Cakes by Design: The Magical World of Sugar Art

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Summary: This book is my cake decorating Bible!!!
Review: This book has literally changed my life! I bought it when I decided to try my hand at wedding cake decorating and through their detailed descriptions of how to create beautiful gum paste flowers and their delicious cake recipes, I've launched a new career. The (many) photographs are beautiful and the cakes range from the most basic designs to elaborate masterpieces. Anyone who has ever wanted to try their hand at sculpting flowers from sugar needs to buy this book.

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Summary: Great Book But Not Easy to Implement
Review: This book is fascinating and makes a great coffee table book, but since the techniques are very difficult in reality and take much more time than indicated, I would consider all this flower making with sugar a curiosity rather than something a person can just plunge into. The book is good, easy to read with great pictures.

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Summary: Fascinating and Inspiring
Review: This book is the most inspiring cake decorating book I have ever had the pleasure to read. Their work is truly fascinating and the recipes and instructions were extremely helpful. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the art of cake decorating.

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Summary: Cakes by Design
Review: This is the best Gum Paste Art book that I have found! The technics are easy to understand and it gives all the basics from the neccesary tools, to recipes and instruction. I have used countless other books trying to learn this art and none are as descriptive and concise as Cakes by Design. The book goes into great detail to describe the proper texture of your fondant or gum paste, how much is needed for each flower and even some unique ways to get the color and gain the effects that make your flowers look like the real thing! This book has made all of the difference in the quality of my work. As a side note, the cutters and products that Scott Clark Woolley produces are superior in quality and more reasonable in price than any others I have found. I am a fan!

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Summary: Cakes by Design
Review: This is the best Gum Paste Art book that I have found! The technics are easy to understand and it gives all the basics from the neccesary tools, to recipes and instruction. I have used countless other books trying to learn this art and none are as descriptive and concise as Cakes by Design. The book goes into great detail to describe the proper texture of your fondant or gum paste, how much is needed for each flower and even some unique ways to get the color and gain the effects that make your flowers look like the real thing! This book has made all of the difference in the quality of my work. As a side note, the cutters and products that Scott Clark Woolley produces are superior in quality and more reasonable in price than any others I have found. I am a fan!