Creating a unique cake for someone you love is an unbeatable way to show how much you care. The cakes in this Planet Cake Love and friendship celebrate the milestones of romantic love, from courtship through to engagements, weddings and anniversaries-and even include an 'achy break-up cake' for the broken-hearted. The projects are designed for the beginner through to the more experienced cake decorator, with shapes and templates that are simple to master. Planet Cake Love and friendship features 30 romantic cake decorating designs, ranging from traditional with a twist to very contemporary in style.
A lyrical recipe uses seasonal changes to explain to a child the time that passes between one birthday and the next. Includes a recipe for more traditional birthday cake, as well as information about the passage of time and how it is revealed through trees.
Are we alone? In 1995 planet hunters discovered the first alien solar system around a star like our own Sun. Ken Croswell tells the fascinating story of this discovery and the people who made it, then explores the possibility that one day we may have the technology to travel to different solar systems and find life.
Few creations are more associated with joy or more symbolic of the sweet life than cake. After all, it is so much more than dessert. As a book about cake would demand, this one is a multilayered, amply frosted, delicious concoction with a slice (or more) for everyone. Let Me Eat Cake is not a book about baking cake, but about eating it. Author Leslie F. Miller embarks on a journey (not a journey cake, although it's in there) into the moist white underbelly of the cake world. She visits factories and local bakeries and wedding cake boutiques. She interviews famous chefs like Duff Goldman of Food Network's Ace of Cakes and less famous ones like Roland Winbeckler, who sculpts life-size human figures out of hundreds of pounds of pound cake and buttercream frosting. She takes decorating classes, shares recipes, and samples the best cakes and the worst. The book is held together by the hero on a quest, one that traces cake history and tradition. If we were to bake a cake to celebrate the birth of cake (cake is an Old Norse word, first used around 1230), it is hard to say how many candles would go on top. Though the meaning of the word (originally "lump of something"), not to mention our expectations of its ingredients, has changed over time, we now celebrate cake as the coming together of flour, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. And what a celebration. Baking a cake is hard work, but tasting it is pure pleasure. So put on some elastic-waist pants and grab a fork.
Cartoon Cakes is the eagerly awaited book from Debbie Brown, the UK's best-selling author of character and novelty cake books. Featuring favorite characters from Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera and the Cartoon Network, this book will delight adults and children alike. From familiar, well-loved faces, such as Tom & Jerry and Bugs Bunny, who have been entertaining us for over 60 years, to more recent characters such as The Powerpuff Girls and Johnny Bravo, all are skillfully brought to life in Debbie Brown's delightful cake creations. Her enthusiasm is contagious and her charming designs capture the unique essence of each memorable character. The clear, easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photographs make this book accessible for both novice and expert cake decorators. Whatever your age, you will be caught up in the magical, fun and humorous world of Cartoon Cakes—whether you want to recreate Fred and Wilma Flintstone's prehistoric house or the ghostly castle where Scooby Doo and Shaggy had so many adventures, Marvin circumnavigating Mars in his spaceship or the many familiar faces traveling on the Looney Tunes train, then this is the book for you.
A humble slice, square, or wedge of homemade cake never fails to delight and here you'll find forty-five simple recipes to make any day feel a bit special. Using ingredients that are readily available, these cakes are unfussy yet sweetly indulgent. Recipes are arranged using pans most of us already have in our kitchens: round, square, loaf, rectangle, sheet, and bundt. Flavors include warm spices, herbs and flowers, and sweet essences, plus chocolate, fruit, nuts, and seeds. An appealingly wide range of cakes will tickle every fancy: The Yellow Birthday Cake with Whipped Malt Chocolate Buttercream is perfect for a birthday celebration of any age The Lemon-Lavender Yogurt Cake is quick to make and satisfying with cup of tea The Strawberries-and-Cream Cake is the ideal way to end a summer supper. There's something for every mood and craving in Everyday Cakes.