The Perfect Wedding Cake is an inspirational guide for the bride and groom on how toselect a wedding cake that reflects the style of their wedding. It covers everything they need to know, including how tochoose a cake design and baker, when to cut and serve the cake, and how to choosedelicious flavor combinations and a cake to complement the season. For those who want to bake their cake at home, the book includes basic but delicious cake and frosting recipes created by a leading pastry chef that can be executed in a home kitchen. Thirty-five full-color photographs of gorgeous wedding cakes showcase a wide variety of inspirational styles and types-from traditional tiered cakes to contemporary alternatives such as jewel-like single-serving cakes-created by some of the most respected chefs working today, including Sylvia Weinstock, FranÁois Payard, Gail Watson, and Ron Ben-Israel. An extensive resource guide of the top wedding cake bakers in the United States compl (more…)

Peters’ one-of-a-kindwedding cakes, for which she charges hundreds, sometimes even thousands of dollars, have made her America’s most sought-after culinary artist. This dazzling book showcases 32 of Colette’s most astonishing wedding creations, organized by season, complete with step-by-step instructions and templates. 50 color photos. 2 line drawings.

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WEDDING CAKES, The Beverley Way Collection, Book 1 provides the bride-to-be with page after page of numerous stunning ideas for the cake of one’s dreams. Various design sizes from the one-layer to the multi-tiered tall cake are provided toaccentuate that all cake sizes can be beautiful and awe-inspiring. Full of Largecolor photos and LIMITED text, this is one book you don’t want to miss! Perfect as an idea source, conversation piece, tabletop book, shower gift. Instructions to recreate each design are available and sold separately. Refer to book intro for more information.

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Ideal for beginning and experienced cakemakers, The Wedding Cake Decorator’s Bible is packed with design ideas, methods and techniques for making and decorating unforgettable wedding cakes. Full step-by-step photographs and descriptions make this book an invaluable resource for a variety of wedding cake designs.Features techniques for fondant icing, piping, ribbons, trim, sugar flowers and more Convenient spiral binding grants the book to lieabsolutelyflat for ease of use (more…)

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Although the wedding cake is usually one of the last details engaged couples settle on before the large day, it’s just as important for setting the tone and style of the celebration as the flowers or the invitations. An elegant, towering Croquembouche studded with golden almonds and wrapped in clouds of spun sugar sends a different message than a rich-looking Gianduja Truffle Cake decorated with fresh fruit and dusted with gold powder or a White Chocolate Satin Apricot Cake adorned with flowers (click to see photos). Chef Dede Wilson believes that wedding cakes should be aesthetically pleasing, but above all should “reflect the tastes, beliefs, and desires of the bridal couple.” With the aim of creating cakes that taste as good as they look, Wilson lends her expertise and creative spirit to the marvelous constructions in The Wedding Cake Book. As much a cookbook as a source of inspiration, The Wedding Cake Book takes bakers–novices and expe (more…)

Mich Turner is London’s top cake designer for society and celebrities alike. She has refined a easy and modular approach—start with a dozen basic recipes and let the icing, glazes, and finishing touches be the key to perfecting the design. Here, she focuses on the wedding cake and offers inspiration and guidance to brides-to-be as well as to caterers, chefs, and wedding planners. The cutting of the cake is one of the most cherished memories of any wedding. This portfolio of Mich Turner’s stunning cake designs is organized thematically, from simple sunny cakes redolent of a springtime garden wedding to opulent more autumnal chocolate multi-tiered sculptural cakes. Mich also shows how to present the cake to create drama and a real sense of occasion, including advice on every detail, from the type of tablecloth to use and how best to display candles, flowers, and ribbon. Mich Turner’s wedding cakes are regularly featured in Brides, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar, (more…)

Of all the decisions that go into planning a wedding, choosing the cake may be the sweetest. Much more than dessert, this beloved wedding symbol should be as special as the bride and groom themselves. Whether youenvision a majestic cake blooming with fresh flowers, a pristine fondant-covered masterpiece, or a homespun take on strawberry shortcake- or even if you don’t know where to begin- Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes will provide you with more than 100 delicious and inspiring ideas for timeless and beautiful confections that are perfect for every style of wedding.Not just visually inspiring, these pages are filled with information you won’t find anywhere else. Martha Stewart and Wendy Kromer, the master baker and decorator who has been creating cakes for Martha Stewart Weddings for more than a decade, guide you through everything you needto take into account when selecting a cake- and even how to bake and decorate one yourself. Novice and experienced bakers alike will fin (more…)