Tombi Peck

Pat Ashby

Presents more than 25 decorated cakes for weddings, christenings, birthdays and holidays.

The Art of Cake Decorating

Finishing Touches

Tony Warren

Alan Dunn

The rose, known as the flower of romance, is the most popular of all flowers. And roses are the flowers most requested by brides to decorate wedding cakes and to carry in their bouquets. Sugar Roses for Cakes includes a collection of all the different kind of roses: wild, climber, rambler, traditional varieties, and the various modern roses--from pretty, delicate, five-petaled wild roses to the huge full-blown modern blooms. Each section in this cake decorating book covers one of these rose types, and the authors have displayed them in both traditional and modern settings on cakes as well as in bouquets, sprays, posies, and table arrangements. There is also a large selection of beautiful celebration cakes, which includes a spectacular array of wedding designs and various other cake decorations. Sugar Roses for Cakes reveals many innovative ways to display roses on cakes and as arrangements, too. From recognized authors who are experts in the field of sugarcrafting, this book reveals unique techniques that will make rose creation a reality for your own cakes. Including templates and nearly 200 full-color photographs, this cake book is the perfect one for brides and wedding planners as it explores and reveals many innovative ways to display and compliment the true beauty of sugar roses. Cake recipes and Roses include: Wild at Heart: Dog Rose Danish Romance: 'Queen of Denmark' Blue Peter Rose Cake; 'Blue Peter' Summer Solstice: 'Chicago', Dog's-Tooth Violet, Ruscus Winter Wedding: 'Massai', Oriental Climbing Bittersweet

Sugar Roses for Cakes

Exotic, beautiful, delicate orchids capture the imagination and provide simple style. Inspired by the wide range of blooms now available, three sugarcraft experts now show you how to recreate these lovely, ethereal flowers as cake decorations. Celebrating the diversity of orchids from around the world, the sugar flowers vary from vibrant red to subtle pink and the most striking pure white. Familiar favorites are combined with unusual, lesser-known orchid varieties to provide a wealth of choice for every occasion. Inside this cake decorating book are over 20 projects that provide ideas for sprays, bouquets, pots, and table arrangements. The orchids decorate a range of celebration cakes from the traditional and contemporary wedding cakes to christening cakes, anniversary cakes and seasonal projects, such as Christmas and springtime. Complementary blooms, such as lace-cap hydrangea, spiky leucadendron, Mexican blue flower, glorious passionflower and pink gaura flowers, are included to enhance the orchid displays. Sugar Orchids for Cakes is a stunning book with beautiful images and clear, detailed instructions, making it a must-have for all sugar flower makers looking for up-to-the-minute ideas on creating and displaying fashionable orchids. Cake recipes and Orchids include: Star of Bethlehem Cake with Star of Bethlehem Orchids Oriental Delight Cake with Bamboo Orchids and Hydrangeas Sunburst Splendor Cake with Comparettia Speciosa Orchids and Passionflower Tropical Scent Cake with Vanilla Orchids

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