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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 641.8653 EAN: 9781402717734 ISBN: 1402717733 Label: Sterling Manufacturer: Sterling Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: October 01, 2004 Publisher: Sterling Studio: Sterling Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: As a Master Cake Designer and featured instructor at the prestigious Institute of Culinary Education in New York City, Toba Garrett has taught top industry professionals her decorating secrets. Now, using the same easy-to-follow style that worked so well in her acclaimed book, Creative Cookies, she brings her artistic vision and professional tips to you in this fully illustrated home cake-decorating course. From selecting the proper equipment to the basics of buttercream, easy techniques for creating piping flowers and ornamentation to advanced drapery and border designs, everything you need to become a better cake designer is included. You’ll find time-saving templates, a picture gallery of spectacular cakes, and a generous selection of Toba’s own recipes. The author lives in New York, NY. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great bookThis is a great book for baking and decorating cakes. The instructions are easy to understand and the recipes I've tried so far have been satisfactory. The styles are a little dated and the focus seems to be on intricate piping design; however, the cakes are beautiful. Rating:  - Toba Garrett StudentI've recently taken a Cake Decorating 1 course with Chef Toba. This book helps reinforce all that I learned and more. Rating:  - complicatedThe book is fantastic when it comes to instruction, but i was disappointed in that all the recipes are given in meter measurments. Not being that great in math, I found it highly frustrating having to transfer every measurement into English measures. Otherwise, they have some great ideas and beautiful work that is not that hard to master. Rating: - Great book, A lot of useful information for the cake decorator.This is a great book for any cake decorator to have. Toba Garret will give you a lot of great tips, recipes and ideas. Rating: - What a buy!This is my first book for Toba Garrett, and it is a keeper. If you love to work with Royal Icing doing piping, here is a book for you. Toba is an excellent teacher and gave great tips in here recipes (Swiss buttercream icing - adding high ratio shortening when you are in a warm humid climet, like South Florida!). I have tons of baking and cake decorating book and this book is one you can keep in your bag for good reference. I'm looking forward to purchasing her books on cookies and professional baking ... Read More 
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