycomb cheesecake and a caramel croquembouche. Bestselling author and former Great British Bake Off finalist Ruth Clemens will show you that you don’t have to be a classically trained French pastry chef to make delicious cream cakes for any occasion, including celebration bakes to share. These cake designs look great but are easy to follow and quick to make, with step-by-step advice on piping choux pastry and making sugar flowers and other embellishments to decorate your bakes.

Be inspired by the theme of your wedding: the stationery, the flowers, the venue, and of course, the dress! Expert cake decorator Zoe Clark shows you how to create a beautiful unique wedding cake for your special day. The gaps between the tiers mimic the dress by allowing the jagged icing to hand down below the edge of the cake!
A sampler chapter from Chic & Unique Wedding Cakes.

Get messy in the kitchen with these easy-to-follow cake decorating projects to make with the kids! Choose from a Haunted House Cake, Scary Spider Cupcakes or Spooky Skull Cupcakes, or make a 'sweet table' of all three!A sample chapter from Cake Decorating with the Kids.

Creative Eclairs: Oh La La, Chocolat! contains all the choux and eclair recipes you need to get started, along with 12 filling combinations, ranging from classic chocolate to cafe mocha and sugar and spice. Bestselling author and former Great British Bake Off finalist Ruth Clemens will show you that you don’t have to be a classically trained French pastry chef to make delicious cream cakes for any occasion, including celebration bakes to share. These cake designs look great but are easy to follow and quick to make, with step-by-step advice on piping choux pastry and making sugar flowers and other embellishments to decorate your bakes.

Essential cake decorating techniques explained, from simple buttercream piping through to brush embroidery with royal icing, making sugar flowers, and decorating novelty cakes.

Includes 12 gorgeous cake decorating projects to make 16 cakes that are impressive and stylish, but use small cakes in various sizes to keep the baking elements simple and to allow you to really focus in on the cake decoration techniques. Bridges the gap between decorating cupcakes and cookies and decorating larger tiered cakes for beginner to intermediate cake decorators.

Plus 12 free video demonstrations, available online, to teach the best way of completing each cake decorating technique.

Inside Cake Craft Made Easy: Easy to follow cake decorating techniques explained in detail with full-color step-by-step photography, covering the following subjects:

• Buttercream piping
• Cupcake towers
• Pattern embossing
• Sugar pinwheels
• Stenciling
• Royal icing piping
• Sugar models & flowers
• Sugar doilies
• Frills & ruffles
• Brush embroidery
• Rice Paper Work

Learn how to make amazing fondant cake topper designs, with over 65 ideas for sugar characters, bases and accessories!

Whether it's a pirate with his treasure chest and parrot, or a kitten with a comfy cushion and a ball of yarn to play with, each cake topper design has three unique features for you to make--use these individually or mix and match from different designs to create your own unique cake toppers!

Basic cake decorating techniques are explained with clear illustrated step-by-step instructions, so everyone can make fun cake toppers for birthdays, weddings and any occasion!

Seven genius cake designs that are funny, unique and just a little bit 'naughty', brought to you by internationally acclaimed sugar artist and bestselling author Maisie Parrish - perfect gifts for grown-up parties and celebrations!

Maisie takes readers step-by-step through all of the sugar modelling required to recreate her fabulous cake designs, which include a hunky fireman, a rather risque stripper and the 'calendar girls' - an homage to the famous WI ladies. Each of the cake designs comes complete with mini cake variation so that you can make smaller cakes to suit your event. The book also features a comprehensive guide to using sugarpaste, character modelling techniques, cake recipes, and a list of international cake decorating suppliers.

These amazing cake designs are funny with a saucy sense of humour, but not childish, and guaranteed to raise a smile rather than cause offence. They are great for grown-up recipients, a perfect centrepiece for birthdays, hen and stag parties, retirements and other fun occasions.

Creative Eclairs: Fruit Fantastique contains all the choux and eclair recipes you need to get started, along with 12 fruity filling combinations and colourful cake decorating ideas. Bestselling author and former Great British Bake Off finalist Ruth Clemens will show you that you don’t have to be a classically trained French pastry chef to make delicious cream cakes for any occasion, including celebration bakes to share. These cake designs look great but are easy to follow and quick to make, with step-by-step advice on piping choux pastry and making sugar flowers and other embellishments to decorate your bakes.

