Product Description

Create over 40 simple yet incredibly stylish cakes for every occasion, from weddings and anniversaries, to birthdays, christenings and Christmas. Discover a variety of irresistible cake designs in all colors, shapes and sizes. This title includes a wide selection of sweet cupcakes and gorgeous minicakes to make when time is short.Explore a wide variety of quick and easy sugarcrafting techniques. Beginner and intermediate sugarcrafters will complete the projects with ease, while discovering professional sugarcrafting tricks.Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, simple recipes, and beautiful photography ensure mouthwatering results. Clever packaging ideas are also included to make your cakes look even more desirable.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8438 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Review
A great source of inspiration and has masses of practical tips and step-by-step recipes for budding sugar crafters. --Wedding Venues & Services

About the Author
Maisie Fantasie, otherwise known as May Clee-Cadman, studied Art and Design history, graduating with an honours degree in 2000. After training with one of London's most prestigious wedding cake designers, May founded Maisie Fantaisie in 2003 to create unique wedding and celebration cakes. May lives in London.

Customer Reviews

Absolutely perfect!
I've just received my copy of this book today and I am really pleased to say that it is exactly what I was hoping for, and more! It is not only beautifully presented, but the designs are just stunning as well as the steps being really easy to follow. I can't wait to get baking!

disappointed
i guess i under estimated just how simple these cakes would be. to be honest, theres nothing ugly in the book, but also nothing that stands out as brilliant or beautiful either. if youve ever taken lessons in cake decorating, sugar flowers or attended a BSG demo, then dont waste your money- the cakes are so straight forward you can figure the vast majority of it out from the photo. yes, the cover is pretty, but the flowers are real so all youre being taught how to do is use a cutter and pipe dots. i also dont like the idea of diamontes and real flowers being stuck on cakes- all decorations should be edible. all in all, i wish i'd bought something else instead. if i could return it i would.

simple but effective
Firstly, let me say I am a cake dec tutor of over 15 years, and very experienced in the subject. I have read all the previous reviews, especially the negative ones and felt some were unfair. Firstly this book is american where food hygiene laws are different. They happily push wires and all sorts into cakes, so in this country simply add a posy pick or use food safe alternatives. However, the ideas are universal. The cakes are simple, and often easy to interpret, but a beginner or someone less experienced would find this a help and improve their confidence. I thought the use of colours in the book was wonderful. It gave alternatives for each cake and also ideas for matching cupcakes, always useful with modern design ideas.

To be honest, I ordered this from the Library first, and was quite impressed with it. It had ideas I would consider in my own work and to show students for quick and easy ideas. I also noted the author has other books due out this year that I will be very interested in after reading this.

if you want a book with step by step instructions look to Nicholas Lodge, but if you want ideas that are easy to follow for beginners and easy to copy quickly for the more advanced, then go for this, I dont think you will be disappointed.