Hi Gals

I have only taken 1 Wilton class and that is the extent of my knowledge of cake decorating.

I am looking for some great suggestions on books to buy that are worth the cash. Something that is for technique, ideas, how to's, etc.

Thanks!

I would highly recommend the Wilton encyclopedias! They give very clear directions, TONS of pictures, and lots of good ideas. They are out of print, but you can usually find them listed on eBay and half.com. I just recently purchased the whole set, and I have been having SO much fun playing with the ideas presented!

For technique, Wilton's, "The Wilton School, Decorating Cakes, A reference & Idea Book, 1999 Wilton Industries Inc. is excellent for those that are self taught or starting out. Also if you can get your hands on The Wilton Encyclopeids, The Wilton Way of Cake Decorating Volumes one, Two and Three and the corresponding Pattern Books for these books, they are usually available on E-bay or from a used book dealer as they are no longer in print.
I am also self-taught and found these books excellent reference tools.
Hugs Squirrelly Cakes

I would suggest toba garrets a well decorated cake. that one is excellent

If you wanted something along the lines of sugarpase or fondant: Cake Decorating With Sugarpaste is a really good one! And One of the best ones i have is the Essential guide to cake decorating! I LOVE this book! It is so amazing they have recipies for diffrent cakes and everything! I got it as a christmas gift from my boss! it is so cool!!! Hope it helps!

There is a whole forum for cake book reviews over at CakesCanada.com...

http://cakescanada.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=9

Thanks for the link MelC - that site is great.
I've been thinking about purchasing some of those books....it's nice to see reviews first.
Thanks.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I was able to find a couple at the library and will buy some soon too!

Thanks again!

great link