Product Description

When it comes to wedding cakes, everyone wants roses. In this fabulous new book, the art of floral sugarcraft is revealed by authors with experience in these unique techniques, showing readers virtually every kind of rose decoration that can be applied to a cake, as well as sugar roses in bouquets, sprays, posies, and for table arrangements. Sugar Roses for Cakes includes templates and features collections of all different kinds of roses: wild, climber, rambling, traditional varieties and the various modern roses, from full blown modern blooms to delicate, five-petal wild roses. With nearly 200 full-color photographs, this books offers a wide array of designs and cakes, including cakes for occasions other than weddings. The perfect book for brides and wedding planners, Sugar Roses for Cakes picks up on the latest trends in flower arranging to reveal many innovative ways to display sugar roses.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #387468 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

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About the Author
Tombi Peck is a founding member of the British Sugarcraft Guild and the author of Decorative Touches.Alan Dunn is a leading sugarcraft designer whose books include Wild Flowers Sugar Inspirations, Floral Wedding Cakes & Sprays, and Exotic Sugar Flowers for Cakes .Tony Warren, known for his delicate extension and filigree work, teaches sugarcraft, works for a large sugarcraft company."

Customer Reviews

OUTSTANDING book of its kind
This book is not only EXQUISITE to look at, but very detailed in its instruction. Since it is mainly roses, you get more varieties, which I find a tremendous bonus, since most cakes only display your basic white, red or pink rose. The book is separated into luxurious flower arrangements (that highlight a certain variety of rose) and the following pages tell you in detail how to create that rose, the other plants in the arrangement, and to assemble. All of the pages, including the ones of directions, are in lush full color photographs, and laid out as beautifully as the incomparable flower arrangements. Worth EVERY penny.

Outstanding Instruction
This is one of the best books on the market, in my opinion, for sugarpaste flower instruction. The cakes are gorgeous and inspiring. The instructions are clear and detailed. There are plenty of photos. I couldn't ask for a better book!

Wonderful gumpaste book!
My favorite author on gumpaste flowers! The flowers are exquisite, the instructions detailed with step-by-step photos and easy to follow, beautiful photography. Great for both beginners and experienced artists alike! You may find his arrangments a little overpowering for the cakes, but you can certainly scale them down, and American cakes are generally large than English cakes anyway. Can't wait for his next book!