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The Wedding Cake Book Hardcover – April 14, 1997

by Dede Wilson (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 99 ratings
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The wedding market is a $32 billion business. Experts say that brides-to-be generally buy every book and magazine they can get their hands on when planning a wedding, and yet, remarkably, The Wedding Cake Book is the first cookbook of its kind -- a gorgeous idea book that really shows you how to bake a beautiful wedding cake. There are 30 complete recipes in all, with detailed, step-by-step instructions. A one-of-a-kind resource, with gorgeous photography throughout, The Wedding Cake Book is sure to become a classic cookbook among bakers, and makes the perfect shower gift.

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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Harvest
  4. Publication date
    April 14, 1997
  5. Dimensions
    8 x 0.6 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0028612345
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0028612348
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4.5 out of 5 stars
99 global ratings

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Customers find the recipes in the book delicious and traditional. They also describe the information as good and interesting. Readers appreciate the directions are easy to follow, challenging at first, and simple. They appreciate the beautiful pictures and layout of each cake.

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17 customers mention "Recipes variety"17 positive0 negative

Customers find the recipes in the book delicious, easy to follow, and beautiful. They appreciate the charts that help convert cake recipes to various pan sizes. Readers also mention the cakes are traditional with the use of many fresh organic flowers.

"Beautifully put together book, nice quality and recipes sound luscious...." Read more

"...and including such a wonderful array of gourmet recipes including how to make marzipan..." Read more

"...The butter cream recipe is a revelation - it tastes nothing like that nasty confectioner's sugar-based concoction one normally encounters...." Read more

"...She has presented a vast variety of recipes. Each comes with various scaling sizes which reduces the time of having to figuring it out yourself...." Read more

13 customers mention "Information quality"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's information quality good, interesting, and detailed. They say it provides everything you need to know about wedding cakes and includes detailed equipment and ingredient lists.

"...cousin's wedding and this book was clearly the best as far as giving practical advice, explaining how to fix problems..." Read more

"...I was extremely satisfied with this book. The instructions have appropriate detail and are easy to follow...." Read more

"...When I can be bothered to read this book, there is some good information, such as the serving size info which is valuable...." Read more

"Excellent book if you're planning to make a wedding cake. Great reference book with everything you need to ask the wedding couple about the cake..." Read more

8 customers mention "Ease of follow"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the directions in the book easy to follow. They appreciate the simplicity and large amount of recipes. Readers also mention the icing is fantastic, challenging to make at first, but delicious.

"...piping work this does not include them; But this book does give some instructions and is well worth the purchase for the recipes alone which can be..." Read more

"...The instructions have appropriate detail and are easy to follow. The photos provide lots of ideas for presentation and decoration...." Read more

"...The recommended icing is fantastic; a bit challenging to make at first, but delicious, flexible, and so easy to work with!..." Read more

"...condition and the book it self had beautiful pictures and step by step instructions to creating beautiful art work...." Read more

8 customers mention "Photography"6 positive2 negative

Customers find the photography in the book beautiful. They say the cakes look very professional and taste great. Readers appreciate the layout of each cake, which includes detailed equipment. They also mention that the book provides fresh and easy decorating ideas.

"...Fresh and easy decorating cake ideas that this book should be in your kitchen library. I can't wait to try them!" Read more

"...The book has lovely photographs with the recipes and directions immediately following each photo, or, if you're like me, you can pick and choose..." Read more

"...I'm just not inclined to read this book because there are so few pictures and so many words, and I don't want to read when I'm itching to get..." Read more

"...The cakes looked very professional and tasted great. I look forward to trying out more recipes from this book." Read more

4 customers mention "Value for money"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well worth the purchase for its recipes. They also say the price is great.

"...them; But this book does give some instructions and is well worth the purchase for the recipes alone which can be used at any celebration, even as..." Read more

"...Even the caterers took pieces and raved about them! Wonderful book! Thanks DeDe!!" Read more

"...See through these flaws and, again, this is a book worth owning, but for pure visual inspiration, there are far better books out there." Read more

"...helpful book, step by step instructions, good recipes, and price was great and delivery very quick" Read more

