Product Description

150 tempting designs with no-fail instructions.

The Cake Decorator's Motif Bible presents 150 foolproof motifs to create that special cake for any occasion, from simple and fun to elegant and elaborate. Using easy-to-follow instructions and illustrated templates, the book takes the home baker through all the steps: from making the right amount of fondant or marzipan, to choosing and sizing a design and transferring it to the cake.

The book includes icing and fondant recipes, seasonal designs, patterns and borders, 3-D models, marzipan fruits and figures, and sugar flowers. Features include:

• 188-page design directory
• Large full-color photograph of the finished motif
• Black-line template size guides
• Dough gauge showing how much fondant to make
• At-a-glance color listing in recipes
• Flat, low-relief, three-dimensional and piped motifs
• Tips on application
• Mixing and matching motifs
• Designs graded for difficulty.

The Cake Decorator's Motif Bible is wiro-bound for easy lay-flat use. It provides innovative inspiration with complete and truly fail-safe instructions for unforgettable results every time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12415 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 256 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781554072811
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Anybody who enjoys making creative cakes should check out "The Cake Decorator's Motif Bible." (Gwen Scheon Sacramento Bee 20080301)

Everything you need to turn cake decorating from intimidating to inspirational. (Claudia Kousoulas Appetite for Books.com )

What a find! ... A good reference and/or a wonderful Valentines Gift for the sweet one in your life. (Anne Marie B. Haase American Cake Decorating )

Almost anyone can make a beautifully decorated cake.... Innovative and detailed fail-safe instructions ensure unforgettable results every time. (Larry Cox Tucson Citizen )

About the Author

Sheila Lampkin was the editor of Cake Craft and Decoration magazine, and has 20 years' experience teaching cake decoration and judging sugarcraft competitions around the world.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Section Introduction to
Materials and Techniques

The motifs shown here are mainly made from fondant, although the designs also lend themselves to other materials such as royal icing or chocolate modeling paste. Every cake will be a unique creation composed by you.

Each page describes how to make the motif and gives hints on where to mix and match the design to complete a unique cake top. The cakes can be coated with the covering of your choice -- be it royal icing, buttercream, chocolate ganache or fondant. Go to the pattern selector on pages 50-61 to make your choice.

With few exceptions, the designs can be prepared off the cake and then placed in position once the cake has been covered. Motif sizes can easily be adjusted to fit a variety of cake sizes and shapes, according to your choice.

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Section Introduction to
Design Directory

All the design motifs are shown over the next few pages, so that you can select those appropriate to your cake and then move on to the instructions given for the motif of your choice. Make the motif templates larger or smaller, depending on the size of your cake (see Make a template, page 38-39).

Customer Reviews

Awesome book!!!
I really love this book! I took a chance when I bought this book and it has never let me down. It has the easiest designs to follow especially if I am in need of any quick fondant motif ideas. I would highly recommend this book. I am a home baker and I think the instructions in this book are easy to understand. I hope the author comes up with another book like this.

Great for 2-D motifs, needs a lot more 3-D
I like this book but wish that there were more 3-D motifs included. Most of the designs are flat or slightly rounded, which is fine for the side of a cake or laying down on the top, but there's not much that you can do that can stand on its own.

Parfait!
This is absolutely what it claims to be and more. I bought it as a gift for a friend who decorates cakes, and she cannot believe how comprehensive it is in terms of not only covering fondant designs, but also providing cake recipes and icing advice. It's wonderful for anyone who delights in cake!