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Carol Deacon. Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Cake Decorating
COMPLETE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO
Contents
NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction
BAKING BASICS
Cake sizes and portions
Cutting cakes
Baking pans
Lining a cake pan
Lining a cake pan for fruitcake
How to calculate how much mixture is needed for an unusually shaped pan
CAKE RECIPES
Madeira sponge cake
Flavor variations
Glass bowl cakes, layer cakes, and mini-cupcakes
Chocolate cake
Special effects with sponge cake
Checkered sponge cake
Striped sponge cake
Fruitcake
Microwave cakes
Vanilla cake
INGREDIENTS
Chocolate cake
INGREDIENTS
TROUBLESHOOTING
NUMBER AND LETTER CAKES
Numbers
Guide to cutting numbers out of square and round cakes
Decorating number-shaped cakes with buttercream frosting
Numbers with holes
Decorating with fondant
Letters
Guide for cutting letters out of square and round cakes
BASIC EQUIPMENT
Ribbons
Instant decorations
Candles
Pillars
Cake stands
Using pillars on fondant or buttercream frosted cakes
Using pillars on royal-iced cakes
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Different flavors. White or milk chocolate
Coffee
Various extracts
Coloring buttercream
Filling the cake
Covering with buttercream
“Setting up” and avoiding crumbs
Creating special effects
Combing
Marbling
Multicolored swirls and piping
Piping
Freezing buttercream
HOW EASY?
Templates
Celebration Cake
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Silver Wedding Cake
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Teddy Bear
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Pretty Butterflies
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Take the Train
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Buttercream Flowers
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Puppet on a String
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Candy House
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
Summer Flowers
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
Baby Face
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Bouquet of Hyacinths
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
Spring Blossom
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Buttercream Beauty
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
Who’s Looking at You?
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
FONDANT
Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Using fondant
Covering a cake with fondant
Covering cake boards with fondant
The all-in-one method
The bandage method
The four-strip method
Coloring fondant
Creating different effects with color
Wood grain effect
Marbling
Multicolored effects
Painting on fondant
Creating easy effects with tools. Crimping
Twisting strands
Quilting and embossing
Fondant cutters
Lettering
Modeling with fondant. Simple figures
Plaques
Simple roses
Templates
Party Balloons
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Fearsome Dragon
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
Frosted Flowers
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
Scary Halloween Cake
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Hearts and Ribbons
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Christmas Gift
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Happy Gardener
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
Christening Cake
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
MARZIPAN
Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Covering a fruitcake for fondant or swirled royal icing
Covering a round fruitcake for smooth royal icing
Covering a square fruitcake for smooth royal icing
Coloring marzipan
Modeling with marzipan
ROYAL ICING
Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Quantity guide
Coloring royal icing
Creating peaked and swirled effects
Royal-icing a square fruitcake
Covering a square cake board
Royal-icing a round fruitcake
Covering a round cake board
Piping
Piping bags
Making a piping bag
Filling a piping bag
Creating different piping effects
Piping without a nozzle
Multicolored piping
Piping flowers
Piping lettering
Using a letterpress
Piped decorations
Run-outs
Templates
Christmas Bows
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
Wedding Star
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
Christmas Stars
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Covering the cake
Baby’s Cradle
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Piped Flowers
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Covering the cake
Snowflakes
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Covering the cake
CHOCOLATE
Types of chocolate
Melting chocolate
Alternative method
Covering a cake with melted chocolate
Chocolate ganache
INGREDIENTS
Piping with ganache
Chocolate leaves
Dipped fruit
Chocolate run-outs
Chocolate shapes
Solid shapes
Squiggles or shape outlines
Chocolate modeling paste
Quick chocolate rose
Chocolate truffles
Templates
Quick Chocolate Cake
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Marzipan Chocolates
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
Easter Cake
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
Cocoa Painting
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Chocolate Feathers
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Chocolate Shapes
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Monster Cupcake
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Chocolate Extravaganza
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
White Chocolate Ring
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Variation
Choc ’n’ Nut
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUES
SUBSTITUTIONS
SUPPLIERS
