Cake Decorating for Beginners

The ultimate compendium of cake decorating techniques for avid amateur bakers everywhere.

Cake Decorating for Beginners combines nuggets of advice and popular projects from books in the Modern Cake Decorator series.

You are taken through the whole process from the initial bake to icing your cake with those final embellishments.

Expert cake decorators Christine Flinn, Sandra Monger and Stephanie Weightman pool their knowledge to help you with stencilling, using cutters, piping and painting.

Book Contents

Materials and tools6
Techniques 14
The Cakes 50-153
Sunflower Cake50
Toy Train54
Indian Inlaid Cake58
Flower Border66
Modern Blackwork72
Poppy Cake80
Chocolate Heart84
Hot-air Balloons86
Rose Basket90
Scrolls and Roses98
Trellis Cake106
Cameo Cake108
Engagement Heart112
Wedding Cake118
Baby Shower122
Pansy Cake124
Summer Bunting128
Summer Roses132
Daisy Cake136
Single Tier Cake with Daisy Flowers138
Falling Leaves142
Lavender Cupcakes146
Patterned Cupcakes150
Lacy Cupcakes152
Templates 154
Index 160