The Homemakers Pictorial Encyclopedia of Modern Cake Decorating

We believe this is the most complete and practical book ever written on the subject of Modern Cake Decorating and Fine Candy Making for the home maker who wishes to learn these arts in her own kitchen.

This book has been written so that the homemaker who has had little or no experience can easily learn to decorate cakes, salads, fruit plates, hors doeuvres, etc., beautifully and professionally. The Wilton Method of teaching is a do-it-yourself method. Emphasis has been placed on large, detailed illustrations with just the necessary amount of easy-to-read, easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow instructions.

Believing in first things first we begin with the simple but necessary equipment you will need, the types of icings, the whys and whens for using them . . . and then to the first simple steps of Cake Decorating. These are followed by simple border work designs. Then beautiful life-like flowers are shown and explained. We proceed to the easiest cake top designs and then to larger special cake arrangements. There are hundreds of illustrated ideas for cake tops and floral arrangements.

All phases of the decorating process are fully illustrated and clearly explained.

With a little practice, following the Wilton Techniques written for you in this book, you will become a remarkably proficient and accomplished decorator and you will soon be turning out decorated pieces of professional quality. Your decorated pieces will be the envy of your friends and the topic of conversation among your guests. And you will be amazed at the personal satisfaction, the wonderful sense of creating something rare and beautiful, every time you decorate a cake.

Here is just some decorating process you can learn:

* Borders
* Flowers
* Figure Piping
* Tube Writing
* Gum Paste
* Sugar Mold
* And more!