The Busy Girl's Guide to Cake Decorating
The Busy Girl's Guide to Cake Decorating

Author: Ruth Clemens

Publisher: David & Charles

Published: 2012-03-26

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1446355772

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A quick and easy guide to cake decoration by the bestselling author of Creative Éclairs and finalist from The Great British Bake Off. Discover how even the busiest chef can whip up impressive homemade treats in next to no time! Ruth Clemens, finalist on the first series of The Great British Bake Off, shares her secrets in creating quick-but-gorgeous cakes, bakes, and biscuits. Choose from twenty-five beautiful, fuss-free projects to make in under an hour, in an afternoon, or over a weekend and be amazed at what you can achieve! The simple projects are split into three sections. The Evening Whip-Ups (one-hour projects) are perfect when you have very little time, and are easy to throw together one evening after work. The Half-Day Delights (two-hour projects) are for when you have an afternoon to spare. Finally, the Weekend Wonders (three- to four-hour projects) are for when you’ve got a bit more time available in your schedule! In addition, Ruth outlines all the equipment and ingredients you need, shows how to line a cake tin, and gives her tried-and-tested recipes for fruit cake, sponge cake, and chocolate cake, as well as cupcake recipes, cookie recipes, and frosting recipes. You will learn how to decorate easily with royal icing, buttercream, marzipan, sugar paste, and ribbon, as well as how to color fondant to your desired shade, how to stack cakes using dowels, and some wonderful creative embellishment techniques. The Busy Girl’s Guide to Cake Decorating—the perfect place to start your foray into the world of cakes!

The Pink Whisk Guide to Bread Making
The Pink Whisk Guide to Bread Making

Author: Ruth Clemens

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2013-06-28

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1446361012

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Ruth Clemens, finalist on BBC's highly successful TV series The Great British Bake Off, shares her delicious bread recipes, fitting for all occasions. Each of the 30 recipes shows you how to get confident with straightforward doughs, to progress to pre-ferments and experiment with further methods. Along with clear step-by-step instructions, the recipes are crammed with tips and tricks to ensure that you'll be turning out delicious homemade loaves in next to no time.

101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage
101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage

Author: The Editors of David & Charles

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2013-09-09

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1446361748

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A collection of new crafting projects with old-fashioned style—clothes, jewelry, decor, and more! Get inspired with this fun collection of 101 unique vintage-themed projects. You can create stunning crafts for yourself or as gifts for friends and family, with a huge selection of vintage projects to choose from—including a button necklace, suffolk puff rings, fondant fancies, fabric pin cushion, crochet hot water bottle cover, vintage tea stand, and many more. The beautiful projects cover food and drink, home and garden, fashion, and gifts, giving you the opportunity to try something new and expand your crafting skills from sewing and knitting to papercraft and cake decorating! Every project is quick and simple to make with easy to follow step-by-step instructions, and there is a helpful techniques section at the back of the book, so you’ll be a crafting pro in no time. This collection of projects will inspire you to stitch, craft, and create your very own vintage lifestyle.

Recipes From a Normal Mum
Recipes From a Normal Mum

Author: Holly Bell

Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Published: 2014-07-17

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1849495688

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In Recipes from a Normal Mum, Holly Bell transforms the daily chore of cooking for the whole family with her collection of inventive, economical and simple recipes. With colour photographs of every dish (in response to the feedback Holly always hears from mums!), this is the must-have book for any mum who is short of time but still wants to cook delicious food for her family. Each recipe is written in straightforward steps and made with ingredients that you can buy at the supermarket. Split into 8 chapters including The More the Merrier, Dinner for 2 in A Flash, Switch to Baking Mode and Food for the Great British Outdoors, Holly has recipes to fit every family occasion. And no longer will you be stumped when you are left with a little-used ingredient or an excess amount of a dish as Holly has supplied ideas for using up the surplus, ensuring you waste absolutely nothing. Recipes include the Mix It Up Breakfast Muffins, Lemony Salmon Pasta with Courgettes & Peas, Tortilla Traybake and Lemon Button Biscuits. Holly is a real mum cooking in real time and 'normal' mums of every variety regularly turn to her blog for advice and fail-safe recipes. Whether it is a speedy recipe for feeding little people, cooking for a hungry crowd, baking for children's parties, or conjuring up grown-up weeknight suppers, this is a book to which you can turn no matter what aspect of family life you're approaching that day.