Be inspired by these fun collections of cupcakes for a eggsellent Easter, with designs including a chocolate nest of eggs, chirpy chick cupcakes and cute bunnies and chicks, bursting with the joys of spring.

A sample chapter from Carolyn White's Seasonal Cupcakes.

Bestselling cake decorating author Zoe Clark shows you how to take inspiration from your favourite vintage clothing, furniture, items and keepsakes to create stunning vintage cake designs. From elegant tiered lace and floral cakes to amazing jewellery box and carousel shaped novelty cakes, each of the 10 incredible cake designs is accompanied by two smaller designs for vintage-inspired cupcakes, cookies, fondant fancies and more. Includes all the cake recipes you need, and simple step by step instruction for all the essential cake decorating techniques, from covering cakes and stacking tiered cakes, to piping royal icing and stenciling. Zoe even breaks down advanced suspension techniques into easy to follow steps so that you can create stunning shaped novelty cake designs at home.

Be inspired by these fun collections of cupcakes for a eggsellent Easter, with designs including a chocolate nest of eggs, chirpy chick cupcakes and cute bunnies and chicks, bursting with the joys of spring.

A sample chapter from Carolyn White's Seasonal Cupcakes.

Cake Decorating with the Kids: Get messy in the kitchen with 30 gorgeous, easy-to-follow contemporary cake decorating projects to make at home with the kids. Children of all ages will love to get involved and take charge of spreading the fillings and toppings, rolling out fondant icing, cutting shapes and making sugar decorations to help create delicious sweet treats, from cupcakes and cookies to cake pops, whoopie pies and tiered party cake ideas. Cake decorating is a fun, exciting craft for children and each recipe includes tasks for younger and older kids. The cake designs are perfect for school events, birthday cakes for children, parties, or simply rainy day fun in the kitchen, but as they are so professional-looking they are would also suitable for adult parties as well! Includes essential safety information for working with children in the kitchen, as well as storage, transportation and presentation advice, perfect for children's parties! You will also find yummy cake recipes and all the basic cake decorating techniques you need to know to create the projects. Comes with lay-flat binding to keep the book open when your hands are covered in flour!

A beginner-friendly collection of more than 10 push pop cake designs for seasonal celebrations, featuring simple sugarpaste decorations and colourful, tasty cake and filling combinations. From New Year to Easter, Valentine's Day to the 4^th of July, Halloween to Christmas, this eBook covers the best seasonal celebration cake recipes and sugarcraft ideas. The designs look great but are also easy to follow and quick to make, with tasty cake recipes and plenty of ideas for fillings and toppings.

Bring some serious wow factor to your cake displays with a sumptuous sweet table of sensuous desserts softly textured with piped swirls, frills and ruffles in dreamy, muted tones. Includes how to make a trio of celebration cakes, white chocolate truffles, flouncy flower cookies, ruched ribbon cupcakes and tempting twirls of meringue.
A sample chapter from Zoe Clark's The Cake Parlour.

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.

Ruth Clemens, finalist on The Great British Bake Off, shows, through clear step-by-step photography, how to bake bread successfully, whatever the occasion.

Divided into three technique sections, you can learn how to bake delicious bread, whatever the event. Each recipe will be detailed with techniques, hints, timings, shortcuts and cheats, plus all the essential information needed to you to maximise your creativity, and prove that baking is achievable and fun.

Detailed step-by-step photography of nearly 30 mouth watering projects make every technique easy to follow, whether you are a baking expert or a complete novice, so really can achieve the beautiful finished product.

Learn the secrets of sugar floristry with Petalsweet Cakes founder Jacqueline Butler. In her exquisite and accessible book, you'll learn in step-by-step detail how to create modern and sophisticated, stylized sugar flowers, and how to use them to create beautiful arrangements on wedding and celebration cakes.

Inside you'll find instructions and step-by-step photographs for 18 stunning sugar flowers in various stages of bloom, as well as flower buds and leaves, using the clean and contemporary color palette that Jacqueline's work is known for. Through six diverse projects you'll then learn how to use these foundation flowers in combination with filler flowers to create elegant cake designs, including working directly on single-tier cakes and multi-tiered cakes, as well as working on pre-made styrofoam cake toppers and separators.

Lavishly illustrated with over 600 photos, this inspirational and practical step-by-step cake decorating book will be your go-to reference on sugar flowers for years to come.

