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When
my older daughter was in second grade, we took a cake decorating
class together. She's moved on to other activities, but I
still love to create special
cakes for family events. And Best-Ever Cake
Decorating by Angela Nilsen & Sarah Maxwell always comes
in handy. Nancy |
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The cake that sits, still warm, in my tummy as I write this was not decorated. However, it was for in house consumption only. I have learned never to take a plain cake anywhere when I can create something beautiful using either the simple or (mostly) elaborate techniques found in Sue McMahon's Cake Decorating Tricks. This must mean I believe in wow. Nancy
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Most
every cake baker uses cake mixes sometimes. This series by Cake Doctor Anne Byrn shows
us how to improve on the community standard. Yippee! Nancy |
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To
be honest, I could never bake, decorate and eat every cake I'd
like to unless I did nothing else forever. Nevertheless,
when a gem like Cakes in Bloom by Anna von Marburg
comes along, I long to whip up some gum paste and create a masterpiece.
Sigh. Nancy |
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I
hoard every cake decorating book I can because even if I don't have
the time or skill to recreate the masterpieces inside, I like to
think that someday I will. Colette's Birthday Cakes by Colette Peters is particularly nice. Nancy
PS When I'm
not eating cake, I'm devouring books on cake decorating.
I know just enough to realize how talented the industry leaders
like Colette Peters truly are. |
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You really can't have too many inspiration books about cake decorating. I especially like Confetti Cakes by Elisa Strauss. Nancy |
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Fantastic
Party Cakes is fantastic. Allison Wilkinson is a master
cake decorator. Nancy |
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If you want to create beautiful cakes, you absolutely must check
out The Fine Art of Cake Decorating. It spells
everything out. Everything. Step-by-step. I love
it. Nancy |
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I've made and decorated a lot of cakes - some of them successfully,
but there's so much to learn I could feel overwhelmed. Now
Jane Murfitt has written First Steps in Cake Decorating, and I have
a primer for whatever technique I attempt. Murfitt's course
in cakes is a very good reference. Nancy |
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I
love cake and am always in search of perfection. The
Perfect Cake by Susan G. Purdy comes very close. Nancy |
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There
is no such thing as the perfect chocolate cake. I am convinced
one can always get a richer, more chocolaty result if only enough
test cakes can be baked and eaten. (There may be a flaw in
my logic, but I certainly can't find it.) Thus, I fell upon Chocolate Cakes by John Slattery with cries of wonder
and awe. You will too. Nancy
PS The decorative
techniques in this volume are well described and illustrated. Nancy |
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I wish author Karen Goble had called her book "Quicker & Easier Wedding Cakes" rather than Quick & Easy Wedding Cakes. Anyone who has ever attempted a special cake knows they take time and some skill.
Having said that, I recommend you do a practice cake well before the wedding if this is to be your first big effort. AND consider having a number of food safe flowers on hand to cover any errors you make when the cake for the big day is actually rising before your eyes.
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I an enchanted by creative cakes. The art form is too difficult
for me to get more than superficially involved, but I continue to
droll over the wonderful cakes in books like Kaye Hansen and Liv
Hansen's The Whimsical Bakehouse. When professionals
like this mother -daughter team take to the ovens, I gain weight
just looking at the pictures. Nancy |
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