Pretty Cakes
Subtitle: The Art of Cake Decorating
By: Mary Goodbody with Jane Stacey ; contributing bakers, Ellen Baumwoll ... [et al.] ; photographs by David Arky ; illustrations by Nora Humphrey.
Contributors: Stacey, Jane.
Publisher: International Culinary Society; Distributed by Crown Publishers
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Cake decorating.
Description: As the centerpiece of a celebration or finale to a simple meal, cakes have enduring popularity. The most versatile of all desserts, they can be light and delicate, dark and luscious, and they are always a pleasure to look at. Freshly baked and frosted, a homemade cake enhances any gathering. Now, with PRETTY CAKES, the home baker can turn out a wide variety of delicious, beautifully decorated cakes that look professional but are easy to prepare following the authors' step-by-step instructions.

Chapter 1 addresses the do's and don't's of successful baking, from how to measure flour to where to position the rack in the oven to how to handle a pastry bag. In Chapter 2 are the building blocks from which all the cakes have been made; a selection of tried and tme recipes for cakes, filling, frostings, and decorations.

Instructions for creating over 50 cakes follow, organized by season and occasion. Each cake has been rated for its level of difficulty so the reader can begin a recipe with confidence. And, having mastered the fundamentals of cake baking and decorating, you can create your own cakes by combining the cake recipes, fillings, and frostings to suit your own tastes and needs. PRETTY CAKES offers a complete, structured course in cake making and decorating that anyone can use successfully.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, c1986.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 6; label: Chapter One
pagenum: 7
title: Ingredients, Equipment, Techniques; label: Chapter Two
pagenum: 19
title: The Recipes; label: Chapter Three
pagenum: 37
title: Spring & Summer; label: Chapter Four
pagenum: 57
title: Fall & Winter; label: Chapter Five
pagenum: 79
title: Birthday Cakes; label: Chapter Six
pagenum: 99
title: Children's Cakes; label: Chapter Seven
pagenum: 111
title: Holiday Cakes; label: Chapter Eight
pagenum: 149
title: Wedding, Anniversary & Shower Cakes; title: Sources of Supply
pagenum: 188; title: Bakers' Credits
pagenum: 189; title: Index
pagenum: 190; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 192