The Fine Art Of Cake Decorating

Download or read book The Fine Art of Cake Decorating written by Cile Bellefleur Burbidge and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The fundamentals of cake decorating as well as more advanced skills and techniques are presented in this complete volume for both beginners and professional decorators. Beginning decorating methods (i.e. baking, crumbing and glazing) and supplies (i.e. pots and pans, bags and tips, flavoring and paste colors) are described, and instructions are given for creating flowers (i.e. roses, pansies, sweet peas, lilies, daisies), leaves, ferns, and borders. Cakes are introduced to demonstrate basic skills, including flag cake, garden cake, and harvest cake. More advanced decorating techniques include designing decorative ornaments (birds, bows, garlands, grapes, lattice and fencing, scrolls) and cake tops (sugar molds, cachepots, sugar swams, hovering daisies). All aspects of wedding cake assembly are described. Diagrmas detailed instructions are presented for a collection of cakes personally created by the author throughout years of decorating. Cakes are divided into four sections: very elegant cakes, smaller cakes, one-tier cakes, and novelty cakes. Colorful photographs, a guide to cake decorating supplies and methods, and a subject index are included. (aje).