Creative Cakes Anyone Can Make [Hardcover]

Jill Foster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 2007

Jill Foster makes cake decorating as easy as writing your name. With her unique write-way method, if you can write your name you can decorate a cake. Anyone can make beautiful homemade cakes like the ones seen in magazines.

This full-color, illustrated book includes a DVD demonstrating the original, handwriting-based, cake decorating techniques and offers tools, tips, and creative ideas for all sorts of holidays, including birthdays for all ages, religious events, baby showers, bridal showers, and weddings.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; First Edition edition (April 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401603122
• ISBN-13: 978-1401603120
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #969,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST!!, May 9, 2007

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Andrew'sMom "creativebaker" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Cakes Anyone Can Make (Hardcover)

This book is perfect for non-cake decorator folks - if you have never even iced a cake - this book will have you making and decorating cakes like a pro. The directions are simple and so many cute and simple ideas - no elaborate gumpaste figures - I don't know about you - but just the sound of "gumpaste" makes me want to hurl. I know some of these big shot cake decorators use them - and I know it is a very difficult skill - but I have no need to mold a Navity scene out of gumpaste - but to decorate a cute cake for a party - YES! I have every cake/cookie decorating book - out there - hundreds - and I love them - and this book will be one of the most valued in my collection - because everything in there is doable!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Cakes I can REALLY Make! And a DVD too!, May 12, 2007

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Sweet and Simple "Decorjunky" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Cakes Anyone Can Make (Hardcover)

This is the first cake decorating book with a training DVD that gives people hope they can be a decorator. Every cake is possible with my busy life and limited budget. I don't have to go hunting for supplies, everything can be found locally. The author, Jill Foster gives more than sixty cake ideas for every holiday, celebration and theme party ideas.
And the best part - NO fondant and gumpaste! HOORAY!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST Cake Decorating Book I have seen!!!!, April 13, 2007

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K. Lodato - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Cakes Anyone Can Make (Hardcover)

FINALLY!!! A cake decorating method and book that not only offers creative ideas for cakes BUT ALSO taught me a technique that I can easily understand and more importantly DO myself..over and over again. The DVD that came with the book was also VERY helpful because I could see how to do it but it also proved to me that it can be done quickly and easily. I really liked the fact that the author was generous and gave about 60 cake ideas...what a great selection. What I also liked about the book was that all of the cake decorating ideas used materials that I can get at my local Walmart...and probably any "like" store. My husband even used the ideas and techique to surprise me with a cake decorated by him. That has never happened.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book and it is a great gift item too for Friends, Mothers, kids, Busy professionals and even fathers..Creative Cakes Anyone Can Make