Sugar Orchids for Cakes
Sugar Orchids for Cakes

Author: Alan Dunn

Publisher: Merehurst

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780804853026

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Exotic, beautiful, delicate orchids capture the imagination and provide simple style. Inspired by the wide range of blooms now available, three sugarcraft experts now show you how to recreate these lovely, ethereal flowers as cake decorations. Celebrating the diversity of orchids from around the world, the sugar flowers vary from vibrant red to subtle pink and the most striking pure white. Familiar favorites are combined with unusual, lesser-known orchid varieties to provide a wealth of choice for every occasion. Inside this cake decorating book are over 20 projects that provide ideas for sprays, bouquets, pots, and table arrangements. The orchids decorate a range of celebration cakes from the traditional and contemporary wedding cakes to christening cakes, anniversary cakes and seasonal projects, such as Christmas and springtime. Complementary blooms, such as lace-cap hydrangea, spiky leucadendron, Mexican blue flower, glorious passionflower and pink gaura flowers, are included to enhance the orchid displays. Sugar Orchids for Cakes is a stunning book with beautiful images and clear, detailed instructions, making it a must-have for all sugar flower makers looking for up-to-the-minute ideas on creating and displaying fashionable orchids. Cake recipes and Orchids include: Star of Bethlehem Cake with Star of Bethlehem Orchids Oriental Delight Cake with Bamboo Orchids and Hydrangeas Sunburst Splendor Cake with Comparettia Speciosa Orchids and Passionflower Tropical Scent Cake with Vanilla Orchids

Cakes by Design
Cakes by Design

Author: Scott Clark Wooley

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 1997-06-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780879516741

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In New York City the authors teach a unique and easy technique for making stunning sugar-paste flowers and ornaments. Their craft has drawn raves from Tiffany, Cartier, Caroline Kennedy, and Martha Stewart among others. Now they have assembled their 15 years' expertise into a complete step-by-step how-to and idea book. 200 full-color photos. 100 b&w illus.

Alan Dunn's Ultimate Collection of Cake Decorating
Alan Dunn's Ultimate Collection of Cake Decorating

Author: Alan Dunn

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 1607652919

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- Clear instructions for over 100 spectacular cake decorating designs. - Author Alan Dunn is a “sugarcrafting superstar” (Library Journal). - How to make tropical and exotic cakes, flowers, fruit and nuts, celebration cakes, and arrangements. - Recipes, techniques, and equipment for stunning and impressive cakes. - Comprehensive reference for bakers and sugar crafters.

Sugar Flower Skills
Sugar Flower Skills

Author: Alan Dunn

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780857621092

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This book contains a collection of 25 fabulous blooms in a range of styles and complexity. Each is shown beautifully photographed, then step by step instructions and pictures explain clearly the making of the individual components and their assembly. Colo

Modern Sugar Flowers
Modern Sugar Flowers

Author: Jacqueline Butler

Publisher: David & Charles

Published: 2017-04-08

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1446375021

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The essential reference from the internationally renowned cake designer. Known for her signature sugar flowers and her glorious wedding cakes, Jacqueline Butler has shared her tips and techniques in this beautifully illustrated guide. Bakers at every level can find clear, easy-to-follow directions to create a distinctive, contemporary look for their cakes. Covering single-tier, multi-tier, and premade arrangements, Butler reveals her secrets for lilacs, lavender, dahlia, freesia, camellia, and many other floral creations—plus advice on tools, supplies, and coloring.

Alan Dunn's Sugarcraft Flower Arranging
Alan Dunn's Sugarcraft Flower Arranging

Author: Alan Dunn

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2018-04-10

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1607655195

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• Sugarcrafting superstar Alan Dunn shares his secrets for creating stunning life-like sugarart flowers. • Provides home bakers with instructions for making the botanically accurate floral designs that have made Alan Dunn a world leader in his field. • Step-by-step guide to modeling 35 different species of flowers, plants, sprays, and arrangements. • Includes practical information on everything readers need to know about sugarcrafting. • New edition with new photos and recipes.

Maggie Austin Cake
Maggie Austin Cake

Author: Maggie Austin

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0544770323

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Learn stunning cake designs and technique how-tos from a top cake artist. A former ballerina, Maggie Austin turned to baking when an injury ended her dancing career—and has since become one of today’s most sought-after cake artists, serving celebrity clients and even royalty around the world. Her design hallmarks are instantly recognizable to the legions of fans who follow her work: ethereal frills, dreamy watercolors, lifelike sugar flowers, rice-paper accents, graceful composition, and other impeccable details. Here, she shares a collection of her edible works of art and the methods behind their creation, with a “theme and variations” organization that shows how mastering any single technique can open the door to endless creativity. Each is broken down into clear instructions and illustrated with step-by-step photos that are easy to follow whether you’re a professional baker or an amateur enthusiast. From a single sugar blossom to a multi-tiered cake festooned with pearls and intricate appliques, there’s inspiration for bakers and crafters of all stripes.

Wedding Cakes with Lorelie Step by Step
Wedding Cakes with Lorelie Step by Step

Author: Lorelie Carvey

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781540462473

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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.

Cooking with Flowers
Cooking with Flowers

Author: Miche Bacher

Publisher: Quirk Books

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 1594746672

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Here are more than 100 recipes that will bring beautiful flower-filled dishes to your kitchen table! This easy-to-use cookbook is brimming with scrumptious botanical treats, from sweet violet cupcakes, pansy petal pancakes, daylily cheesecake, and rosemary flower margaritas to savory sunflower chickpea salad, chive blossom vinaigrette, herb flower pesto, and mango orchid sticky rice. Alongside every recipe are tips and tricks for finding, cleaning, and preparing edible blossoms. You’ll also learn how to infuse vinegars, vodkas, sugars, frostings, jellies and jams, ice creams, and more with the color and flavor of your favorite flowers. Fresh from the farmers’ market or plucked from your very own garden, a world of delectable flowers awaits!

Botanical Baking
Botanical Baking

Author: Juliet Sear

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2019-05-09

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 1446377881

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“Sear’s food styling background is apparent . . . Home bakers looking to up their decorating game will want to check out this eye-catching cookbook.” —Publishers Weekly Learn how to perfect the prettiest trend in cake decorating—using edible flowers and herbs to decorate your cakes and bakes—with this impossibly beautiful guide from celebrity baker Juliet Sear. Learn what flowers are edible and great for flavour, how to use, preserve, store and apply them including pressing, drying and crystallising flowers and petals. Then follow Juliet step-by- step as she creates around twenty beautiful botanical cakes that showcase edible flowers and herbs, including more top trends such as a confetti cake, a wreath cake, a gin and tonic cake, floral chocolate bark, a naked cake, a jelly cake, a letter cake and more. “I’m not sure yet which is more impressive, Juliet’s decorating skills or how good her cakes taste.” —Buddy Valastro of Cake Boss “A feast for the eyes. You’ll not find a more beautiful baking book. Blooming marvellous!” —Fearne Cotton, English broadcaster and author “Juliet’s stunning botanical book shouts springtime and happy times!” —Melissa Hemsley, author of Feel Good: Quick and Easy Recipes for Comfort and Joy “A new kind of professional has now entered thefood business: cakeologist. Well known in theU.K. forherfanciful creations with edibleblooms (shecounts PrinceHarry, KateMoss, and SirIan McKellen among hercustomers), Searoffers 30 wares to U.S. bakers . . . Sear, who’s been highlighted in Martha Stewart Weddings, deserves a major ‘hip!’ for her forher accomplishments.” —Booklist (starred review)