Product Description

This beautiful and funky cake-decorating book is set out in the style of a course, working from the simplest of cupcakes to amazing complex cakes. The author Paris Cutler, owner of renowned shop Planet Cake, and her staff share their colourful and distinctive designs, but it's not only their imaginative creations that make this book so special. The comprehensive basic section gives you all the information you need, with learning outcomes, troubleshooting hints, material and equipment lists. Every single cake is beautifully photographed and explained step-by-step, enhanced by coloured illustrations and photos. Key points: comprehensive basics section with many step photos and trouble-shooting tips; 30 different cake/cupcake designs, all of them beautifully photographed; the method is explained step-by-step enhanced by colour illustrations; the cakes range from the simplest yet stunning cupcake designs to more complex cakes for almost any occasion

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5825 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Paris has always felt very passionate about making cakes and loves the joy and amazement that they evoke in her friends and customers. Paris bought Planet Cake in 2003 and it has since gone from strength to strength. Paris and her customised cake business are both internationally renowned and are an integral part of the Sydney food scene. Apart from producing great works of cake art for celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Celine Dion and gourmets alike, she works for media companies and runs popular cake decorating classes. Paris has also appeared on many television shows due to the popularity of her famous cake creations and classes.

Customer Reviews

Very good for beginners
I bought this book because I'm a big fan of Planet Cake and love their creations.
I think this book is an excellent purchase for the absolute beginner. The sections are organised by skill level, so you progress from simple round cakes, to square cakes, then to shapes and finally 3D carved cakes.
The cake designs are all abit basic (the most complex is the one featured on the front cover) so an experienced decorator looking for some inspiration or looking to learn new or complicated techniques won't get alot of use out of this book.
Aside from that, it gives a beginner really useful tips for their decorating, for example, repairing fondant or applying glazes to give a shiny finish to fondant.
I've been decorating cakes for awhile now, so I don't think it gave me anything new, but the instructions are great and really detailed, there are a few new recipes you don't get in every cake book (I love the white chocolate mudcake and the flourless orange and almond cake recipe) and it was great to have the cake instructions broken down to see how Planet Cake achieve their spectacular cakes.

An absolute Godsend!
I have been learning to decorate cakes for the past one year now mostly from books - i bought them all! I was reluctant to buy this book because of the reviews that said "good for beginners" as i dont consider myself a beginner but decided to just "add it to my collection" and perhaps use it as a guide to teaching others. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to find a well written, illustrated book written by someone who knows their onions (sorry cakes!) The book came to me at a point where i had learnt all the basics and bought all the tools and gadgets but found myself at the discouraging point where i wanted my cakes to be less amateurish and more excellent, neat, perfect and professional looking. This is what planet cake did for me. by teaching some basic techniques and the secrets to their cakes and decorations and filling in several gaps in my knowledge by telling me not just the how but the why... I cannot say enough. This is a lovely book. Great projects. Very contemporary and very do-able. If you are serious about cake decorating, read every word and practice every cake... that's what i intend to do! Well done Paris!

Love it!!!
Having recently got married I decided that it was about time I became a little more domesticated and am absolutely loving this book! Admittedly I have only tried some of the easier recipes so far, but I just LOVE it all and can't wait for an excuse to create another masterpiece! Not sure my end results have been quite as good as the images in the book, but the step by step instructions are so easy to follow that I'm sure I'll get there in the end! Thanks Paris - I love it!