Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Colette's Wedding Cakes
- Product Details: Paperback: 184 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition (April 1, 1995)
- Language: English, ISBN-10: 0316702706, ISBN-13: 978-0316702706
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches, Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews
Yes, you can.
If you love to bake and are willing to plan ahead, you can make a spectacular wedding cake--and you don't have to be a pastry chef to do it! Let prominent wedding cake expert Dede Wilson guide you through every layer of the process--from choosing among flavors and styles to baking, assembling, and decorating your way to a beautiful and delicious cake. This accessible cookbook not only gets you ready for the big event, it helps you lend a truly personal touch to the cel! ebration.
"If you want to make your own wedding cake, Dede Wilson is the perfect guide. She helps you bake with confidence every step of the way to a delicious personalized result."
--Donna Ferrari, BRIDE'S magazineOf all the decisions that go into planning a wedding, choosing the cake may be the sweetest. Much more than dessert, this beloved wedding symbol should be as special as the bride and groom themselves. Whether you imagine a majestic cake blooming with fresh flowers, a pristine fondant-covered masterpiece, or a homespun take on strawberry shortcake- or even if you donât know where to begin- Martha Stewartâs Wedding Cakes will provide you with more than 100 delicious and inspiring ideas for timeless and beautiful confections that are perfect for every style of wedding.
Not just visually inspiring, these pages are filled with information you wonât find anywhere else. Martha Stewart and Wendy Kromer, the master baker and decorator who has! been creating cakes for Martha Stewart Weddings for mo! re than a decade, guide you through everything you need to consider when selecting a cake- and even how to bake and decorate one yourself. Novice and experienced bakers alike will find recipes and insidersâ techniques to create truly memorable wedding cakes.
You will learn:
Where to begin- how to decide what style and flavors are right for you, taking into account the season, location, and theme of the event
Buttercream or fondant? Ganache or meringue? Useful charts explain the delicious materials bakers use, so you can choose the ones that suit your taste and style
Creative ways to display your cake so it takes center stage at the reception
How to find and hire a baker, including questions to ask and contract considerations
Ideas for cutting costs without sacrificing quality or beauty
How to incorporate traditions from around the world
Everything you need to know about baking a cake yourself, with complete recipes as well as ho! w-to decorating techniques with color photographs and reference charts
A treasury of inspiration, Martha Stewartâs Wedding Cakes will ensure that your cake, whether homemade or professionally baked, triple-tiered or a tower of cupcakes, embellished with fresh fruit or elaborate sugar roses, is every bit as magical as your big day.Mich Turner is Londonâs top cake designer for society and celebrities alike. She has refined a simple and modular approachâ"start with a dozen basic recipes and let the icing, glazes, and finishing touches be the key to perfecting the design. Here, she focuses on the wedding cake and offers inspiration and guidance to brides-to-be as well as to caterers, chefs, and wedding planners. The cutting of the cake is one of the most cherished memories of any wedding. This portfolio of Mich Turnerâs stunning cake designs is organized thematically, from simple sunny cakes redolent of a springtime garden wedding to opulent more autumnal! chocolate multi-tiered sculptural cakes. Mich also shows ho! w to pre sent the cake to create drama and a real sense of occasion, including advice on every detail, from the type of tablecloth to use and how best to display candles, flowers, and ribbon. Mich Turnerâs wedding cakes are regularly featured in Brides, Vogue, and Harperâs Bazaar, and this book amply demonstrates how to achieve perfection.You want a wedding that will wow your guests, but where do you begin? Carley Roney, founder of the worldâs most popular wedding destination, TheKnot.com, has compiled The Knot Ultimate Wedding Lookbook to make the entire wedding-planning experience enjoyable.Â
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More than 1,000 gorgeous color photographs give couples endless inspiration for their wedding day, and useful tips, time lines, and lists help the lovebirds flawlessly pull off every detail. Each chapter is bursting with creative and classic ideas to make the day as meaningful as it is beautiful:
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Stationery: Save-the-date cards do double duty ! when printed on coasters or delicate handkerchiefs.
Ceremonies: An auspicious birdâs nest adds a beautiful and rustic touch for carrying rings at a farm wedding.
Dressing Up: A retro bride goes glam with a feathered veil and pearl buttonâ"accented gloves. A casual groom and his mates add a personality pop with chocolate-brown Keds to match their wedding chinos.
Cocktail Hour: For a low-key affair, mini grilled cheeses dipped in shot glasses of tomato soup satisfy.
Centerpieces: Fruit slices suspended in crystal vases overflowing with Crayola-bright poppies and orchids offer a cheery setting.
Cakes: White lace frosting details that match the brideâs dress and the coupleâs monogram turn a pale green cake into a chic masterpiece.
From classic white-on-white palettes to floral themes to fun fantasy ideas, the choices are limitless. Purple, pink, red, robinâs egg blueâ"find inspiration at ! every turn in all the colors a bride can dream of! And The ! Knot Ult imate Wedding Lookbook is loaded with money-saving ideas that donât sacrifice style. Expert advice and rich images add up to a delicious visual feast and essential resource to help you create an event as special as you are as a couple.Ideal for beginning and experienced cakemakers, The Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible is packed with design ideas, methods and techniques for making and decorating unforgettable wedding cakes. Full step-by-step photographs and descriptions make this book an invaluable resource for a variety of wedding cake designs.A comprehensive, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and business of wedding cake design
Combining inspirational cake designs, step-by-step decorating instruction, and advice on the fundamentals of running a successful cake business in a competitive market, Wedding Cake Art and Design is an invaluable guide for industry professionals and students. Master cake decorator Toba Garrett includes stunning designs for cak! es inspired by textiles, seasons, fashion colors, flowers, and much more, and gives decorators the tools to translate their own clients' ideas into creative new designs.
   ⢠Decorating techniques ranging from simple to advanced are explained in a clear, fully-illustrated, step-by-step format
   ⢠Sample scenarios included throughout the book show readers how to handle a client consultation and how to create appropriate cakes for every client's budget, theme, and creative needs
   ⢠Nearly 200 beautiful full-color photographs showcase finished cakes and illustrate key decorating techniques, while full-color illustrations provide insight into the professional decorator's creative process
   ⢠Author Toba Garrett is one of the country's foremost artists in the field of cake decorating and the founder of the Institute for Culinary Educationâs Department of Cake Decorating and Design, where she now serves as master chefâ"inst! ructor and where she has trained some of the top cake artists ! in the w orld
A must-have for professional cake decorators, baking and pastry students, and even advanced cake decorating hobbyists, Wedding Cake Art and Design is the only resource a decorator needs to design, plan, and execute picture-perfect wedding cakes for every client, every time.
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But the wedding isn't Gaby's only surprise--she has one more gift for her children, and it could change all their lives! forever. With deeply affecting characters and the emotional twists of a James Patterson thriller, The Christmas Wedding is a fresh look at family and the magic of the season.The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill's wedding. Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby's four children have drifted apart, each consumed by the turbulence of their own lives. They haven't celebrated Christmas together since their father's death, but when Gaby announces that she's getting married--and that the groom will remain a secret until the wedding day--she may finally be able to bring them home for the holidays.
But the wedding isn't Gaby's only surprise--she has one more gift for her children, and it could change all their lives forever. With deeply affecting characters and the emotional twists of a James Patterson thriller, The Christmas Wedding is a fresh look at! family and the magic of the season.
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