Perfect Party Cakes Made Easy: Over 70 Fun-to-Decorate Cakes for All Occasions

by Carol Deacon

Overview

Perfect Party Cakes Made Easy contains a huge range of novelty cakes to make and decorate, with ideas to suit every occasion, from birthdays, anniversaries and Christenings to special days such as Valentine's Day or Christmas. There are over 70 designs for professional-looking party cakes, including plenty of children's fun favourites, all of which can be created for a fraction of the retail price. All the cakes are designed to be easy to make and decorate, and each one has a list of ingredients and utensils needed as well as clear step-by-step instructions and photographs, as well as glorious colour photographs of the finished cake.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781843304746
Publisher:	New Holland Publishers, Limited UK
Publication date:	11/01/2011
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Carol Deacon is an award-winning cake designer and the author of thirteen cake books, including Perfect Party Cakes Made Easy and Cake Decorating: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide, 2nd Edition, also available from IMM Lifestyle books. She designs and writes for many food and cake magazines. Carol has worked at Jane Asher's cake shop in London, and ran her own successful wedding cake business. She lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

Prize-winning cake decorator Deacon is a prolific writer who has published a wide variety of books on cakes (e.g., Fabulous Party Cakes and Cupcakes; Carol Deacon's Little Book of Easy Children's Cakes). Cooks wishing to make a foray into the kitchen to try their hand at the art may wish to pick up this title, as it contains over 70 designs of novelty cakes to make and decorate for any occasion. Most of the projects will delight children, and they include easy-to-follow instructions and several photographs to help readers along the way. Several cake and frosting recipes are featured, along with techniques and materials. The cakes in this volume are mostly created using fondant frosting. Depending on your collection, this may be a practical, well-constructed addition to your baking section. [For serious fondant enthusiasts, consider Helen Penman's recent Fondant Modeling for Cake Decorators.—Ed.]

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