An occasion to remember deserves a cake nobody can forget. When a special celebration takes a special cake, pick from 35 unique, unforgettable designs. The recipes are simple and the designs come with templates to assure success. Any kid would love a cake that features a racetrack with roadway and racers; a teddy bear almost too cuddly to munch; an enchanted house to entice the Hansel and Gretels in your family; and a UFO. Teenagers will take to a cake that looks like a cheeseburger and fries, while sports fans will enjoy soccer, golf, and fishing cakes. Special occasion designs feature a graduation cap and diploma, a Halloween spider, a Valentine kiss, and a Christmas stocking cake. With a few basic recipes, plus tips from a prizewinning cake designer, you'll get delicious results in less than an hour! 96 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11.
Carol Deacon began cake decorating by accident when a friend asked her to make a birthday cake. The idea of combining creativity with model making and something that also tasted great really appealed to her. Early designs won her gold medals in competitions and even a car in an icing competition run by a food magazine. Carol left her then job in advertising and worked for a year at Jane Asher's cake shop in Chelsea, London. Carol then went freelance and as well as running a succesful wedding cake business and writing books, Carol has designed and written for many food and cake magazines and has demonstrated her edible artistic skills in the UK, abroad and on TV. Carol lives in England with her husband, three children and a kitchen full of ideas and sticky bits of icing as she works on ideas for her next book.
