Wedding Cakes You Can Make

Dede Wilson is a leading baking expert who has taught wedding cake classes at Rhode Island School of Design, California Culinary Academy, Sur La Table, and elsewhere. She hosts the public television food show Seasonings with Dede Wilson, and has made numerous appearances on The View, Today, and on Live! with Regis and Kelly. She is a contributing editor, spokesperson, and writer for Bon Appetit and is the author of a number of cookbooks, including The Wedding Cake Book (Wiley) and The Baker's Field Guide series.

Acknowledgments.Preface.Everything You Need to Know About Making a Wedding Cake.Dreaming and Planning Your Cake.Baking, Frosting, Assembling, and Decorating Your Cake.Get It There on Time and Intact: Storing and Transporting Your Cake-Safely!Add a Little Pizzazz! Presenting Your Cake.The Essential Recipes.Essential Cakes.Essential Moistening Syrup.Essential Buttercream.The Wedding Cakes.Essential Vanilla Wedding Cake.Lemon Blackberry Cake.Swirled Marble Cake with Sour Cream Fudge Frosting.Raspberries and Cream Cake.Lemon Coconut Cupcake Tower.Strawberry Shortcake and Meringue Cake.Marzipan and Orange Essensia Cake.Nutella Cake.Orange Mocha Cake.Hazelnut Praline and Apricot Cake.Chocolate-Covered Caramel Cake.Valentine's Day Cake.Italian Rum Cream and Fruit Cake.Brown Sugar, Pecan, and Peaches Cake.Gilded Mocha Cake.Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cake.Sources.Index.