Delight family and friends with exquisitely decorated cakes for birthdays, dinner parties, or just as a special treat.
Through a simple question-and-answer format, with every procedure shown in color photographs, beginners will find out how to decorate without icing (just use a powdered sugar design);
how to make chocolate curls and gumpaste flowers;
how to prepare the drizzled chocolate icing known as ganache;
and how to embellish tiered, bundt, and raspberry-filled cakes.
See how to whip up fondant, ice petits fours, and use a pastry bag to write greetings and create adornments.
The all-important wedding cake is here, too.
And while the focus is on decoration, there are also basic cake and icing recipes, too.