Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids : Techniques, Projects, and Party Plans for Teaching Kids, Teens, and Tots

1,000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies & Cakes features a vast collection of decorated dessert inspiration, with page after page of gorgeous photos. This book is a feast for the eyes and the imagination that will never leave you stuck for an idea. Get your creative juices flowing and see how bakers and decorators around the world have creatively used fondant, buttercream, gum paste, sugar paste, royal icing, and piping and molded designs to create cookies, cupcakes, and cakes that are true works of art. See elegant cupcakes decorated with pearls and piping, colorful hand-painted cookies, tiered cakes with dimensional flowers, and much more. Discover unique cupcake decorations that use royal icing, edible markers, and fondant; wedding cakes adorned with gum paste accents and debossed designs; vibrant Christmas cookies; whimsical children's birthday cakes; specialty Easter cakes, and much more. Get great year-round ideas for dessert presentations and gift giving. Recipes for several types of frosting are included in the book, and an image directory identifies key materials and techniques for each photo. Among the amazing featured creations are: ·Cupcakes topped with sweet fondant flowers ·Fanciful characters and animals made from fondant and gum paste ·Cookies decorated with imaginative royal icing designs ·Lush buttercream roses atop cakes and cupcakes ·Hand-painted fondant accents ·Delicate chocolate motifs ·Cakes enrobed in decadent ganache ·Simple buttercream designs that dazzleThis is the one book you'll turn to again and again for the best cupcake, cookie, and cake design ideas. Start exploring this delicious world today! These visual catalogs are both a practical, inspirational handbook and a coffee-table conversation piece. Like all of the books in our 1,000 series, these are not instructional books; rather, they are a visual showcase designed to provide endless inspiration. The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating is the ultimate reference for all methods of cookie decorating—a comprehensive guide for crafters and aspiring sugar artists. In just a few minutes, a cookie can be transformed from a simple shape into a colorful, edible work of art. With some basic skills and a little practice, everyone from kids to adults can enjoy this fun craft. Expert sugar artist and author of The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating, Autumn Carpenter, helps you learn these skills and become a confident cookie decorator through step-by-step directions, 400 full-color photos, and invaluable decorating tips and tricks. The clear organization provides easy access to information, simple projects provide fun opportunities for trying the techniques, and a gallery of beautifully decorated cookies offers examples and inspiration. You'll find: Recipes and helpful tips for rolling, cutting, and baking perfect cookiesRecipes for various icings–buttercream, chocolate, run sugar, egg wash, and rolled fondantDetailed instructions for piping, painting, marbling, and coating plus ways to add shimmer, sparkle, and special accentsGreat ideas for packaging, storing, and presenting your decorated cookies For those who might be a bit intimidated by the idea of decorating cookies, fear not! With this guide and some experimentation, anyone, from knowledgeable baker to amateur home cooks, can create this edible art. The Complete Photo Guide series includes all the instruction you need to pursue your creative passion. With hundreds of clear photos, detailed step-by-step directions, handy tips, and inspirational ideas, it's easy and fun to try new projects and techniques and take your skills to the next level. With hundreds of techniques and over 1,000 photos, this is “an all-inclusive look at how to make a stunning cake from start to finish... exceptional” (Library Journal).This clearly organized resource is like having a cake decorating workshop in a book. Discover useful tips for embellishing with buttercream, royal icing, fondant, gum paste, and more. The easy-to-follow instructions and 1,000+ photos include techniques for piping, string work, creating and shaping a variety of flowers, molding chocolate, and adding patterns with stencils. Cake pro Autumn Carpenter shows how to create striking florals, borders, and accents with silicone molds, hand modeling, pastry tips, cookie cutters, and more. You can also take your skills up a notch and wrap a cake in chocolate, make decorations with isomalt, and use gum paste for quilling. Try new techniques with confidence, and get inspired by a gallery of colorful ideas for holiday cakes, birthday cakes, children's cakes, wedding cakes, and special occasion cakes. This detailed book includes:·Cake preparation and baking basics·Recipes for fillings and icings·Ideas and instruction for decorating cupcakes·Piping techniques for making lifelike and fantasy flowers, eye-catching borders, distinctive lettering, and more·Instructions for creating appealing accents like beading, ropes, and lace using fondant and gum paste·Key decorating tools and how to use them·Techniques for incorporating airbrushing, edible frosting sheets, and chocolate molding for one-of-a-kind designs, and more Get the kids involved with Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids by Autumn Carpenter. This instructional craft book is filled with fun baking and decorating experiences that you can share with your children or grandchildren, while teaching them valuable skills they will use for a lifetime. With adult supervision, kids can learn to decorate cookies, cupcakes, and cakes for holidays, special events, or to share with friends. Within these pages, you’ll learn baking and preparing of cake, cupcakes, and cookies, starting off with the basics: utensils needed, measuring instructions, and kitchen safety tips. After the basics, the book continues with baking, filling, and icing—50 to 60 techniques in all—with eye-appealing, tasty designs for children to create that incorporate the methods taught. Instructions include piped icing as well as rolled fondant. Additional decorating techniques include edible frosting sheets, products to add sparkle, and using store bought candies to decorate. The last chapter includes instructions on hosting a cake or cupcake decorating party for children. A convenient glossary in the back will be a quick reference for children to discover new culinary terms. The book is designed with 8-12 year olds boys and girls in mind, and includes instructions clearly labeled for difficulty and time allowance, and instructional pictures that show children using the tools. Kid-inspired cake and cookie themes are perfect for birthdays, seasonal celebrations, and other special events. Cake decorating has never been more funor easier! The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating has all the instruction you need to create beautiful cakes for any occasion. This clearly organized resource for all levels is like having a cake decorating workshop in a book. Discover useful tips for embellishing with buttercream , royal icing , fondant , gum paste , and more. The easy-to-follow instructions and 1,000-plus photos include techniques for piping , string work , creating and shaping a variety of flowers , molding chocolate , and adding patterns with stencils. Learn every facet of baking and embellishing with clear photos on almost every page. Let cake pro Autumn Carpenter show you how to create striking florals, borders, and accents with silicone molds, hand modeling, pastry tips, cookie cutters, and more. Take your skills up a notch and wrap a cake in chocolate, make decorations with isomalt, and use gum paste for quilling. Try new techniques with confidence, and get inspired by a gallery of colorful ideas for holiday cakes, birthday cakes, childrens cakes, wedding cakes, and special occasion cakes. This detailed book With this comprehensive guide you can get started today making your own unique cakes! The Complete Photo Guide series includes all the instruction you need to pursue your creative passion. With hundreds of clear photos, detailed step-by-step directions, handy tips and inspirational ideas, its easy and fun to try new projects and techniques and take your skills to the next level. Get the kids involved with Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids by Autumn Carpenter. This instructional craft book is filled with fun baking and decorating experiences that you can share with your children or grandchildren, while teaching them valuable skills they will use for a lifetime. With adult supervision, kids can learn to decorate cookies, cupcakes, and cakes for holidays, special events, or to share with friends. Within these pages, you'll learn baking and preparing of cake, cupcakes, and cookies, starting off with the basics: utensils needed, measuring instructions, and kitchen safety tips. After the basics, the book continues with baking, filling, and icing 50 to 60 techniques in all with eye-appealing, tasty designs for children to create that incorporate the methods taught. Instructions include piped icing as well as rolled fondant. Additional decorating techniques include edible frosting sheets, products to add sparkle, and using store bought candies to decorate. The last chapter includes instructions on hosting a cake or cupcake decorating party for children. A convenient glossary in the back will be a quick reference for children to discover new culinary terms. The book is designed with 8--12 year olds boys and girls in mind, and includes instructions clearly labeled for difficulty and time allowance, and instructional pictures that show children using the tools. Kid-inspired cake and cookie themes are perfect for birthdays, seasonal celebrations, and other special events "Discover easy, accessible, and fun techniques for making beautifully decorated cupcakes with Cupcake Decorating Lab! This inspiring guide starts out with basic techniques, such as frosting cupcakes with an offset spatula; using a piping bag and tips; flooding cupcake tops with icing; frosting with chocolate ganache; and tinting buttercream. The labs in the book cover a wide variety of exciting decorating techniques, such as how to make sugared and candied fruit and flower garnishes; stamping, stenciling, and piping on fondant; and scroll work, writing, and borders. You'll also find fun ideas for children, weddings, holidays, entertaining, nature themes, and more. Plus, the author includes all of her favorite cake and icing recipes! Create the most delicious and stylish cupcakes imaginable with Cupcake Decorating Lab!"-- Provided by publisher Are you an absolute beginner when it comes to cake decorating? Then help is at hand. Like having you very own instructor at your side, this book guides you carefully from your first nervous buttercream icing to confident gum paste accents. It begins with thorough descriptions of equipment, the baking process, icings and fondant, and piping techniques, and then teaches you how to use them. Each of the projects included in this book introduces you to new concepts and skills. Full-color photos, step-by-step instructions, and valuable tips help you learn the fine points of cake decorating while designing and making beautiful cakes for any celebration.;Basic cake preparation -- Piping techniques -- Fondant and gum taste accents -- Miscellaneous techniques.

