What's Your Favorite Cake Decorating Book?
Decorating By cakestars Updated 28 Oct 2010 , 11:26am by shearpamela
anything by carole deacon or debbie brown for novelty cakes
colette peters for amazing if only cakes! great inspiration for more sopisticated/ designer cakes, that you can quite easily simplify to one tier, less work.
alan dunn if you like sugar flowers
sweet and simple party akes by may clee-cadman, they are indeed sweet, and simple, good for cakes.
bake me im yours collection - cookies, cupcakes and chocolate - such a nice collection!
id just head along to the book shop/ library and have a browse, its the only way to judge! i quite fancy the whats new cupcake too.
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Whimsical Bakehouse
The Well Decorated Cake
Cakes to Dream on
Confetti Cakes
Martha Stewart Weddings
Sweet and Simple Party Cakes and Cake For Romantic Occasions
by May Clee-Cadman
Lots of step-by-step instructions. Easy to follow.
http://www.maisiefantaisie.co.uk/wedding-cakes.html
All the Peggy Porschen books
http://www.peggyporschen.com/
Planet Cake
http://theplanetcakeapprentice.blogspot.com/
The Well Decorated Cake by Toba Garrett -- it's the bible in my kitchen. Recipes, techniques, ideas, tools, everything.
DITTO!! If you only buy one book, this is the one you want...
1. The Well Decorated Cake by Toba Garrett. My Favorite, the BC recipe in this book is AWESOME!! She shows you techniques, recipes, etc.
2. Anything by Debbie Brown. She takes you step by step on cakes.
3 Confetti Cakes
Agree about Toba's BC -- in fact all of them -- she has a SMBC that is heaven, but her decorator's BC, with shortening, is also delicious. Plus, her "Moist Yellow Cake" is the scratch cake everyone is looking for. Delicious, moist, sturdy enough for torting and fondant. I use it almost exclusively because I can't get enough of it.
1. The Well Decorated Cake by Toba Garrett. My Favorite, the BC recipe in this book is AWESOME!! She shows you techniques, recipes, etc.
2. Anything by Debbie Brown. She takes you step by step on cakes.
3 Confetti Cakes
Agree about Toba's BC -- in fact all of them -- she has a SMBC that is heaven, but her decorator's BC, with shortening, is also delicious. Plus, her "Moist Yellow Cake" is the scratch cake everyone is looking for. Delicious, moist, sturdy enough for torting and fondant. I use it almost exclusively because I can't get enough of it.
I agree...her yellow cake recipe is wonderful and her chocolate bc is THE best choc BC I have ever tasted...it's my go to choc BC.
I just got the Planet Cake book at Barnes and Noble in the bargain book section - priced at $9.98!
I just got the Planet Cake book at Barnes and Noble in the bargain book section - priced at $9.98!
Yes, they keep on bringing the price down. I think Paris Cutler is coming out with a cupcakes book and that's why.
I got 5 of the Planet Cake books two weeks ago from Barnes & Noble at $5.99 each. An amazing bargain.
Does anyone have any thoughts on Toba Garrett's Well-Decorated Cake vs. her Professional Cake Decorating book? Is the latter worth the price (B&N online has former for $11 and latter for $39)? I can't find them locally to browse, so would have to order online. Thanks!
I downloaded Toba's professional cake book from 4shared and love it. I also have the well decorated cake and love that one as well.
Here is the link if you would like to download it yourself.
http://search.4shared.com/q/1/professional%20cake%20decorating
I downloaded Toba's professional cake book from 4shared and love it. I also have the well decorated cake and love that one as well.
Here is the link if you would like to download it yourself.
I'm not sure that link is a legal download, seeing as you can't actually purchase any of her books in eBook format. And since that link is a free download, I'm about 99% sure it's not legal.
I don't have many books so far, but several of the ones mentioned on are my "WANT!" list. 
I do have the planet cake book, and I recently picked up Bakerella's Cake Pops book (it's soooo pretty and fun!).
I have both of Toba's books and The Professional Cake Decorating one is 353 pages of very detailed lessons to help you teach yourself at home, more of a training handbook. It is also hardcover.
Each chapter covers a new technique to master and has recipes and patterns in the back of her book. The Well Decorated Cake is softcover, and 176 pages. It has some patterns and recipes also.
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