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A sugar-coated feast for the eyes and the imagination—this exciting 1,000 collection presents glorious full-color photographs of beautiful, outrageous, and deliciously decorated desserts, from extravagant wedding and birthday cakes to cupcakes and cookies that are miniature works of art. Like all of the books in our 1,000 series, this is not an instructional book, rather, it is a visual showcase designed to provide endless inspiration for anyone who loves decorative baking and entertaining. 

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From simple piped borders and molded pearls to ropes, tassels, flowers, and stars, these cake decorations are absolutely magical! Celebration cakes keep growing in popularity, and food writer and teacher Sue McMahon shows how to use all the latest kitchen gadgets to achieve professional-looking results at home. She covers the whole process, making everything as easy and quick as possible: the very basics of baking, the various icings (buttercream, fondant, royal, and chocolate), and creating stand-out children’s, wedding, and birthday cakes.The delicious possibilities are almost endless!  

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You want a wedding that will wow your guests, but where do you begin? Carley Roney,  founder of the world’s most popular wedding destination, TheKnot.com, has compiled The Knot Ultimate Wedding Lookbook to make the entire wedding-planning experience enjoyable.    More than 1,000 gorgeous color photographs give couples endless inspiration for their wedding day, and useful tips, time lines, and lists help the lovebirds flawlessly pull off every detail. Each chapter is bursting with creative and classic ideas to make the day as meaningful as it is beautiful: Stationery: Save-the-date cards do double duty when printed on coasters or delicate handkerchiefs.Ceremonies: An auspicious bird’s nest adds a beautiful and rustic touch for carrying rings at a farm wedding.Dressing Up: A retro bride goes glam with a feathered veil and pearl button–accented gloves. A casual groom and his mates add a personality pop with chocolate-brown Keds to match their wedding chinos.Cocktail Hour: For a low-key affair, mini grilled cheeses dipped in shot glasses of tomato soup satisfy.Centerpieces: Fruit slices suspended in crystal vases overflowing with Crayola-bright poppies and orchids offer a cheery setting.Cakes: White lace frosting details that match the bride’s dress and the couple’s monogram turn a pale green cake into a chic masterpiece.From classic white-on-white palettes to floral themes to fun fantasy ideas, the choices are limitless. Purple, pink, red, robin’s egg blue—find inspiration at every turn in all the colors a bride can dream of! And The Knot Ultimate Wedding Lookbook is loaded with money-saving ideas that don’t sacrifice style. Expert advice and rich images add up to a delicious visual feast and essential resource to help you create an event as special as you are as a couple.

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Book Description James Beard Award—winner Karen DeMasco, who first came to national attention as the pastry chef of Tom Colicchio’s Craft, Craftbar, and ’wichcraft restaurants from 2001 to 2008, approaches the art of baking in a unique way. Building on the savory cooking philosophy of using seasonal ingredients to create dishes with pure flavors, Karen makes acclaimed desserts that are both simple and elegant. Now, she shares her secrets and techniques in her first cookbook, The Craft of Baking, designed to help home bakers think imaginatively in order to expand their repertoires with new and fresh combinations. Using the bounty of the seasons as inspiration and Karen’s clear instructions, both beginners and experienced bakers will find it easy to let their creativity take the reins. Learn how to make Karen’s celebrated sweets, such as Apple Fritters with Caramel Ice Cream and Apple Caramel Sauce, White Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream, and Raised Cinnamon-Sugar Doughnuts. Then check out the tips on "varying your craft" to transform Grandma Rankin’s Cashew Brittle into Pumpkin Seed Brittle and to alter a cobbler recipe to make Rhubarb Rose Cobbler in the spring or Mixed Berry Cobbler in the summer, for example. Karen’s suggestions for "combining your craft"–such as serving Almond Pound Cake with Apricot Compote and Lillet Sabayon–reveal how easy it is to take desserts to the next level. Karen’s ingenuity is boundless. All types of sweets, from muffins and scones to pies and cakes to ice creams and custards, are her mediums for exploring flavors. With Karen’s simple techniques, unique flavor combinations, and inventive ideas, The Craft of Baking will change the way you think about baking and equip any home cook with the skills and creativity to create amazing, one-of-a-kind desserts. From The Craft of Baking: Back-to-School Raspberry Granola Bars These nutty fruit cookies are perfect for a lunch sack, last-minute bake sale, or early autumn picnic. They are quick to put together with pantry staples and everyone seems to love them. Ingredients 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for the pan 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup raspberry preserves (Makes 16 bars) Directions Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan and line the bottom with parchment. In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Spread the pecans on a baking sheet. Bake until lightly golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Cool the sheet completely on a wire rack. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, and pecans. Pour in the melted butter, and using a wooden spoon, mix together until well combined. Transfer about two thirds of the dough to the prepared baking pan. Press the dough evenly into the pan, forming a firmly packed layer. Using an offset or rubber spatula, spread the preserves over the dough. Evenly sprinkle the remaining dough over the preserves. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until the top is golden brown and fragrant, about 40 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let it cool completely. Then cut into 2-inch squares. The bars can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

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Cake decorating brings obvious pleasures – it looks beautiful, it enhances the flavor of the cake, it gives the cake a ‘wow’ factor and adds to a sense of occasion, and delights everyone everywhere with anything approaching a sweet tooth!Inside this great report you will learn: >>>>>

Cake decorating brings obvious pleasures – it looks beautiful, it enhances the flavor of the cake, it gives the cake a ‘wow’ factor and adds to a sense of occasion, and delights everyone everywhere with anything approaching a sweet tooth!Inside this great report you will learn: >>>>>

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Create spectacular cakes that are truly unusual, good to eat and beautiful to look at with only a few basic techniques and sure-fire recipes that will yield stunning results every time. Do you want to celebrate an eighteenth birthday, or make a cake for a friend who is crazy about cars? Or a cake to mark the birth of a child, Christmas, Easter or a special Valentine's day? Sensational Party Cakes features over 40 novelty ideas for decorating cakes, biscuits and cupcakes. You will find the cake best suited to any special occasion among these easy-to-prepare recipes. This may be your first encounter with sugar-paste or almond-paste coverings, icing or chocolate coatings but with Sensational Party Cakes, you'll find it easy to learn how to decorate cakes. And once you've mastered the technique, you can think up your own original designs. Enjoy the cakes and have fun!

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For parents who’ve never hosted a children’s party, or who want to make the next one really special, here are 20 party themes kids will love, including Wild West, Fairyland, Outer Space, Jungle Safari, and Three-Ring Circus. Festive ideas appear in full color on every page, with reassuringly quick and easy plans for each of the five parts of a great party: themes kids love; truly inviting invitations; delicious yet nutritious food; games and treat bags that turn every child into a special guest; and cakes with hilarious designs that take only minutes to make.