Basic Cake Decorating: Techniques, Ideas & Projects Paperback – 5 Feb. 2014

Brilliant book packed with everything that a beginner in cake decorating needs to know. The book is split into separate sections for easy reference in this ultimate cake bible. The book begins with recommended equipment and materials that you will need for various different styles of decorating. It also gives you some basic recipes to create the perfect cake and cupcake sponge as a basis for decorating. Recipes also include lots of different icings from royal icing to ganache. Everything is clearly written out in step by step with clear photos to match. Another good section is working with frosting, how to create that perfect swirl. There is also a section on working with chocolate, again with good step by step guides and clear pictures. Other sections of the book are working with fondant, working with gum paste, working with marzipan and working with royal icing. All in all a fantastic book to use to get those professional results us beginners want! 10/10

I love this book!My 12 year old daughter and I wanted to get a bit more experience in the kitchen and this book was new and looked good.I didn't expect it to be as substantial as it was! It has almost 300 packed pages, and is very clear to understand, all instruction are simple, and any technical terms are explained at the beggining.I didnt expect there to be recipes included also, for cakes and different icings. The writing is fairly large and bold so easy to skim read while baking and not get lost!It's brilliant if you have never decorated cakes before and would like to give it a go. All the basics are covered, and once you have a grip on these techniques it gives you a good idea of how you can become more adventurous!5*

Lovely book and great for those who are starting out like me.

Birthday season and needed help.

Great book, clear and easy to follow.

A fantastic book that I bought for a present, but I will borrow it at times. My son really enjoys it as well.

Fab book, very easy to follow and covers many useful topics

"Basic cake decorating" is a brilliant book for people learning from scratch and people with a fair knowledge of cake decorating. You are certain to learn many new skills!The book is jam packed full of tips and advice alongside the main teaching text. The book is clearly laid out in sections - which you can see at a glance by the page colours.Upon opening you will learn vital information that any baker needs, general equipment, tools, colourings ingredients and much more. I've found this information very useful and incredibly interesting, why did I not know some of these things before now! The book then goes on to teach trusted recipes before the best part, decorating skills! You name it this wonderful book covers them; fondant, frosting, chocolate, gum paste and many more. These are in easy step by step instructions and are all numbered which also guides you to a picture that matches the stage you are at. I find this particularly useful as many decorating books have one simple picture of the final result and that's that. Basic Cake Decorating has lots of bight and attractive step by step pictures go along side the text making it much easier to see if you are following the instructions properly! Although the title has the word "Basic" your designs and cakes will look nothing of the sort. The creations are incredible yet very accomplishable for us novices down to the well written and structured book!A steel for £15, it's worth much more down to the vast amount of skills and knowledge that you will quickly pick up on.This is already a baking bible for me and I'm certain that it will be just the same for many others!