Wedding Cake Art and Design: A Professional Approach / Edition 1

by Toba M. Garrett

Overview

Rather than simply including beautiful wedding cakes for cake decorators and students to copy, Garrett educates readers to design cakes based on their own creativity and their client's unique needs instead. Starting with a look at the design process, Garrett then moves from simple cake designs to elegant, elaborate, whimsical, and theme cakes. Each chapter includes scenarios for student practice with expert guidance from the author. The essential topic of setting up a wedding cake business is covered, and it also includes tested recipes and helpful resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470381335
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/05/2010
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	796,938
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Toba Garrett is head of the Department of Cake Decorating and Design at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She is a member of the International Cake Exploration Societé and former president of the Confectionary Arts Guild of New Jersey. She is also the author of Professional Cake Decorating, The Well-Decorated Cake, and Creative Cookies: Delicious Decorating for Any Occasion.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE Designing the cake 1

CHAPTER TWO Creative designs 15

CHAPTER THREE Romantic designs 35

CHAPTER FOUR Textured designs 59

CHAPTER FIVE Modern designs 79

CHAPTER SIX Wedgwood-inspired designs 91

CHAPTER SEVEN Chocolate designs 111

CHAPTER EIGHT Seasonal designs 121

CHAPTER NINE Fashion-inspired designs 139

CHAPTER TEN Floral designs 153

CHAPTER ELEVEN Textile-inspired designs 171

CHAPTER TWELVE Setting up a cake design business 183

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Recipes and flavor combinations 193

APPENDIX Templates and cake-cutting guide