The Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating


By: Elizabeth Marek

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Features delicious recipes and modern, basic techniques for successfully covering cakes in buttercream or fondant. The book gives the reader information on creating beautiful, successful and creative cake designs using color theory and design principles with dozens upon dozens of examples. Inside readers will find chapters including: Cake and Frosting Recipes Elements and Principles of Cake Design Textures and Finishes Modeled Figures Sugar Flowers Celebration Cakes Science of Structure Readers will learn to take their cake decorating to the next level with never before seen tutorials on sugar flowers, figure modeling techniques, cake sculpting and cake structure for beginners and professionals alike. About the Author Liz Marek is the owner of Artisan Cake Company in Portland Oregon. She is well-known for her over the top sculpted cakes and figure work. She has a very popular youtube channel where she provides her fans with free tutorials as well as live classes and demos. Liz is a competition junkie and has entered and won over a dozen cake competitions including the That Takes the Cake Sugar Art Show and Cake competition in Austin, TX and Threadcakes three years in a row. Liz also specializes in cakes that utilize special effects and moving parts. She has created edible works of art for many wonderful clients including Jay Leno, Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller. Liz has made many television appearances, including Food Network's Outrageous Wedding Cakes series in 2014.


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In Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating, Elizabeth Marek shows beginner-cake-decorators how to get started with stylish cake decorating techniques. Learn to add ruffles, stripes, and geometric patterns to your cakes. Figure out how to create the effect of cascading petals or metallic finishes. An easy, visual step-by-step format with hundreds of stunning photos, Marek will guide you through the tools, recipes and basics of decorating. Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating also features principles of simple cake design using buttercream frosting, fondant, gumpaste, and more. From party cakes and wedding cakes to more advanced 3D cakes, this book explores a full range of cake decorating for beginners to professional-level. Let Elizabeth Marek's Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating help you get your cake from boring and bland to amazing and spectacular.

Title: The Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating

Author Name: Elizabeth Marek

ISBN Number: 1937994694

ISBN-13: 9781937994693

Location Published: USA, Race Point Publishing: 2015

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: New

Kg: 1.00 Kg

Type: Book

Categories: Cakes & Cake Decorating

Seller ID: 000225