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Creative Colour for Cake Decorating

20 New Projects from Bestselling Author

Lindy Smith
Revealing how she selects and adapts the colour palettes for her signature designs, the culinary artist Lindy Smith presents twenty themed cake decorating projects such as 'Peacock Panache' and 'Flamboyant Flora'. Each detailed tutorial is introduced with a list of the materials and equipment required, followed by step-by-step instructions and photographs covering every stage of the creative process. Also included are an index of commercial food paste colours and advice on how to alter their tone, hue and intensity.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: David & Charles
  • Year: 2013
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 144pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 273x208mm
  • ISBN: 9781446302378
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.8kg
Product code:
513145
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Creative Colour for Cake Decorating
Learn how to choose and use colours creatively in your cake decorating projects with 10 amazing cake designs from Lindy Smith, author of the international bestseller The Contemporary Cake Decorating Bible.

Discover how to adapt cake designs to your own colour schemes, how to take colour inspiration from objects and environments around you to create your own unique palettes, and how to use the food paste colours available to best effect on stunning decorated cakes.

Includes 10 colour-themed chapters each with an amazing cake decorating design and additional cupcake or cookie projects in alternative colourways, to show how selecting different colours can dramatically change the feel of your design. Step-by-step illustrated instructions cover every stage of cake design, from baking cakes and mixing colours to sugar modeling and adding finishing touches - perfect for both beginner and experienced cake decorators alike!

Featuring a fully comprehensive index of all of the food paste colours available from the main suppliers in the UK, and full instructions on how to alter their tone, hue and intensity to suit your cake decorating needs.

AWARD-WINNER: Best Sweet Pastry Book, UK, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, 2013
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