Description
Book SynopsisBlooming marvellous cake decorating ideas for spring, summer, autumn and winter... all made with delicious buttercream! This stunning collection of floral buttercream cake decorating projects for all seasons is brought to you by the world's leading instructors of buttercream techniques, Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes, bestselling authors of
The Contemporary Buttercream Bible,
100 Buttercream Flowers and
Buttercream One-Tier Wonders.
Bursting at the seams with beautiful buttercream blooms, this bumper cake decorating book gives you all the inspiration and know-how you need to create sensational floral cakes all year round. Each of the 16 design concepts is presented as a spectacular tiered cake, a more accessible single tier cake and a beginner-friendly batch of cupcakes, making over 50 projects in total!
From piping buttercream flowers on cupcakes to creating jaw-dropping buttercream wedding cakes this is the ultimate guide to cake dec
Table of ContentsIntroduction
BUTTERCREAM BASICS
Our Buttercream, Colouring, Equipment, Piping, Nozzles
PIPING FLOWERS
Upright petal stroke, Pulled petal stroke, Simple petal stroke, Two-stroke petal, Other petal strokes, Pressure piping, Succulents, Leaves
CAKE BASICS
Cake recipes, Stacking and dowelling, Covering
SPRING
Violet Springtime Spiral
The Full Floral
Spring Wreath
Spring Pastel Cascade
SUMMER
Our Naked Cake
Dahlias on Display
Birdcage Bouquet
Summer Succulents
AUTUMN
Opulent Autumn Cascade
Bountiful Berries
Red and Gold Fall Foliage
Perfect Pumpkin
WINTER
Winter Warmer
Dear Reindeer
Shimmering Winter Wonder
Floral Christmas Tree
Templates
Suppliers
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Index
