Cake Decorating For Dummies 9786468600, 3175723993, 9780470099117, 0470099119
wiley publishing cake decorating for dummies. this fun guide gives you simple techniques for creating cakes for all cele
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Table of contents :
Cake Decorating For Dummies......Page 3
About the Author......Page 5
Author’s Acknowledgments......Page 7
Contents at a Glance......Page 9
Table of Contents......Page 11
Recipes at a Glance......Page 19
Introduction......Page 23
Conventions Used in This Book......Page 24
How This Book Is Organized......Page 25
Icons Used in This Book......Page 27
Where to Go from Here......Page 28
Part I: Getting Ready to Decorate with Ease and Expertise......Page 29
Bridging Baking and Creativity......Page 31
Gathering the Tools and Ingredients......Page 32
Picking Up the Skills......Page 33
Calling All Occasions......Page 35
Recognizing Possibilities......Page 36
Targeting Tips and Flower Nails......Page 37
Picking Out Paper Goods and Pastry Bags......Page 41
Sizing Up Pan Shapes......Page 42
Boarding Cakes......Page 43
Gathering General Utensils......Page 44
Tooling Around with Decorating Specifics......Page 47
Keeping All Your Tools Together......Page 51
Finding the Goods......Page 52
Organizing Your Kitchen: What Goes Where......Page 53
Hauling Out the Heavier Equipment......Page 56
Firing Up an Accurate Oven......Page 58
Refrigerating and Freezing......Page 59
The Lowdown on Baking Staples......Page 61
Opening the Dairy Case......Page 65
Coloring Agents......Page 66
Gathering Flavorings and Other Liquids......Page 67
Embellishing with Pizzazz......Page 69
Part II: Preparing the Canvas of Cake......Page 71
Considering the Occasion and the Atmosphere......Page 73
Picking Up Cake Decorating Lingo......Page 76
Picking Flavors for the Cake and Frosting......Page 79
Devising a Design......Page 80
Comprehending the Language of Cake Baking......Page 83
Measuring Up......Page 84
Prepping the Pans......Page 88
Mixing the Batter......Page 89
Getting Down the Rules for the Perfect Cakes......Page 90
Perfecting the Basic Cake Repertoire......Page 94
Devising Your Game Plan......Page 103
Covering Cake Boards......Page 105
Leveling and Torting the Cake......Page 107
Drawing Up Designs......Page 109
Choosing Colors......Page 112
Part III: Topping, Filling, and Embellishing Your Creations......Page 115
Stirring Through the Rules for Frosting......Page 117
Matching up Frostings and Cakes......Page 118
Mixing Frostings......Page 119
Tinting Frostings......Page 124
Frosting with Finesse......Page 125
Going the Textured Route......Page 128
Chapter 9: Dusting and Glazing: It’s Icing on the Cake......Page 131
Sweetening Up Your Cake with Icing......Page 132
Giving Fondant a Try......Page 138
Dusting for a Different Look......Page 143
Putting the Shine on with Glazes......Page 146
Picking the Best Filling for Your Cake......Page 151
Taking Care with Fillings......Page 152
Indulging in Creaminess: Smooth Fillings......Page 153
Crunching Things Up: Chunky Fillings......Page 160
Summoning Syrups......Page 163
Decoding Tip Numbers......Page 165
Preparing to Pipe......Page 169
Practicing Tipping Points and Techniques......Page 172
Flooding, Filling, and Other Fun Design Techniques......Page 177
Easing into Enhancements......Page 181
Modeling with Marzipan......Page 186
Working with Gum Paste......Page 190
Tending to Frosting Roses......Page 197
Dipping into the Candy Jar......Page 199
Choosing Inedible Features......Page 201
Part IV: Sweetening Life’s Special Occasions......Page 203
Chapter 13: Festive Cakes for Kids......Page 205
Carving Cakes into the Shape of Numbers and Letters......Page 206
Theme Cakes Boys Go Nuts Over......Page 209
Theme Cakes for Little Ladies......Page 213
Pleasing the Whole Gang: Cakes for Boys and Girls......Page 218
Getting Kids Involved......Page 222
Trying Kid-Friendly Recipes......Page 223
Gearing Up for Grown-Up Cakes......Page 227
Simple Letter and Number Designs......Page 228
Designing Cakes Ladies Swoon Over......Page 230