this Exciting 1000 Collection Presents Glorious Full-color Photographs Of Delicious, Decorated Desserts. From Extravagant Wedding Cakes And Clever Birthday Cakes To Cupcakes And Cookies That Are Miniature Works Of Art, These Delightful Delectables Will Provide Endless Inspiration For Anyone Who Loves Decorative Baking And Entertaining. An Appendix In The Back Of The Book Includes Basic Recipes For Cakes, Frostings, And Fondants.

sandra Salamony, Author Of 1000 Jewelry Inspirations, Is A Creative Director, Writer, And Artist Living In Traverse City, Michigan. Her Sister, Gina M. Brown, Is An Architect And Textile Artist, Also Living In The Traverse City Area. They Are Coauthors Of 1000 Artisan Textiles (quarry Books, 2010).

"This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all of the most popular cake decorating techniques, including piped frosting, fondant, and hand modeled figures. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 600 full-color photos for clear understanding. Easy projects allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Galleries of decorated cakes by various artists offer the reader examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby for themselves"-- Provided by publisher

 

This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all of the most popular cake decorating techniques, including piped frosting, fondant, and hand modeled figures. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 600 full-color photos for clear understanding. Easy projects allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Galleries of decorated cakes by various artists offer the reader examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby for themselves.

This richly illustrated how-to book is a comprehensive reference about various techniques for decorating cookies, including buttercream icing, rolled fondant, run sugar, painting, chocolate icing, and egg wash glaze. The clear organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 400 full-color photos. Easy projects provide fun opportunities for trying the techniques, and a gallery of beautifully decorated cookies offers examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby yourself!

Provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions and hundreds of full-color photographs that teach cookie decorating techniques, including making custom shapes, styling with edible decorations, and using fondant and run sugar. "Reference for cake decorating methods, including basic cake preparation and materials, piping techniques, fondant and gum paste accents, and miscellaneous techniques"--Provided by publisher"--Provided by publisher Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids is a craft book for adults and kids who want to share fun baking/decorating experiences, while learning valuable skills they will use for a lifetime Once you know the basics of cake decorating, this inspiring book will offer endless ideas for both simple and complex variations and themes that can continue to be explored. Presents a collection of photographs providing one thousand ideas for decorating cakes, cookies, and cupcakes along with recipes for frosting