Bake Me I’m Yours… Sweet Bitesize Bakes:
Over 25 big ideas for pretty little cakes and pastries, from Maison Cupcake founder Sarah Trivuncic.

With this gorgeous little book you will learn how to bake miniature versions of your best-loved desserts, confections, patisserie and sweet treats with easy to follow recipes and expert instruction for essential cake decorating techniques. Discover how to embellish pastries, cupcakes and cookies with sugarcraft embellishments and fondant icing for stunning results, and how to whip up tasty fillings and toppings, from buttercream and chocolate ganache to marshmallow fluff, lemon curd and crème patissière.

The compact size and gorgeous photography will make it really easy for you to choose a pastry or cake design and get baking and decorating straight away, whether you are an experienced cake decorator or a complete beginner!

Inside Bake Me I’m Yours… Sweet Bitesize Bakes:

Delicious recipes and treats for every occasion . . .
Banana Whoopie Pies
Choux Pastry
Fondant Fancies
French Macarons
Gingerbread Cookies
Cupcakes
Madeleines
Mini Meringues
Mini Pavlovas
Red Velvet Cakes
Sweet Pastry
Vanilla Sponge Cakes . . . and many more!

Party in style with 40 push pop cake designs!

Discover...how to make push pop cakes, the most exciting cake decorating craze since cake pops!

Bake... gorgeous mini cupcakes with tasty cake recipes, and top with buttercream frosting, fondant icing or chocolate.

Decorate... your push pops with unique sugar designs, from animals and aliens to sugar flowers and seasonal motifs.

Over 100 irresistible ways to bake, frost, decorate, display, and indulge in cupcakes

Treat...
Yourself to a piece of cupcake heaven, with divine designs that are devilishly simple

Tempt...
Everyone with a look they'll love, from sweet and stylish to fun and fashionable

Transform...
The traditional party cake into a tower of enticing treats to impress the guests

The little cake with big ideas...
Weddings, Birthdays, Valentine's Day, Engagements, Anniversaries, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, Mother's Day, Christenings, Thanksgiving, New Year, Tea Parties, Picnics, and more

Bring some serious wow factor to your cake displays with a sumptuous sweet table of sensuous desserts softly textured with piped swirls, frills and ruffles in dreamy, muted tones. Includes how to make a trio of celebration cakes, white chocolate truffles, flouncy flower cookies, ruched ribbon cupcakes and tempting twirls of meringue.
A sample chapter from Zoe Clark's The Cake Parlour.

Be inspired to create celebration cakes that are as desirable as they are delicious

Step by step, combine and decorate basic shapes for results as simple or sensational as you desire.

Achieve effortlessly eye-catching effects through clever color choices and bold embellishment.

Ensure your cake is party-perfect with expert tips and techniques, easy shortcuts and extra design ideas.

Make exquisite coordinating mini-cakes to be enjoyed at celebrations or given as delightfully sweet gifts.

Inspirational styles include:

• Funky Flowers
• Twinkling Snowflakes
• Opulent Swirls
• Retro Graphics
• Quirky Cut-outs
• Delicate Mosaics
• Wonky Tiers
• Beautiful Beads

The new edition of this popular cookbook includes 20 new game recipes, so indulge your taste buds with new sensations! Featuring over 120 delicious recipes for cooking grouse, partridge, pheasant, duck, rabbit, venison, and other game, these easy-to-follow recipes include dishes appropriate for everyday family meals, special occasions, picnics, and barbecues. Game is naturally low in fat and calories and is an ideal part of a healthy diet. A guide for preparing game so that it is fit to be eaten is included, as is an assortment of recipe accompaniments such as sauces, stuffings, and salads. With 18 full-color illustrations by the well-known wildlife artist John Paley this is an attractive and useful gift for all those keen on hunting, shooting and fishing and those who cook what they bring home.

Piped details can turn a simple design into a stunning cake and yet many people shy away from even trying their hand at piping. This chapter, taken from The Contemporary Cake Decorating Bible, will help demystify the art and inspire you to perfect the technique. The basics are not difficult to master – having the correct equipment and icing consistency is key, whether it's buttercream or royal icing. Then all you need is practice to become familiar with the amounts of pressure required as you pipe. LindySmith shows you how to pipe swirls, peaks, daisies, roses with buttercream and dots, hearts, drop line work, brushwork embroidery with royal icing.

