The International School of Sugarcraft Book One (Bk.1) [Paperback]

Nicholas Lodge (Author), Janice Murfitt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1999

Arranged as a twenty-lesson coursebook, The International School of Sugarcraft, Book One teaches how to make perfect cakes, icings, frostings, runouts, ribbon work, frills, collars, lettering, modelling, and piped decorations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Merehurst Limited (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853917486
• ISBN-13: 978-1853917486
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Professional Cooking > Professional

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147 of 148 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Dictionary on cake decorating, November 3, 2000

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"lrhnancy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The International School of Sugarcraft Book One (Bk.1) (Paperback)

This is a pretty big book,it is all in color.If you really like cake decorating you will find use for it.It really is what i would consider to be a cake decorating dictionary.I wish it had more finished cake picture's,i love seeing other's work & getting ideas from it.It starts off going over equipment{such as cake boards,colors,icing bags,mixer,bowls,etc]then moves on to some cake recipes.The recipes are for 7-kinds of sponge cake,how to make sugared flowers,4 kinds of fruit cake.It starts off the recipes with the way the do them in England{measures in oz.grams & cm}then in the American way{cups & oz}.Goes over how to make marzipan,then how to put it on a cake,apricot glaze,some sugarpaste & fondant.Royal icing,buttercream,chocolate fudge icing,all of these have recipes & pictures of how to make them.How to make a parchment bag,simple piping {star's,basketweave,lines,rope,leaves,swirls,shells}.Then it moves on to making flowers,here they cut the parchment bag to make the shapes instead of using a tip.I prefer to use a tip so unless you cut the bag you'll have to guess on what tip to use.The flowers they make are very small & dainty,very pretty.However you can make them bigger,it goes step by step with pictures.They show a buttercup,violet,rose,daisey,primerose and a swirl flower.How to make an icing run-out,using ribbons,has wonderful templates for plaques/collars/scrolls.Then we move onto sugar molds,such as eggs & vases.Templates for several differnt writing styles & number templates.Some very pretty Tulle work,then we on to modelling.Using marzipan or sugarpaste it shows how to make a sheep,mouse,cat,chicken,pig,horse,cow,clown, rose and a farmer. This is a very nice book,keep in mind it is from England.Over there they like to use fondant/sugarpaste for their cake decorating,where we Americans prefer buttercream.It is a good teaching guide.

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sugarcraft for beginners, June 14, 2002

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"bi77" (Valby, DK Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The International School of Sugarcraft Book One (Bk.1) (Paperback)

This is an exceptionally good book if you're trying your hand at making fancy cake decorations for the first time. It is in full colour and gives extremely good illustrations of how to go about all the basic techniques. It covers everything; working marzipan, sugarpaste, butter icing, and royal icing - all kinds of uses. It is really the best book I've encountered so far. It also has some cake recipes as well as recipes for how to make the different cake coverings. Definitely a worthy buy.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The International School of Sugarcraft, November 4, 2006

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Mary Ruff "Cake Decorating Instructor" (Fletcher, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The International School of Sugarcraft Book One (Bk.1) (Paperback)

This book is jammed packed with various Sugarcraft tips and information, as well as recipes for cakes,icings,and complete supply lists.It uses simple step by step formats with easy to follow instructions, the pictures are of good quality,and easy to follow with each step presented, you are not left hanging with missing steps to a design. The cake designs are elegant yet easy enough for a beginner to accomplish. Its full of wonderful templates to use as guides in the back of the book.It has wonderful step by step instructions to make sugar molds and how to shape and mold fondant characters, ribbons,frills,piping,lettering,surgarpaste flowers and covering cake boards. I would suggest this book to anyone wanting to get started in Sugarcrafting or wanting to advance their skills in it. Its a must have for your reference guide and book shelf....So glad I have a copy of this book in my own personal library. I know you will enjoy it as much as I have indeed.