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The complete photo guide to cake decorating  Cover Image Book Book

The complete photo guide to cake decorating / [Autumn Carpenter].

Carpenter, Autumn. (Author).

Summary:

"This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all of the most popular cake decorating techniques, including piped frosting, fondant, and hand modeled figures. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 600 full-color photos for clear understanding. Easy projects allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Galleries of decorated cakes by various artists offer the reader examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby for themselves"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781589236691
  • ISBN: 1589236696 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 328 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Creative Pub. International, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Basic cake preparation : Tools for baking and decorating cakes -- Baking the cake -- Torting and filling cakes -- Filling recipes -- Baking cupcakes -- Filling cupcakes -- Icing recipes -- Rolled icing and icing for sculpting recipes -- Food color -- Icing the cake in buttercream -- Buttercream iced cakes with texture -- Covering a cake with ganache -- Covering a cake with rolled fondant -- Cake mortar -- Icing a cupcake -- Covering cupcakes with ganache -- Covering cupcakes with fondant -- Crispy treat sculptures -- Cake boards -- Stacking cakes -- Shelf life, storage, and transportation of cakes -- Cupcake chart -- Understanding circumference and diameter -- Cake chart -- Piping techniques : Using pastry bags, tips, and couplers -- Tip usage -- Basic piping -- Piped borders -- Writing -- Simple flowers -- Advanced flowers -- Royal icing decorations -- Run sugar pictures -- Brush embroidery -- Stringwork -- Extension work -- Lacework -- Projects -- Fondant and gum paste accents : Pasta machine -- Clay extruders -- Silicone border molds -- Accents with silicone molds -- Accents with candy molds -- General rolling and cutting instructions for gum paste and fondant pieces -- Cookie cutter cutouts -- Gum paste letter cutters -- Patchwork cutters -- Making picks -- 3-D gum paste pieces -- Plunger cutters -- Basic information on flower making -- Gerbera daisies -- Roses -- Stephanotis -- Calla lily (Arum lilies) -- Faux fabric roses and leaves -- Curly streamer bow -- Gum paste bows -- Ribbon bands -- Dividing and marking the cake for drapes and swags -- Ruffles and frills -- Drapes -- Smocking -- Eyelet decorating -- Quilling gum paste -- Basic shapes for hand modeling -- Hand-modeling animals -- Hand-modeling people -- Projects -- Miscellaneous techniques : Adding shimmer and sparkle to cakes -- Stencils -- Edible frosting sheets -- Painting and coloring on fondant -- Airbrushing -- Cricut cake -- Natural landscapes -- Chocolate wrapped cake -- Chocolate molding -- Gelatin accents -- Isomalt -- Projects -- Design gallery.
Subject: Cake decorating.
Cake decorating > Pictorial works.

Available copies

  • 18 of 18 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Autumn Carpenter is a nationally known confectionery artist, author, and demonstrator. She has published several books, including The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating, The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating, and Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids. She demonstrates annually at the I.C.E.S. (International Cake Exploration Societe) and travels across the United States, sharing the craft of cake decorating and other confectionery arts. Autumn is co-owner of Country Kitchen SweetArt, a retail cake and candy supply store that has been in her family for over 45 years. The business caters to walk-in store sales, catalog sales, and an online store, shopcountrykitchen.com. Autumn has developed her own line of useful tools and equipment for cake decorating and cookie decorating, and sells them online and in many cake and candy supply stores throughout the United States and in several other countries. Her cakes and products have been featured in numerous publications and magazines, including American Cake Decorating and Cake Central.

Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Autumn Carpenter is a nationally known confectionery artist, author, and demonstrator. She has published several books, including The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating, The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating, and Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids. She demonstrates annually at the I.C.E.S. (International Cake Exploration Societe) and travels across the United States, sharing the craft of cake decorating and other confectionery arts. Autumn is co-owner of Country Kitchen SweetArt, a retail cake and candy supply store that has been in her family for over 45 years. The business caters to walk-in store sales, catalog sales, and an online store, shopcountrykitchen.com. Autumn has developed her own line of useful tools and equipment for cake decorating and cookie decorating, and sells them online and in many cake and candy supply stores throughout the United States and in several other countries. Her cakes and products have been featured in numerous publications and magazines, including American Cake Decorating and Cake Central.


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