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Starfish
5.0 out of 5 stars Without serious decorating skills you can probably make your wedding or celebrations cake
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024
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Beautifully put together book, nice quality and recipes sound luscious. If you're looking for extensive instructions on fancy sugar flowers and sophisticated piping work this does not include them; But this book does give some instructions and is well worth the purchase for the recipes alone which can be used at any celebration, even as a single tier cake. Fresh and easy decorating cake ideas that this book should be in your kitchen library. I can't wait to try them!
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Sugarplums
5.0 out of 5 stars Best recipes with mixing amounts included for differing pan sizes!
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2005
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I just made a wedding cake for my cousin's wedding and this book was clearly the best as far as giving practical advice, explaining how to fix problems (for example, what to do if you are making Italian meringue frosting and the egg whites are whipped before the sugar syrup is up to temperature or vise versa so each recipe comes out perfectly!), and including such a wonderful array of gourmet recipes including how to make marzipan (which is so easy! using just corn syrup and almond paste which can be shaped like clay for edible decorations and then I hand tinted/painted mine using paste icing color) and chocolate plastic (simply white chocolate and corn syrup which can be molded or cut out with cookie cutters). The book has lovely photographs with the recipes and directions immediately following each photo, or, if you're like me, you can pick and choose what ideas you like and augment to your heart's content! I had fun making a pound cake with raspberry mousse filling, Italian meringue buttercream frosting (so smooth and not as sweet as the usual confectioners sugar frostings and it tastes like whipped cream), and decorations out of marzipan and chocolate plastic in the shapes of grapes, acorns, leaves, and roses for the woodland theme wedding. The advantage of marzipan is that it can make very large decorations with little fear that it will collapse. I adore this book and have Dede Wilson's other book as well and hope she'll put out more!
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Jersey Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't go wrong with this book, especially for the first time wedding-cake baker.
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2010
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I have a fair amount of food service experience but I had never made a wedding cake before. Based on reviews on Amazon, I thought this would be the best resource for me. I was extremely satisfied with this book. The instructions have appropriate detail and are easy to follow. The photos provide lots of ideas for presentation and decoration. If I have one criticism, it is that I would have liked to see more instruction about how to make decorations in butter cream - roses and the like.

I made three tiers and presented them on a floating tray. This enabled me to try many of the recipes in the book. I made a groom cake with the chocolate sour cream cake with ganache frosting and blackberry curd filling. For the bride cake I made the basic white cake with lemon curd and lemon butter cream frosting. And for the bride's young daughter, the smallest tier with the raspberry butter cream variation. I adjusted the recipes for altitude and they came out perfectly. The butter cream recipe is a revelation - it tastes nothing like that nasty confectioner's sugar-based concoction one normally encounters. And yes, you really can reconstitute it after it's been frozen - just be patient!

Dede's recommendations for specialized equipment were also extremely helpful (get the magi-strips, also available on Amazon, they are so worth it). The cakes looked very professional and tasted great. I look forward to trying out more recipes from this book.
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Oliver
4.0 out of 5 stars An Amateur's Choice
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2002
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Unlike some of the other cake decorating books that I have seen, Dede's "Wedding Cake Book" really breaks it down for the amateurs. It has been wonderfully put together from cover to cover. The presentations of extraodinary cakes and enticing recipes of which I have tried, have all turned out magnificent.
She has presented a vast variety of recipes. Each comes with various scaling sizes which reduces the time of having to figuring it out yourself. Step by step procedure from mixing to decorating to assembling and transporting are all made clear.
Amatuers like myself will delight in having this one not only in their collection but also by their side.
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Amanda Ficken
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Wedding Cake Resource
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2010
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I bought this book several years ago for a friend's wedding and have been using it ever since. I consider myself a hobbyist baker; some training and experience, but nowhere near professional. I have made several wedding cakes for family members and close friends. This book offers a variety of exceptional icing, cake, and filling recipes. While certain cake combinations are recommended and demonstrated, the reader is encourage to mix and match flavors and decorating styles to meet their individual needs. The recommended icing is fantastic; a bit challenging to make at first, but delicious, flexible, and so easy to work with! I have several "wedding cake" books at my disposal, but this one consistently holds the recipe and/or style chosen by the bride. A close runner up (and a better book for beginners) is Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking, and Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake, also by Dede Wilson.

Perhaps my only criticism of this book is that it overwhelming features round cakes; it does give some recommendations for converting to square cakes, but with the variety of other pan shapes out there, it would be nice to have a little further guidance from this otherwise comprehensive resource.

Overall, if you are looking for pictures of cakes, this is not the book for you (an internet search engine will turn up far more images). If you are looking for delicious, easily adaptable and easy to follow recipes, this is a must have.
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Judith Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2013
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This is a great book it is informative and is good for a beginner or someone who is a old hand at cooking and decorating cakes
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Terry
5.0 out of 5 stars Trusted seller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2018
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Delivered very fast perfect
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2016
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Not one of the better books I've bought but what can you expect for the price I paid.
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Jules C
2.0 out of 5 stars Old fashioned and dull
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2012
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I ordered this along side one by Mitch Turner, and as far as I am concerned there is no comparison. I was looking for actual cake decorating tips and ideas as opposed to just the recipes, so it simply wasn't right for me. It was first published in 1997, and is now really very dated as a result, and hasn't inspired me with a mad desire to try any of the cakes, as they all sound overly fussy and sweet, and it seems you need a higher level of expertise than I have. (I am not an expert, but have been a happy home baker for more than 20 years)
The icing "finishing touches' in the last chapter are small hand drawn illustrations, and impossible to follow. So all in all, a disappointment.
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