Professional cake decorating

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Everything you need to create stunning cake decorations is covered in this comprehensive guide to cake decorating. This resource serves as a complete reference for mastering the specific skills essential to the art of cake decorating. It includes a structured set of lessons that teach basic to advanced piping skills, hand modeling, and gumpaste flowers. The book is designed to dramatically enhance the appearance and design of cakes, making it an invaluable training handbook for bakers and decorators. With over 200 step-by-step and finished cake photographs, along with more than 125 illustrations, this visual guide encompasses a wide array of techniques. It covers cake borders, piped flowers, writing, royal icing designs, marzipan fruits, rolled icing, floral patterns, and gumpaste art. Additionally, it provides thorough instruction on foundational skills such as shells, rosettes, zigzags, and other confectionary designs. Complete with over three dozen tried-and-tested recipes, this book distills thirty years of expertise in training, teaching, and practice into a single resource. It is essential for bakers, cake decorators, specialty shop owners, and independent cake designers seeking to elevate their craft.