Share the love with more than forty cake decorating ideas for weddings and other special occasions from the author of Sweet and Simple Party Cakes. Indulge in this fresh and contemporary collection of irresistible cakes to suit every romantic occasion, from traditional wedding cakes to quirky Valentine’s treats and cupcakes to enjoy with 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, and even offers instructions on how to make coordinating favors and gifts. The versatility of each cake will ensure readers will be creating them year-round for all of those special occasions.
Experience the Joy and Delight of Creating Amazing Wedding Cakes from Scratch. Lorelie Carvey will show you how to make and decorate the perfect wedding cake. The award-winning pastry chef has spent over thirty years perfecting her techniques and now offers advice that will ensure a sweet memory for your bride's special day. From the first idea to the spectacular result, Carvey guides you through everything you need to know to make the ultimate dream dessert. She includes her favorite recipes, like her chocolate buttermilk cake, hazelnut cake, chocolate mousse, lemon cream cheese, Italian meringue buttercream, and so much more. Carvey personally perfected each recipe during her baking career. In addition to recipes, Carvey clearly and comprehensively explains and demonstrates (with detailed photos) the baking and decorating techniques so you can create your unique cake design. With her own guide to ingredients, cooking methods, baking utensils, and decorating tips, you'll have everything you need to create a magnificent wedding cake that will be remembered and cherished by everyone. Your purchase comes with benefits including...a membership to Lorelie's exclusive cake support group, step by step video, a discount coupon for Cake Stackers, printable guides to pan sizes with number of servings, cups of batter, baking temperatures, baking times and cups of icing to frost and decorate. It also includes a guide to bakers measures and equivalents, emergency substitutions, cake ingredients, functions, fails and causes, a photo tutorial of delivering your cakes, plus cake decorating ideas and instruction.
Romantic Wedding Cakes is the beloved—and classic—wedding cake book from the inimitable master sugar artist and Food Network Challenge Judge Kerry Vincent. A collection of breathtaking wedding and celebration cakes from an internationally acclaimed cake stylist, Romantic Wedding Cakes includes stunning cakes for all kinds of weddings. From classic to contemporary and simple to elaborate, including engagement and groom cakes, professional cake decorator Kerry Vincent's timeless sugarcraft designs make this the ideal wedding cake sourcebook for brides-to-be and cake decorators alike. Her stunning romantic cakes, in the prettiest of colors, feature various fabric styles such as folds, ribbons, embroidery and lace effects. The spectacular gold cake based on the Marquise de Pompadour's fabulous gold dress and jewels is a beautiful example. Vincent works with both popular and more unusual flowers for dramatic visual impact, using large, full-blown roses, pansies, mini hydrangeas, lisianthus and some native US flowers, such as the dogwood and balloon flower. In addition, there are two chocolate groom's cakes, a Valentine or engagement heart cake and miniature wedding cakes for the bride and groom. There are also special decorative projects, such as elaborate cake top decorations, wedding favors and table decor. Each cake is beautifully photographed in full color and includes step-by-step photographs and dazzling close-ups of all the main cake design details to ensure perfect results. Cakes include: Mosaic Magic Romancing the Dome Tiers in a Teacup Affair with Blue and White And the Bride Chose Dogwood Invitation to a Summer Wedding Fabulous Faux Faberge Eggs
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 does not only show readers how to create beautiful cakes with ease, but also advises on the best way to transport, display and serve. Offering instruction on how to make coordinating favors and gifts, the versatility of each cake will ensure readers will be creating them all year round for all of those special occasions.
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.
Presents cookies and cakes for romantic occasions. This book features cakes that celebrate various steps on the course of true love, from the earliest stirrings of affection on St Valentine's Day, through the proposal and engagement, the bridal shower and hen or stag nights up to the big day itself.
An indulgent collection of twenty vintage-inspired cupcake ideas for every romantic occasion. From the author of Chic & Unique Wedding Cakes. Whether you are baking for a romantic celebration, creating cupcake wedding favors, showing someone that you care, or you simply adore unashamedly girly sugarcraft designs, this book will show you how to do it the fun and easy way. Clear step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography make it simple to recreate Zoe Clark’s cupcake designs at home, and her professional tips and tasty cupcake recipes will inspire you to create your own unique cupcakes. Inside Bake Me I'm Yours . . . Cupcake Love you’ll find: Classic Romance—simple yet elegant cupcake designs for romantic occasions, including sugar roses and chocolate ganache, Wedgwood-style cupcakes, and an Eiffel Tower cupcake topper! Very Vintage—birdcage cupcakes, floral lace, and cameo sugar models are some of the gorgeous retro-inspired cupcake designs. ArtfromtheHeart—fun, artistic cupcakes for less formal occasions, such as bachelorette or engagement parties. Many of these projects are quick to make for time-pressed bakers! FlowerswithLove—learn how to make sugarpaste rolled roses, plunger cutter sugar flowers, and flowers made using silicone molds to adorn your gorgeous cupcakes. The perfect treat for someone special!
