Autumn Carpenter

The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Cake decorating has never been more fun-or easier! The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating has all the instruction you need to create beautiful cakes for any occasion. This clearly organized resource for all levels is like having a cake decorating workshop in a book. Discover useful tips for embellishing with buttercream, royal icing, fondant, gum paste, and more. The easy-to-follow instructions and 1,000-plus photos include techniques for piping, string work, creating and shaping a variety of flowers, molding chocolate, and adding patterns with stencils. Learn every facet of baking and embellishing with clear photos on almost every page. Let cake pro Autumn Carpenter show you how to create striking florals, borders, and accents with silicone molds, hand modeling, pastry tips, cookie cutters, and more. Take your skills up a notch and wrap a cake in chocolate, make decorations with isomalt, and use gum paste for quilling. Try new techniques with confidence, and get inspired by a gallery of colorful ideas for holiday cakes, birthday cakes, children's cakes, wedding cakes, and special occasion cakes. This detailed book includes:

• Cake preparation and baking basics
• Recipes for fillings and icings
• Ideas and instruction for decorating cupcakes
• Piping techniques for making lifelike and fantasy flowers, eye-catching borders, distinctive lettering, and more
• Instructions for creating appealing accents like beading, ropes, and lace using fondant and gum paste
• Key decorating tools and how to use them
• Techniques for incorporating airbrushing, edible frosting, and chocolate molding for one-of-a-kind designs

With this comprehensive guide you can get started today making your own unique cakes! The Complete Photo Guide series includes all the instruction you need to pursue your creative passion. With hundreds of clear photos, detailed step-by-step directions, handy tips, and inspirational ideas, it's easy and fun to try new projects and techniques and take your skills to the next level.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Publishing international
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781610581929
• Artikelnr.: 37924564

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
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
Cupake 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
Resources
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index