Synopses & Reviews
A one-stop source for creating professional-grade cake decorations at a budget price, this sugarcraft guide will show bakers and crafters alike how to construct flowers and foliage from sugar. Using only sugar paste and a few simple tools and techniques, this exploration starts with advice on materials and then discusses making the flowers themselvesincluding roses, lilies, gerbera, and orchids. Illustrations and step-by-step instructions accompany each of the 20 projects.
Synopsis
Lifelike flowers and foliage are yours to make with this great book from Lisa Slatter. Twenty projects cover a variety of sugar flowers including incredibly lifelike roses, lilies and orchids. Experienced cake decorator and author Lisa Slatter shows you how to make these wonderful flowers from first principles and simple shapes. This book will appeal to everyone from beginners to flower experts with a mix of fantastic and true-to-life flowers and foliage.
Synopsis
Lavishly presented in a very portable format, these astonishing creations include popular flowers such as roses, lilies, gerbera and orchids. Simple steps explain how to make each of the illustrated flowers, and an image of the unassembled constituent parts helps to make each project clear and simple. Instructions are also give to make foliage and decorative butterflies to complement the flowers.
About the Author
Lisa Slatter is the owner of Celebration Creations, a designer cake studio and school of sugarcraft. She is a City and Guilds qualified college tutor, an accredited demonstrator for the British Sugarcraft Guild, and the deputy head of school at the Knightsbridge PME School of Sugarcraft. She contributes regularly to "Cakes & Sugarcraft" magazine and is the author of "Decorated Cookies."