The Cake Decorator's Motif Bible

by Lampkin, Sheila

• ISBN13: 9781554072811
• ISBN10: 1554072816
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-07
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

About this book Materials and Techniques

Making cakes

Pound cake

Carrot cake

Rich fruit cake

Chocolate cake

Royal icing

Buttercream icing

Fondant Gumpaste

Tools and Equipment Using color

Covering cakes

Making a template

How to pipe

Working with fondant

Design ideas

Design Directory

Motif selector [10 page visual index to designs]

Animals [28 designs]

Flowers, fruits and leaves [28 designs]

Seasonal [28 designs]

Celebrations [28 designs]

Novelty ideas [28 designs]

Surfaces and textures [28 designs]

Cupcakes [6 designs]

Alphabets [3 designs]

Conversions

Glossary

Index

Contacts and suppliers

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Excerpts

Section Introduction to Materials and TechniquesThe 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.--- Section Introduction to Design DirectoryAll 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).