The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating

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Cake decorating has never been more enjoyable or accessible! This comprehensive guide offers all the instructions needed to create stunning cakes for any occasion. Organized for all skill levels, it serves as a cake decorating workshop in book form. Discover tips for embellishing with buttercream, royal icing, fondant, gum paste, and more. With over 1,000 photos, you'll find easy-to-follow instructions for piping, string work, flower shaping, chocolate molding, and stencil patterns. Learn every aspect of baking and decorating with clear visuals on almost every page. Cake expert Autumn Carpenter teaches you to craft striking florals, borders, and accents using silicone molds, hand modeling, pastry tips, and cookie cutters. Elevate your skills by wrapping cakes in chocolate, creating decorations with isomalt, and using gum paste for quilling. Gain confidence with new techniques and find inspiration in a gallery of colorful ideas for holiday, birthday, children's, wedding, and special occasion cakes. This detailed resource includes cake preparation basics, recipes for fillings and icings, cupcake decorating ideas, piping techniques for lifelike flowers and borders, and instructions for creating appealing accents. With key decorating tools and techniques for airbrushing and chocolate molding, you can start making unique cakes today!