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"Over 100 recipes, all illustrated, of cake decorating in the classic Alan Dunn style. Allan Dunn's Ultimate Collection of Cake Decorating includes everything you need to create stunning and impressive cakes for every occasion. Each decoration is illustrated from beginning to end and all the equipment you need is detailed. As well as tropical and exotic cakes, flowers fruit and nutes, celebration cakes and sparys and arrangements you will find techniques...

"Decorating picture-perfect cookies is easier than ever with this helpful guide to making dazzling cookie art with buttercream, from Melissa Broyles, the professional baker behind Sugarbombe. Buttercream icing is easy to make and forgiving to work with, unlike the finicky and traditionally used royal icing. This book brings this simple technique front and center, so you can pipe creative and contemporary cookie designs without the fuss! You'll perfect...

Nothing's sweeter at a party than cookies--and nothing's more fun than decorating them together! Get baking with nearly 50 cookie designs to create either before or during the festivities, as a fun group activity. Five classic cookie recipes-one gluten-free-produce the perfect canvas for royal icing, and Bridget Edwards expertly walks you through all the techniques, from rolling the dough to piping. Ten themed party ideas for adults and kids include...

Create 12 elaborate, single-layer cakes for a variety of occasions from birthdays to baby showers, friendship celebrations to Christmas festivities. Create beautiful cakes for all occasions! With guidance and inspiration from sugarcraft expert Lindy Smith, learn how to decorate your single-tier cakes with impressive embellishments that will be the centerpiece of any party event. One Tier Party Cakes features 12 elaborate, single-layer cakes for a...

"Everybody speaks emoji, but with this book, 'Cakemoji,' we can now all eat emoji too! Over 50% of all sentences currently posted on Instagram contain an emoji; it is the world's fastest growing language with the visual icons set to become the lead characters in an animated movie currently in production at Sony Pictures. We all have our favourite emojis that can now be brought to life in cake or cookie form. With clear instructions for the basic recipes...

A step-by-step guide to baking and decorating cakes with a Christmas theme.