Step-by-Step Cake Decorating

258 Pages·2013·39.09 MB·English

Decorate showstopping
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Learn to beautifully decorate an array of cake projects, including
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Discover more at Karen Sullivan
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Karen Sullivan
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LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE,
MUNICH, AND DELHI
DK UK
Project Editor Martha Burley
Project Art Editor Kathryn Wilding
Managing Editor Dawn Henderson
Managing Art Editor Christine Keilty
Senior Jacket Creative Nicola Powling
Jacket Design Assistant Rosie Levine
Producer, Pre-Production Sarah Isle
Producers David Appleyard, Jen Scothern
Art Director Peter Luff
Publisher Peggy Vance
Cake Decorators Asma Hassan,
Sandra Monger, Amelia Nutting
DK US
US Senior Editor Rebecca Warren
US Editor Margaret Parrish
North American Consultant Kate Ramos
DK INDIA
Senior Editor Charis Bhagianathan
Senior Art Editors Ira Sharma, Balwant Singh
Editor Janashree Singha
Assistant Art Editors Tanya Mehrotra, Aastha Tiwari
Managing Editor Alicia Ingty
Managing Art Editor Navidita Thapa
Production Manager Pankaj Sharma
Pre-Production Manager Sunil Sharma
Senior DTP Designer Jagtar Singh
DTP Designers Satish Chandra Gaur,
Rajdeep Singh, Rajesh Singh, Sachin Singh,
Anurag Trivedi, Manish Upreti
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001—193751—Oct/2013
First American Edition, 2013
Published in the United States by DK Publishing,
4th Floor, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
Copyright © 2013 Dorling Kindersley.
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
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without the prior written permission of the copyright owners.
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.
A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
ISBN: 978-1-4654-1441-0
DK books are available for special discounts when purchased in bulk
for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use.
For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets; 4th Floor, 345
Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 or [email protected]
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Printed and bound in South China
Discover more at www.dk.com
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Contents
INTRODUCTION 6
DECORATION PLANNERS 8
Floral 8
Children’s 10
Novelty 12
Elegant 13
Occasions 14
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 16
KEY INGREDIENTS 22
Buttercream frosting 24
Royal icing 34
Marzipan 36
Chocolate 38
Fondant 46
Gum paste 52
Mexican paste 53
DECORATING TECHNIQUES 54
3-D creations 56
Piping 72
Hand-modeling 86
Using cutters and molds 100
Stenciling 124
Painting 134
Imaging 148
Finishing touches 152
PROJECTS 162
CAKE BASICS 226
TEMPLATES 244
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS 247
ADAPTING CAKE QUANTITIES 248
RESOURCES 249
INDEX AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 250
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Introduction
Cake deCorating has fondant, buttercream frosting, tempered chocolate,
enjoyed a huge surge in and royal icing to pipe or frost. Continue with over
interest over the last few 100 clear step-by-step Decorating techniques—
years, with enthusiastic all of which include tips from the experts to
beginners creating make the techniques failsafe and achievable.
celebration cakes, With over 20 simply glorious Projects from
exquisite cupcakes, three award-winning cake designers, you’ll find
and perfect cake everything you need to make special celebration
pops in their own cakes with great success. Finally, in an expansive
homes. This trend Cake basics chapter, there are delicious recipes
is possible thanks to the multitude of tools and for cakes in a wide variety of flavors, textures,
specialty ingredients that are now available, and shapes, and sizes, and instructions for making
the help of decorating classes, blogs, websites, them work—every time.
online videos, books, and programs that are Like all skills, cake decorating can take some
devoted to the subject. We are no longer afraid time to learn and a little patience to master. Some
to bake, and our creations are becoming more techniques are simple, others require practice.
sophisticated and adventurous as time goes on. all, however, will help you to create original cakes,
But how do we get started? What do we need to cupcakes, 3-d creations, and cake pops that are
know to create beautifully decorated cakes with sure to thrill your family and friends.
that perfect finish?
This is the ideal book for anyone who wants to Happy decorating!
learn how to make spectacular cakes of their own.
With its unique user-friendly structure, detailed
step-by-step instructions, and exciting projects,
it guides and inspires as you master the basics.
an introductory illustrated Tools and
equipment section shows you what you need
to know to streamline and enhance the process
of decorating cakes. get started with a chapter
devoted to techniques for preparing and using your
Key ingredients, such as gum paste, marzipan,
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8 decoration planners
Decoration planners
Floral
Filigree wedding cake
pp.214–16
Ruffled cake
pp.224–25
Blossom stencil cake Cupcake bouquet Cigarillo wedding cake
pp.205–07 pp.198–99 pp.210–12
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