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Romantic Wedding Cakes (Merehurst Cake Decorating)

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Prepare to be amazed. Prepare to gawk and stare. Prepare to savor cakes beyond your wildest imagination. Who knew cakes could be like this? Who knew cakes could transcend the palate and fill the eyes as well? Kerry Vincent will surprise and astonish you in her book "Romantic Wedding Cakes."

Vincent is an accomplished sugar designer and cake stylist. She is the co-founder of the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show. This book is for cake enthusiasts, and brides looking for a couture cake design. From the baroque tiara cake, to the innovative shoes made entirely out of sugar, Vincent will earn her title as cake stylist. Each of these cakes is entirely unique; the styles have not been copied or borrowed from other sources. The originality and sparkle of the designs will strike you from the very first page.

"Romantic Wedding Cakes" also features designs primarily done in fondant.

Vincent succeeds in awing the reader of "Romantic Wedding Cakes" with her haute couture wedding cake designs. This is the ideal book for brides who are seeking an original and show-stopping wedding cake. It is also a source of inspiration for cake decorators and cake stylists looking for something new. It is a book that will spark the imagination, and engage the visual senses. Kerry Vincent has succeeded in creating a stunning book of wedding cakes.

I ordered this book online, without the opportunity to browse through the pages. There is no denying that the designs have intricate, exquisite details, and the finished products are gorgeous. I especially admire the high-heeled shoes and the violin, both with floral and leaf accents.

However, these cakes are much better suited for display windows than for plates. I am a cake decorator looking for design ideas, and I suspect most brides looking for wedding cake inspiration would not choose any of the designs in this book, unless they had an unlimited cake budget and a preference for very modern styles.

I'm no Colette Peters, but I love her books because at least you can take her ideas and adapt them--create one or two tiers instead of six, or skip the pounds of luster dust and use beads or ribbons. These designs would be extraordinarily difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to make. They're all fondant, with draping and other details that don't translate into better-tasting buttercream. When I look at these pictures, I can't help but be impressed by the details and the technical skill, but for all the elegance, the cakes lack personalized charm.

I applaud the contributers and Vincent for this compilation of distinctive, original designs. I just don't think they're the kind of cakes most people want to make or order for themselves.

I bought this book when I was only a beginner in cake decorating. I remember how disappointed I was when I received this book --- it was beautiful, but not practical at all to me at the time. All the gum paste and fondant work were just too difficult and new to me (and the whole book IS about gum paste and fondant, no buttercream and royal icing whatsoever).

Now that I have completed my gum paste classes and am doing my fondant course, this book became a great reference book! There are indeed some tools that can't be found in any store where I live, but the ideas and designs are amazing!

If you are looking for a book in fondant and sugar art, this book is highly recommaded. But if you are looking for a beginner's tool book or something more practical, I will say Wilton's tool books are a lot better.

I've been a decorator and instructor for approximately 16 years. I have had opportunity to purchase and use many books during that time and I've had the chance to take additional classes for myself as well.
Kerry Vincent's book is like being in class with a wonderful teacher. The designs are beautifully executed and her instructions are detailed, yet easy to read and understand. The pictures of the cakes are well presented and clear (unlike some books I have seen) and there is an abundance of "how-to" pictures for those of us who grasp a concept better by seeing it than by reading about it. Her tips on transporting and setting up the finished product are great as well.
I would recommend this book without hesitation to anyone, beginner or professional, who is interested in working with rolled fondant or is simply looking for some inspiration to improve their own work in the area.

This book tries too hard to come up with new ideas. Some of the cakes in this book have so much stuff on them that they dont even look like food. There are a few new and interesting techniques, but over all I think they are all over done.

The designs in this book are exquisite, no doubt about it. But to copy even some of the elements, much less an entire cake, you would need TONS of specialty equipment that could easy set you back hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Unique veiners, cutters, mats, push molds, beadmakers, stencils -- the list goes on and on. And no, you can't duplicate the effects without this equipment. That expense, coupled with the minimum 30-40 hours of decorating work I'd estimate for each cake, puts these designs way out of the reach of all the brides in my area, and probably most of them anywhere. A good book for oohing and aahing, but unless you've got oodles of money and time to burn, not actually useful.

I collect wedding cake books,and have for 14 years. this book is a wealth of modern information and fresh ideas. I have paid alot of money for some of the books and been very disapointed. Romantic wedding cakes is a steal at any price. You will not be disapointed in this book. No line drawings here just beautiful page after page.Kerry constantly pushes the limit of what can be done with sugar, and I thank her for that. This will be my favorite wedding cake book until Kerry's next book is out! Thank You Kerry for SHARING!

Kerry Vincent opens my eyes on design possibilities of wedding cakes, and how fine a work could be. To all wedding cake decorating lovers, this is a must have! The useful step by step illustrations and full colour diagrams give a clear instruction of how skills and techniques could be performed. Recipes, method of setting up a wedding cake even cake table arrangement is included.

For brides who want something special, than ordinary wedding cakes decorated with flowers only, this is a book that you could get inspired. Perhaps not a complete duplicate of any wonderful cakes in the book, you could definitely find something you will like and you wish to have on your dream cake!

I must say this is the best book for unique beautiful cakes that I have ever seen! It is well worth the purchase price! I can't say enough about this book!

Kerry Vincent is one classy lady, and it definitely shows in her cakes. While I doubt I'll ever be asked to recreate a cake from this book, the instructions are INVALUABLE. This is a definate MUST HAVE for the serious cake decorator. Tons of hints and tips and ideas to help you create your own masterpieces. Plus, there's a section with instructions for dressing up the table and an extensive list of suppliers from around the world. I highly recommend this book . . . great job Kerry!!