Cake Decorating Basics - Rachel Brown

• cake decorating is a skill that anyone can master with a little guidance so, in this fact-packed little reference book, Rachel Brown takes the reader back to basics and proves that cake decorating really can be fun
• Rachel runs two busy cake shops in Berkshire so her approach is practical and she's happy to share time-saving tips and advice - the aim of the book is to give answers to the really basic questions that beginners often ask
• starting with lining tins of different shapes and finishing with making perfect wedding cakes, the book also gives detailed information on covering cakes with marzipan and sugarpaste, adding ribbons, simple piping with royal icing, creating special effects with sugarpaste and basic modelling
• Rachel also gives her tried-and-tested sponge and fruit cake recipes, with gluten, egg, sugar and dairy-free versions for those with specific dietary requirements
• each chapter is liberally illustrated with step-by-step colour photographs.
• an excellent first book for anyone setting out to make and decorate cakes.
• hardback  128 pages full colour
• approx 18.5cm x 23.5cm
• published by New Holland
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