Nothing beats a great cake for making that birthday party, anniversary celebration, or festive gathering extra-special. So, if you're hoping to deliver that delicious dessert and don't have hours to chop, measure, mix, and stir, try these: a fairy tale castle with marshmallows and ice-cream cones; an iced sponge cake topped with wild animals; a Birthday Fairy pudding cake; a Christmas Santas fruitcake; and a Lovebirds cake with a chocolate nest. A slice (or more!) will really put a smile on everyone's face! Over 30 fabulous designs to choose from. 112 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.