Be inspired by these fun collections of cupcakes for a spooky Halloween, with designs including Pumpkin Faces, Ghoulish Mummies, Scary Spiders, Spooks and Witches’ Hats.A sample chapter from Carolyn White's Seasonal Cupcakes.

Bake Me I'm Yours...Cupcake Fun: Over 25 sugarcraft character designs for fun family baking, from top cake decorating author Carolyn White. Discover how to bake perfect cupcakes every time with easy-to-follow recipes and clever tips for professional results. You will also learn essential cake decorating techniques, including buttercream piping and creating character features with sugarpaste and rolled fondant icing – perfect for making unique cupcake designs! Enjoy making fun cupcake characters, from barnyard animals, nurses and firemen, to pirates, mermaids and space aliens! Inside Bake Me I'm Yours...Cupcake Fun: With delicious cupcake recipes for every occasion: * Banana and Macadamia * Blueberry and Almond * Chocolate Brownie * Classic Vanilla * Double Chocolate * Strawberry Jam Surprise * And loads more ideas for tasty cupcake recipes!

Five baking projects for tiny treats, from Sarah Trivuncic's Bake Me I'm Yours . . . Sweet Bitesize Bakes, including fondant fancies, mini Victoria sponges and little French macarons. Be inspired with beautiful photography of these miniature versions of your best-loved desserts.

This is a delicious collection of fun cake pop treats for every occasion. Over 40 colorful projects, from cute animals and romantic wedding rings, to creepy Halloween creatures and festive Christmas characters. The simple step-by-step instructions are perfect for beginners, while the gorgeous designs provide inspiration for the more experienced sugarcrafter.

You will indulge in this fresh and contemporary collection of irresistible cakes to suit every romantic occasion, from traditional wedding cakes to quirky Valentines treats and cupcakes to share with their loved ones. The author not only shows the reader how to create beautiful cakes with ease, but also advises on the best ways to transport, display and serve. Offering instruction on how to make coordinating favours and gifts, the versatility of each cake will ensure readers will be creating them all year round for all those special occasions.

Be inspired by these fun collections of cupcakes for a festive Christmas period, with designs including Christmas trees, Rudolph and friends, and Santa hats.A sample chapter from Carolyn White's Seasonal Cupcakes.

Step-by-step instructions!

Renowned cake designer and sugar-modeler Maisie Parrish returns with another adorable collection of children’s celebration cakes. Each design is truly charming and brimming with character, and will make any child’s cake a standout. Quick-to-make cupcakes and minicakes designed to complement each project are also included. With simple sugarcrafting and figure modeling techniques and clear step-by-step photography, Maisie’s designs are easily achievable for even beginner sugarcrafters.

Make cakes that sparkle with this comprehensive guide to metallic cakes from leading wedding cake designer Faye Cahill.

Faye begins by exploring all the different materials available to the modern cake decorator:

• From gold leaf to edible paint,
• Food-grade sprays
• Edible glitters and lustre dusts
• Edible sequins and more

Hello and welcome to Botanical Baking. thank you for choosing my book!

I’m Juliet and I’m a baker, cake maker and food stylist, among other things. I’ve been lucky enough to be immersed in the food world, specialising in baking and cake decoration for the last two decades. I’ve worked with all kinds of decorating techniques and recently the trend for working with edible flowers has really grown (pardon the pun!). For the past few years I’ve been working with them in my baking to create lots of lovely eye-catching designs.

I’m certainly not claiming to be an expert in edible flowers, but I do love using them to create really pretty cakes and bakes. I’m lucky enough to have a couple of fantastic growers who supply me with edible flowers, and I’ve been working with the fabulous Jan Billington (a brilliant organic flower farmer) for a few years and also the team at Nurtured in Norfolk. One day maybe I will try and grow my own... In the last few years some supermarkets have also been selling them in their salad selections, which is brilliant!

There are so many wonderful blooms to choose from, and I’ve been exploring lots of different ways to use them. In the past I’d have made intricate sugar versions of many flowers, but it is lovely to use real flowers. They really are stunning. Not even the most skilful sugarcraft artist can replicate the beauty of a fresh edible flower. And using fresh has the added bonus that nature has done all the work for us – no need to spend hours upon hours creating chocolate or sugar ones!

• Carving
• Colour
• Painting
• Stencilling
• Cutters
• Flowers
• Embossing
• Tools
• Piping
• Moulds
• Cake Jewellery