Winning Over Men......Page 234
Pleasing Both Men and Women......Page 239
Analyzing the Occasion......Page 245
Commanding Popular Shower Power Moves......Page 247
Tossing Cheer into a Bridal Shower......Page 251
Bringing Up the Baby Shower......Page 258
Chapter 16: Lifting a Fork to Weddings and Anniversaries......Page 265
Considering the Event’s Theme and Colors......Page 266
Creating a Simple Wedding Cake......Page 269
Tiering Up for Success......Page 271
Moving Up to a More Elaborate Wedding Cake......Page 273
Celebrating Another Year with Anniversary Cakes......Page 277
Bringing Seasonal Treats to Your Decorating......Page 281
Saluting Spring and Summer......Page 282
Having Fun in the Fall......Page 289
Greeting the Winter Holidays......Page 295
Celebrating Other Occasions......Page 299
Part V: Thinking Outside the Cake Box......Page 307
Giving Your Cake the Once-Over......Page 309
A Cake Decorator’s Checklist for the Big Day......Page 311
Livening Up the Cake Presentation......Page 312
Transporting Your Creation......Page 314
What to Do with Leftover Cake......Page 317
Keeping a Well-Stocked Pantry......Page 319
Quick Fixes with Mixes......Page 321
When You Have Only Minutes......Page 327
Chapter 20: Starting a Cake Decorating Business......Page 333
Setting Up Your Own Business......Page 334
Finding a Location for Your Business......Page 337
Getting Down to Basics......Page 339
Attracting a Clientele and Marketing Your Cakes......Page 341
Part VI: The Part of Tens......Page 345
Wilton......Page 347
Surfas......Page 348
GroovyCandies......Page 349
Kate Spade and Paul Smith......Page 350
Coming Up with a Game Plan before You Cut......Page 351
Square Cakes......Page 352
Sheet Cakes, Diagonal Cut......Page 353
Hexagonal Cakes......Page 354
Heart-Shaped Cakes......Page 355
Square Wedding Tiers......Page 356
Finding Elegance in Simplicity......Page 359
Melting Away Frosting Worries......Page 360
Applying Sprays and Shimmer Dusts......Page 361
Gathering Bouquets......Page 362
Ruthlessly Organize......Page 363
Consider the Great Cover-Up......Page 364
Don’t Skip the Crumb Coat......Page 365
Offer Cake Sundaes......Page 366
Index......Page 367
Cake Decorating For Dummies......Page 3
About the Author......Page 5
Author’s Acknowledgments......Page 7
Contents at a Glance......Page 9
Table of Contents......Page 11
Recipes at a Glance......Page 19
Introduction......Page 23
Conventions Used in This Book......Page 24
How This Book Is Organized......Page 25
Icons Used in This Book......Page 27
Where to Go from Here......Page 28
Part I: Getting Ready to Decorate with Ease and Expertise......Page 29
Bridging Baking and Creativity......Page 31
Gathering the Tools and Ingredients......Page 32
Picking Up the Skills......Page 33
Calling All Occasions......Page 35
Recognizing Possibilities......Page 36
Targeting Tips and Flower Nails......Page 37
Picking Out Paper Goods and Pastry Bags......Page 41
Sizing Up Pan Shapes......Page 42
Boarding Cakes......Page 43
Gathering General Utensils......Page 44
Tooling Around with Decorating Specifics......Page 47
Keeping All Your Tools Together......Page 51
Finding the Goods......Page 52
Organizing Your Kitchen: What Goes Where......Page 53
Hauling Out the Heavier Equipment......Page 56
Firing Up an Accurate Oven......Page 58
Refrigerating and Freezing......Page 59
The Lowdown on Baking Staples......Page 61
Opening the Dairy Case......Page 65
Coloring Agents......Page 66
Gathering Flavorings and Other Liquids......Page 67
Embellishing with Pizzazz......Page 69
Part II: Preparing the Canvas of Cake......Page 71
Considering the Occasion and the Atmosphere......Page 73
Picking Up Cake Decorating Lingo......Page 76
Picking Flavors for the Cake and Frosting......Page 79
Devising a Design......Page 80
Comprehending the Language of Cake Baking......Page 83
Measuring Up......Page 84
Prepping the Pans......Page 88
Mixing the Batter......Page 89
Getting Down the Rules for the Perfect Cakes......Page 90
Perfecting the Basic Cake Repertoire......Page 94
Devising Your Game Plan......Page 103
