Fun with Frosting: a Beginner#x92 ; s Guide to Decorating Creative, Fondant-Free Cakes

Perfect for amateur bakers who want to make bedazzling cakes with regular bakeware and without having to deal with finicky—and often not-so-tasty—fondant. To start, Fun with Frosting offers everything you need to know about baking, leveling, filling, and assembling cakes, cupcakes, and cakeballs. Author K. Callard also includes a rundown of must-have tools (and some clever substitutions) as well as flat-icing and piping techniques. With more than forty designs, this book will have even the youngest bakers appreciating Callard’s knowledge of her craft as they learn to make shell borders, basket weaving patterns, butter cream roses, and decorating accents using various candies, sugars, melts, and more. Step-by-step instructions for a range of cake designs, from simple 2-D treats to intricate 3-D triumphs, are certain to please any birthday kid or kid at heart.