Creative Colour for Cake Decorating: 20 New Projects from Bestselling Author Lindy Smith
By (Author) Lindy Smith
David & Charles
David & Charles
27th September 2013
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
641.86539
Winner of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards: Best Pastry Sweets Book - UK 2013 (UK)
Hardback
144
Width 14mm, Height 282mm, Spine 216mm
818g
Creative Colour for Cake Decorating Learn how to choose and use colours creatively in your cake decorating projects with 10 amazing cake designs from Lindy Smith, author of the international bestseller The Contemporary Cake Decorating Bible. Discover how to adapt cake designs to your own colour schemes, how to take colour inspiration from objects and environments around you to create your own unique palettes, and how to use the food paste colours available to best effect on stunning decorated cakes. Includes 10 colour-themed chapters each with an amazing cake decorating design and additional cupcake or cookie projects in alternative colourways, to show how selecting different colours can dramatically change the feel of your design. Step-by-step illustrated instructions cover every stage of cake design, from baking cakes and mixing colours to sugar modeling and adding finishing touches perfect for both beginner and experienced cake decorators alike! Featuring a fully comprehensive index of all of the food paste colours available from the main suppliers in the UK, and full instructions on how to alter their tone, hue and intensity to suit your cake decorating needs. AWARD-WINNER: Best Sweet Pastry Book, UK, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, 2013|Readers will learn how to adapt cake designs to their own colour schemes, colour inspiration from objects and environments to create unique colour palettes, and how to use food paste colours available on stunning decorated cakes. Includes 10 colour-themed chapters, each with amazing cake decorating design and additional cupcake/cookie projects.
Lindy Smith is the author of three other D&C titles, including Celebrate with a Cake. She runs a successful business making celebration cakes. Lindy is a British Sugarcraft Guild accredited demonstrator and holds workshops to share her techniques and experience. Lindy lives in Buckinghamshire.