The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating
The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating

Author: Autumn Carpenter

Publisher: Quarry Books

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1589236696

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This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all of the most popular cake decorating techniques, including piped frosting, fondant, and hand modeled figures. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 600 full-color photos for clear understanding. Easy projects allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Galleries of decorated cakes by various artists offer the reader examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby for themselves.

Caketopia
Caketopia

Author: Sheri Wilson

Publisher: Page Street Publishing

Published: 2022-02-08

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 1645673952

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How to Decorate the Most Stylish Cakes in the World Don’t just bake a cake; bake a cake that will make heads turn and jaws drop! In this incredible collection of tutorials, cake queen and Instagram star Sheri Wilson shows you how to re-create her signature, out-of this-world cake designs at home with confidence. Sheri’s cakes are truly works of art, and these 30 tutorials cover everything from electric neon designs, to punky midnight black decor, to cakes adorned with exotic gems and painted in delicate florals. And with each decorating project broken down step by step, along with photographs for a helpful visual guide, you’ll follow along with ease and get showstopping results time and time again. Use vibrant buttercreams to paint an elegant stained-glass scene in the La Vie en Rose cake. Pipe cute, fruity designs in the hot pink Strawberry Patch cake—complete with yummy strawberry filling and cake layers! Sheri’s famous Midnight Black Buttercream comes together with genius sprinkle art to create the edgy Sprinkle Sugar Skull cake. Use stencils to form the animal print on the rainbow Neon Leopard Print cake, and fun chocolate molds to build the rocky, gold-tinted Rose Quartz Geode cake, filled with delectable Pistachio Buttercream! Sheri shares all her best tips and tricks to help you master key techniques, like how to get the perfect consistency of buttercream, create a professional smooth finish and nail the ganache drip. She also reveals her tested-and-perfected recipes for moist cakes, fluffy frostings and all sorts of delicious fillings, so you have everything you need right at your fingertips. With Sheri’s unstoppable imagination and keen eye for detail, Caketopia will be your all-in-one resource for decorating glamorous cakes for years to come.

Rude Cakes
Rude Cakes

Author: Rowboat Watkins

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1452146187

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A story about a rude cake who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents, and a Giant Cyclops who is polite.

Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids
Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids

Author: Autumn Carpenter

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1610588746

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Get the kids involved with Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids by Autumn Carpenter. This instructional craft book is filled with fun baking and decorating experiences that you can share with your children or grandchildren, while teaching them valuable skills they will use for a lifetime. With adult supervision, kids can learn to decorate cookies, cupcakes, and cakes for holidays, special events, or to share with friends. Within these pages, you’ll learn baking and preparing of cake, cupcakes, and cookies, starting off with the basics: utensils needed, measuring instructions, and kitchen safety tips. After the basics, the book continues with baking, filling, and icing—50 to 60 techniques in all—with eye-appealing, tasty designs for children to create that incorporate the methods taught. Instructions include piped icing as well as rolled fondant. Additional decorating techniques include edible frosting sheets, products to add sparkle, and using store bought candies to decorate. The last chapter includes instructions on hosting a cake or cupcake decorating party for children. A convenient glossary in the back will be a quick reference for children to discover new culinary terms. The book is designed with 8-12 year olds boys and girls in mind, and includes instructions clearly labeled for difficulty and time allowance, and instructional pictures that show children using the tools. Kid-inspired cake and cookie themes are perfect for birthdays, seasonal celebrations, and other special events.

Fresh Bakes... Eclairs
Fresh Bakes... Eclairs

Author: Ruth Clemens

Publisher: David & Charles

Published: 2014-03-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781446303870

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A beginner-friendly collection of 30 éclairs and choux pastry baking projects, featuring tasty filling combinations and recipes ideas from bestselling author Ruth Clemens. Plus learn to decorate your bakes with a variety of simple yet effective cake-decorating techniques - from piping with royal icing to making sugar flowers.