Covering Cake Boards......Page 105
Leveling and Torting the Cake......Page 107
Drawing Up Designs......Page 109
Choosing Colors......Page 112
Part III: Topping, Filling, and Embellishing Your Creations......Page 115
Stirring Through the Rules for Frosting......Page 117
Matching up Frostings and Cakes......Page 118
Mixing Frostings......Page 119
Tinting Frostings......Page 124
Frosting with Finesse......Page 125
Going the Textured Route......Page 128
Chapter 9: Dusting and Glazing: It’s Icing on the Cake......Page 131
Sweetening Up Your Cake with Icing......Page 132
Giving Fondant a Try......Page 138
Dusting for a Different Look......Page 143
Putting the Shine on with Glazes......Page 146
Picking the Best Filling for Your Cake......Page 151
Taking Care with Fillings......Page 152
Indulging in Creaminess: Smooth Fillings......Page 153
Crunching Things Up: Chunky Fillings......Page 160
Summoning Syrups......Page 163
Decoding Tip Numbers......Page 165
Preparing to Pipe......Page 169
Practicing Tipping Points and Techniques......Page 172
Flooding, Filling, and Other Fun Design Techniques......Page 177
Easing into Enhancements......Page 181
Modeling with Marzipan......Page 186
Working with Gum Paste......Page 190
Tending to Frosting Roses......Page 197
Dipping into the Candy Jar......Page 199
Choosing Inedible Features......Page 201
Part IV: Sweetening Life’s Special Occasions......Page 203
Chapter 13: Festive Cakes for Kids......Page 205
Carving Cakes into the Shape of Numbers and Letters......Page 206
Theme Cakes Boys Go Nuts Over......Page 209
Theme Cakes for Little Ladies......Page 213
Pleasing the Whole Gang: Cakes for Boys and Girls......Page 218
Getting Kids Involved......Page 222
Trying Kid-Friendly Recipes......Page 223
Gearing Up for Grown-Up Cakes......Page 227
Simple Letter and Number Designs......Page 228
Designing Cakes Ladies Swoon Over......Page 230
Winning Over Men......Page 234
Pleasing Both Men and Women......Page 239
Analyzing the Occasion......Page 245
Commanding Popular Shower Power Moves......Page 247
Tossing Cheer into a Bridal Shower......Page 251
Bringing Up the Baby Shower......Page 258
Chapter 16: Lifting a Fork to Weddings and Anniversaries......Page 265
Considering the Event’s Theme and Colors......Page 266
Creating a Simple Wedding Cake......Page 269
Tiering Up for Success......Page 271
Moving Up to a More Elaborate Wedding Cake......Page 273
Celebrating Another Year with Anniversary Cakes......Page 277
Bringing Seasonal Treats to Your Decorating......Page 281
Saluting Spring and Summer......Page 282
Having Fun in the Fall......Page 289
Greeting the Winter Holidays......Page 295
Celebrating Other Occasions......Page 299
Part V: Thinking Outside the Cake Box......Page 307
Giving Your Cake the Once-Over......Page 309
A Cake Decorator’s Checklist for the Big Day......Page 311
Livening Up the Cake Presentation......Page 312
Transporting Your Creation......Page 314
What to Do with Leftover Cake......Page 317
Keeping a Well-Stocked Pantry......Page 319
Quick Fixes with Mixes......Page 321
When You Have Only Minutes......Page 327
Chapter 20: Starting a Cake Decorating Business......Page 333
Setting Up Your Own Business......Page 334
Finding a Location for Your Business......Page 337
Getting Down to Basics......Page 339
Attracting a Clientele and Marketing Your Cakes......Page 341
Part VI: The Part of Tens......Page 345
Wilton......Page 347
Surfas......Page 348
GroovyCandies......Page 349
Kate Spade and Paul Smith......Page 350
Coming Up with a Game Plan before You Cut......Page 351
Square Cakes......Page 352
Sheet Cakes, Diagonal Cut......Page 353
Hexagonal Cakes......Page 354
Heart-Shaped Cakes......Page 355
Square Wedding Tiers......Page 356
Finding Elegance in Simplicity......Page 359
Melting Away Frosting Worries......Page 360
Applying Sprays and Shimmer Dusts......Page 361
Gathering Bouquets......Page 362
Ruthlessly Organize......Page 363
Consider the Great Cover-Up......Page 364
Don’t Skip the Crumb Coat......Page 365
Offer Cake Sundaes......Page 366
Index......Page 367
