Book Review

Cake Art: Simplified Step-by-Step Instructions and Illustrated Techniques for the Home Baker to Create Showstopping Cakes and Cupcakes

by Steve Charney & David Goldbeck
Review by Cynthia Mosher

Have you dabbled in cake decorating but want to really get into creating beautiful cakes? If so then the Culinary Institute has just the thing for you. This beautifully illustrated book gives you step-by-step instructions, complete with photographs to help you improve your cake decorating skills. The beautiful cake and cupcake designs within this book allow you to explore your creativity and push you to try new techniques and ideas, resulting in gorgeous cakes that will impress your family and friends.

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Chefs Kate Cavotti and Alison McLoughlin are the design divas for this book. Their experience and flair shine through as artisians but even more so in their easy-to-follow techniques they present in teaching their art.

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While not a vegan book, you can certainly use your own recipes to create the cakes and decorations using vegan ingredients. This is a how-to book that helps beginners as well as experienced cake decorators alike.

Buy Cake Art: Simplified Step-by-Step Instructions and Illustrated Techniques for the Home Baker to Create Showstopping Cakes and Cupcakes Now!

Cynthia Mosher is the Editor of VegFamily, the Magazine for Vegan Family Living.

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