1,000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies & Cakes

Description

1,000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies & Cakes features a vast
collection of decorated dessert inspiration, with page after page of gorgeous
photos. This book is a feast for the eyes and the imagination that will never
leave you stuck for an idea. Get your creative juices flowing and see how
bakers and decorators around the world have creatively used fondant,
buttercream, gum paste, sugar paste, royal icing, and piping and molded
designs to create cookies, cupcakes, and cakes that are true works of art. See
elegant cupcakes decorated with pearls and piping, colorful hand-painted
cookies, tiered cakes with dimensional flowers, and much more. Discover unique
cupcake decorations that use royal icing, edible markers, and fondant; wedding
cakes adorned with gum paste accents and debossed designs; vibrant Christmas
cookies; whimsical children’s birthday cakes; specialty Easter cakes, and much
more. Get great year-round ideas for dessert presentations and gift giving.
Recipes for several types of frosting are included in the book, and an image
directory identifies key materials and techniques for each photo. Among the
amazing featured creations are:Cupcakes topped with sweet fondant
flowersFanciful characters and animals made from fondant and gum pasteCookies
decorated with imaginative royal icing designsLush buttercream roses atop
cakes and cupcakesHand-painted fondant accentsDelicate chocolate motifsCakes
enrobed in decadent ganacheSimple buttercream designs that dazzleThis is the
one book you’ll turn to again and again for the best cupcake, cookie, and cake
design ideas. Start exploring this delicious world today! These visual
catalogs are both a practical, inspirational handbook and a coffee-table
conversation piece. Like all of the books in our 1,000 series, these are not
instructional books; rather, they are a visual showcase designed to provide
endless inspiration. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quarry Books (November 1, 2010)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592536514
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 11
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.35 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #91,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #107 in Cookie Baking (Books) #111 in Cake Baking (Books) #136 in Party Cooking
• #107 in Cookie Baking (Books)
• #111 in Cake Baking (Books)