Birthday Cakes: Festive Cakes for Celebrating that Special Day

by Fiona Cairns

Overview

Inspired ideas from Britain’s leading baker and cake designer Fiona Cairns, best known for designing the cake for the royal wedding in 2011 of Prince William and Kate Middleton. In this charming book, Fiona Cairns turns her attention to birthdays, adding a touch of bling to her trademark style of cake baking and decorating. The birthday cake is the centerpiece of the celebration, ablaze with candles, cut with a secret wish, and shared to create precious memories. Here are fifty-two cake recipes and sixty-one decoration designs—each cake recipe can be used with a number of different decoration designs, making the possible cakes almost endless. The book also includes sixteen cupcake recipes, as well as spectacular themed parties, including a Vampires’ Party with a crystal skull cake and a Vintage Tea Party with a super-realistic crocodile handbag cake. Birthday Cakes is sure to be the perfect book for anyone planning a party or looking for baking inspiration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780789331267
Publisher:	Rizzoli
Publication date:	03/22/2016
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Fiona Cairns began baking at home to supply local businesses. Her company now bakes 750,000 exquisite cakes every year for clients such as Harrods, The Conran Shop, and the Ritz Hotel, as well as for individual clients including such notables as Bono, Sir Paul McCartney, and the royal family. Her cakes have been featured in publications worldwide.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Baking tips and equipement 8

Decorating tips 10

Gingerbread cottage 14

Russian dolls 20

Black Forest bombe 23

Vampire Party 24

Vampire cupcakes 26

Black cookies 27

The crystal skull 28

Bridge traybake 32

Turkish delight meringue 35

Strawberry and elderflower cake 38

Playing dice 42

Jewel box 45

Robots 47

Vintage Tea Party 48

Crocodile handbag 51

Earl Grey tea cupcakes 54

Tiny rose and violet creams 55

Chewy, gooey, nutty caramel bars 59

Very lemony meringue cake 61

Flourless lemon polenta cake 62

Eastern tile mosaic 64

Pistachio, Grand Marnier, and olive oil cake 68

Box of chocolates 70

Erupting volcano 74

Chocolate dinosaurs 75

Sugar fossils 75

Peanut-choc caramel cookies 75

Soccer shoes 77

Little monsters 81

Mojito or piña colada cheesecakes 82

Pirate galleon 84

Giant jam sandwich cookies 86

Fresh flower heart 89

By the seaside-a bucket cake 92

Over the rainbow 94

Alice in Wonderland's Unbirthday Party 96

Alice's teapot 99

Alice's cups and suacers 101

Toadstool cookies 101

Cheschire Cat cupcakes 102

Fairies on cupcakes 105

Rhubarb and anise crumble cake 106

Piggy bank 109

Blackberry, lavender, rose, and white chocolate cake 113

Angel surprise cake 114

Derby day fruit hat 120

Pastel ice cream sandwiches 123

Bejeweled elephant 126

A fantasy castle 129

Blueberry yogurt cupcakes 130

Spun sugar pile 134

Merry-go-round 138

Coconut and chocolate stripy cake 140

Toffee apple pops 143

Marmalade syrup cake 145

Glamping Party 146

Wigwam 149

Daisy chain 151

Guitar cookies 151

Brownies 152

Tiramisu cake 155

Glazed chocolate-orange cubes 156

Licorice toffee cupcakes 160

A Gardener's Delight Party 162

Vegetable plot 165

Boots, Fork, and trowel cookies 167

Mini flowerpots 168

Butterscotch cake 170

Allergen-free chocolate cake 175

Savory smoked salmon "cake" 177

All-in-one apricot and almond cake 178

Bakewell tart 181

Nectar cake 183

Masala chai cake 184

Easiest ever all-in-one fruit cake 186

Vanilla shortbread 186

Marble cake 187

Toffee Cake 187

Decorating Key

$$$ = easy

$$$ = some effort required

$$$ = challenging

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"There is a really wide assortment of recipes and cake designs...instructions were very easy to follow and the pictures were quite beautiful. The recipes were unique and strayed from the standard cake flavors...there are actually a wide variety of different goodies, much more than just cakes." ~Cake Mom Blog

"..sure to be the perfect book for anyone planning a party or looking for baking inspiration." ~Fashion Plus Lifestyle

"Whatever cake you choose, Fiona will make sure your chosen baker will be able to carry it off – and make it the centerpiece of a well-deserved birthday celebration!" ~Super Chef

Editorial Reviews

"There is a really wide assortment of recipes and cake designs...instructions were very easy to follow and the pictures were quite beautiful. The recipes were unique and strayed from the standard cake flavors...there are actually a wide variety of different goodies, much more than just cakes." ~Cake Mom Blog

"..sure to be the perfect book for anyone planning a party or looking for baking inspiration." ~Fashion Plus Lifestyle

"Whatever cake you choose, Fiona will make sure your chosen baker will be able to carry it off – and make it the centerpiece of a well-deserved birthday celebration!" ~Super Chef

From the Publisher