Cake Decorating for Beginners

Having previously won Origin's Celebrity Crafter of the Year award, Stephanie Weightman now shares her expertise on television where she is a popular guest presenter and personality. She has worked with big-name craft products and developed many new products over the years.  Christine Flinn has many years' experience as a professional cake decorator and has been ranked as one of the most skilled in royal icing in the country. As a member of the British Sugarcraft Guild since 1984, she has entered and won many competitions throughout the country, winning numerous gold certificates and trophies. Piping is her speciality, and she travels extensively throughout the UK, the USA, Italy and Australia, running workshops and demonstrations. In 2000, Sandra Monger left her job as a Registered Nurse to follow her life-long passion for baking and cake decoration. After studying extensively, she then studied an array of sugarcraft courses under the tutelage of sugarcraft guru Stephen Benison, and in 2002 established her own business, called Sandra Monger Exquisite Wedding and Occasion Cakes. Sandra went on to become the City of Bath's premier wedding and celebration cake designer and the recommended supplier to some of the leading venues in the South West. 

Materials and tools 6

Techniques 14

The Cakes 50-153

Sunflower Cake 50

Toy Train 54

Indian Inlaid Cake 58

Flower Border 66

Modern Blackwork 72

Poppy Cake 80

Chocolate Heart 84

Hot-air Balloons 86

Rose Basket 90

Scrolls and Roses 98

Trellis Cake 106

Cameo Cake 108

Engagement Heart 112

Wedding Cake 118

Baby Shower 122

Pansy Cake 124

Summer Bunting 128

Summer Roses 132

Daisy Cake 136

Single Tier Cake with Daisy Flowers 138

Falling Leaves 142

Lavender Cupcakes 146

Patterned Cupcakes 150

Lacy Cupcakes 152

Templates 154

Index 160