The Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible: A Resource of Mix-and-Match-Designs and Embellishments (Paperback)

The Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible The complete wedding cake decorator's companion from Alan Dunn, one of the world's leading wedding cake designers and sugar flower experts. This book covers absolutely everything you need to know about designing and making your own wedding cakes, from traditional tiered and column cakes to luxury designs and contemporary sugarcraft ideas, and includes an extensive directory of easy-to-follow techniques for beginner and professional wedding cake decorators. Mix-and-match buttercream piping, sugar flowers, sugar motifs and more to create a truly unique wedding cake sensation! Inside The Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible Foundations - this chapter teaches you all about the most popular cake decorating tools and equipment, what they are for and how to use them, and also includes guides for covering and coating cakes with marzipan, royal icing, sugarpaste/rolled fondant and buttercream. Design - here Alan gives expert guidance on how to design and decorate your own wedding cake from scratch, including the size of the cake, colour scheme, shape, whether it is to have tiers, and more! Decorative Techniques - this comprehensive section covers all of the key cake decorating techniques that you will need to make your own wedding cake, from using moulds, crimpers and cake cutters, to piping with royal icing and buttercream, using a sugar shaper, making sugar lace and decorating cake boards. Sugar Flowers - Alan Dunn is a world-renowned sugar flower expert and the last chapter of this book includes step-by-step instructions to show you how to make your own beautiful sugar flowers and flower arrangements. Learn how to design and decorate unforgettable wedding cakes with Alan Dunn's Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible!