Includes recipes of cakes with sporty and adventurous, scary and spooky characters for children of all ages. This work includes instructions and methods to create a range of party cakes.

Perfect Party Cakes Made Easy contains a huge range of novelty cakes to make and decorate, with ideas to suit every occasion, from birthdays, anniversaries and Christenings to special days such as Valentine's Day or Christmas. There are over 70 designs for professional-looking party cakes, including plenty of children's fun favourites, all of which can be created for a fraction of the retail price. All the cakes are designed to be easy to make and decorate, and each one has a list of ingredients and utensils needed as well as clear step-by-step instructions and photographs, as well as glorious colour photographs of the finished cake.

'Quick and Easy Novelty Cakes' shows the easy way to produce a professional standard in an hour or less. The designs make the most of easy-to-handle ingredients such as marzipan and fondant, and there are 35 cakes to make in all.

The magic of the holidays comes alive all year long with these delightful and delicious decorated cakes! In Holiday Cakes and Cupcakes, professional cake decorator Carol Deacon's incredible cake designs run the gamut of seasonal holidays to provide that special touch that only a personally baked and decorated cake brings to the table. Deacon shows you how to create 21 fabulous cakes, including Christmas cakes, Halloween cakes, Valentine's Day cakes, Easter cakes, and cakes to fit any other occasion. The step-by-step instructions ensure that all the cakes and cupcakes will be easy to make and become the frosted focus of your holiday celebration. Each cake has a matching cupcake design that can be made as an accompaniment to the cake or, if you wish, on their own as the stars of the occasion in their own right. Deacon also shares sugarcraft tips and tricks along with her winning cake baking recipes so that your holiday cakes will taste as wonderful as they look. So make the most of your next holiday by creating a cake that will impress and delight your family and friends. This fun and easy-to-use cake decorating book contains instructions for 45 projects that include cakes, cupcakes, sugarcraft, and fondant. Readers will quickly learn how to utilize the techniques in this cake cookbook and will be making edible works of art in no time at all.

Nothing beats one of these 30 great cakes for making a birthday party, anniversary celebration, or festive gathering extra-special. And, they're easy, too, all designed to take no more than 2 hours from start to finish. So, if you're hoping to deliver a delicious dessert without spending ages mixing and measuring, try a fairy tale castle with marshmallows and ice-cream cones; an iced sponge cake topped with wild animals; a Birthday Fairy pudding cake; a Christmas Santas fruitcake; or a Lovebirds cake with a chocolate nest. There's a recipe for almost any occasion--even a Football Fan cake for the Super Bowl.

Whip up eye-popping, lip-smacking cakes for every special occasion. This sweet cookbook is jam-packed with practical information plus gorgeous designs and decorations for 34 fun novelty desserts that will delight and surprise everyone. An introduction to sugarpaste explains how to make, color, model, and store it--and a troubleshooting section ensures great results. Then comes a series of time-tested, easy recipes for cakes, fillings, and coverings. Most impressive of all are the amazing projects themselves, which range from a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a pair of lovebirds for adults to a magical fairytale castle and soccer team for kids.

Fabulous Party Cakes and Cupcakes, by award-winning cake decorator Carol Deacon, is a perfect beginner's introduction to the often intimidating world of cake decorating, sugarcraft and fondant. Carol provides simple step-by-step instructions that anyone can use regardless of experience level. Whether it's an elegant Chocolate Butterfly cake, a Silly Soccer cake or colorful racing cars on frosted cupcakes, Deacon has a cake or cupcake for any occasion. Birthdays, baby showers, anniversary celebrations or any opportunity for a party will be transformed by a fabulously decorated cake or cupcake. Deacon includes her secrets and tips for baking delicious, moist cakes and cupcakes, then details the process for combining frosting with imagination to create a feast for the eyes and the taste buds.

A cute pink elephant. A gorgeous bouquet of yellow roses. A frog on a heart-shaped lily pad. These are some of the delightful--and delicious--surprises you'll find in this dazzling how-to from prize-winning cake designer Carol Deacon. Chapters on children's cakes, adults' cakes, and special occasions provide plenty of creative ideas, and sections on techniques and equipment, as well as step-by-step photographs and templates, help you turn those ideas into tasty works of cake art. As Carol puts it in her Introduction: “Go forth and decorate!”

An indispensable compendium of essential knowledge and troubleshooting tips. Tapping into the hottest (and most persistent) trend in the craft cooking market, this book is crammed with information on the art and craft of using fondant. Today, a tastefully decorated cake is expected for birthday parties, weddings and any important celebration. A simple iced cake without a handmade fondant character or flowers is downright dull, no matter how good it may taste. 200 Tips for Cake Decorating shows why fondant is so popular. Its smooth surface, vivid colors and moldable texture allow bakers to roll it, cut it, model it and color it. With basic skills and minimal equipment, bakers can create entertaining toppers for cakes and cupcakes. The book includes make: Fondant Basics -- A beginner's kit, improvising tools, fondant recipes; coloring, flavoring and storing fondant, transporting cakes Covering Cakes and Boards -- Sponge cake and fruitcake; slicing, filling and covering with buttercream; rolling out fondant; stacking cakes, covering cake boards, using supports, ribbons Decorative Techniques -- Tools and molds; painting, frills and fancies; models, cutters and crimpers; piping, lacework, dots, broderie anglaise, writing Modeling -- Making figures, personalizing characters, making animals and flowers, recipes. "Try It" panels encourage bakers to use their own creativity when making decorations and models using simple, innovative techniques. "Fix It" panels show how to solve problems, improvise and avoid disasters. What makes this book extra special is that almost all of the techniques and designs are achievable without having to buy special equipment. Beginners can start with what they have in their kitchen and add tools as they progress, making this a practical guide for all cake decorators.