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Pretty Party Cakes: Sweet and Stylish Cakes and Cookies for All Occasions

Peggy Porschen

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• by Porschen, Peggy ; Smith, Georgia Glynn
• Edition 1 , 2005
• ISBN: 0307337073
• ISBN: 9780307337078

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

A romantic Three-Column Wedding Cake adorned with fresh roses; eye-catching Kalei-doscope Cakes iced in geometric designs; glittering Bollywood-inspired lollipop cookies—you don’t have to go to a high-end bakery to be able to serve these beautiful desserts at your next party. Master cake decorator Peggy Porschen shares her designs for the gorgeous cookies, cupcakes, and cakes that have graced some of the world’s most discriminating tables—and they’re as easy to create as they are spectacular. Written for everyone from beginning bakers to seasoned pros, each design in Pretty Party Cakes is broken down into basic steps that turn even complicated cake sculptures into rewarding, accessible creations.

Pretty Party Cakes is brimming with dozens of innovative designs that are all based on fundamental recipes provided in Porschen’s introduction to the basics. This section also covers the equipment and techniques needed to make her luscious creations. Once you’ve mastered the key skills, you can confidently move to chapters on cookies, cupcakes, miniature cakes, and large cakes. Designs range from sparkling heart cakes and butterfly-topped pastel cupcakes to enchanting, edible Treasure Boxes that can be used to present gifts. Ambitious bakers can create stunning desserts such as the Romantic Rose Tower cake and Gift Box Cake, and even simpler sweets such as Alphabet Cookies and Chocolate Canapés will wow your guests with their alluring presentation.

Packed with tips, step-by-step images, and striking photographs to accompany every design, Pretty Party Cakes brings together everything you need to re-create Peggy Porschen’s delicious masterpieces. Whether you’re preparing a wedding cake for dozens of guests or creating a showstopping dessert for an intimate dinner party, these stunning designs will be sure to rival the cakes that line the windows of the chicest designer bakeries.

An all-encompassing guide to creating shockingly simple—yet stunning—cakes, cookies, and cupcakes that rival those from even the most fashionable designer bakeries.

Easy Cut-up Cakes for Kids

Melissa Barlow

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Very good cookbook! 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I ordered this cookbook after reading a small article about it in my local newspaper. There are 24 different cake designs that you can make. I made the teddy bear cake a few days ago. It was very simple to make and turned out very cute. All the recipes use boxed cakes and icing that you can purchase in the store. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to make "fun" cakes.

Great Cakes! 4 out of 5 stars.
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Love this book. Easy drawings and adorable cakes for both boys and girls. I am even going to make one of the cakes for my mom. They are easy enough for someone like me, who is not artistic, to make great cakes! Well worth the price!

Editorial Review:

Why stick to the same old sheet cakes from your supermarket bakery to celebrate the special moments with your kids? Ditch the tired Barbie and G.I. Joe themes and make something truly special with Party Cut-Up Cakes for Kids! Perfect for birthdays, parties, holidays, and other special celebrations, Party Cut-Up Cakes teaches even novice bakers how to create spectacularly decorated cakes using standard cake pans and cake mixes, plus easy homemade frostings combined with your favorite colors, flavors and decorations to make custom cakes that will be the hit of the party!

Quick & Easy Kids' Cakes: 50 Great Cakes for Children of All Ages

Sara Lewis

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great ideas 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I sent this book to my sister-in-law a year ago and she has already worked her way through 6 of these cakes without any difficulty at all. My neice and nephew have picked out their cakes for the next 6 years of birthdays and special days and it has become an almost monthy event to sit and talk about future events and plans.

Editorial Review:

Leave those expensive bakery cakes behind; now anyone can easily create kid-friendly cakes! Accessible for novices, yet inspiring enough for seasoned cake decorators, these 50 original cake designs are shown in color photographs that capture the entire preparation process. The eye-popping treats include an incredible Giant Ice Cream Cone cake, Flowers and Butterflies cake, and cool Christmas Snowmen. Basic cake and icing recipes are included, along with equipment lists and a host of professional cake decorators’ tips. There are cakes for boys and girls of all ages, seasonal and holiday-themed delicacies, and even some of the wildest cupcakes ever, plus advice for transforming store-bought cakes into unique and personalized creations that will be the stunning centerpiece of any party table.

Joy of Cheesecake, The (Barron's Educational Series)

Bovbjerg & Iggers

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A lot of information 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful.

I like this because it doesn't leave a lot to the imagination. Its packed full of information, tips, tricks and measurement conversions. Great for a first start!

good ideas 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Not quite what I thought I was getting. Could use more pictures, it always helps to see what you are making. I was expecting more unique ideas for cheesecakes. It is more a collection of classic and basic recipes. It does have some good tips and ideas for different type of crusts.

Joy of Cheesecake 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I received this book as a gift almost 20 years ago. Now I purchased the book for my daughter. Although I still read and try other cheesecake recipes I find that I end up resorting to old faithful. This book will never let you down.

great book 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

i love this book, have made a few cheesecakes from the book, very good.

Editorial Review:

The possibilities for cheesecake creativity are as rich as your imagination. By varying ingredients, proportions, and baking times, you can produce a cheesecake that is heavy or light, moist or dry, cakelike or smooth. This book contains chapters on ingredients and techniques to aid you in your improvisation.

Fairytale Cakes: 17 Enchanted Creations

Noga Hitron

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

good book....not exactly what I was looking for 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

First off the book starts out with recipes for cakes, frosting and how to make your own fondant, I thought that was a great detail in the book. The directions were well written to make the figurines for each cake. Some of the bigger projects actually had patterns in the book as well. The designs in this book were not was I was looking for, I wanted more princess stuff and there were none in here.

Editorial Review:

Every child has a favorite story, whether it’s about a little mermaid, an ugly duckling, or a brother and sister who meet a witch in a gingerbread house. And no matter how many times mom and dad tell that tale, it’s never enough; the young listener is hungry for more. So maybe it’s time to delight that young prince or princess with a magically decorated, hand-baked cake based on that beloved book.
All the necessary inspiration and instruction are here, from fondant fundamentals to creating shapes and forms. A short synopsis of the related story accompanies the cake, along with vibrant color photographs. Adults may think these sumptuous sweets look too good to touch—but kids will eat them right up! 

Cupcake Calendar 2009 Daily Boxed Calendar (Calendar)

Fergal Connolly

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Editorial Review:

A new treat every day ~ based on our highly successful 500 Cupcakes cook book. Recipes on the back of every page.

The Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible: A Resource of Mix-and-Match Designs and Embellishments

Alan Dunn

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Editorial Review:

Ideal for beginning and experienced cakemakers, The Wedding Cake Decorator's Bible is packed with design ideas, methods and techniques for making and decorating unforgettable wedding cakes. Full step-by-step photographs and descriptions make this book an invaluable resource for a variety of wedding cake designs.

• Features techniques for fondant icing, piping, ribbons, trim, sugar flowers and more
• Convenient spiral binding allows the book to lie completely flat for ease of use

Cheesecake Extraordinaire : More than 100 Sumptuous Recipes for the Ultimate Dessert

Mary Crownover

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Total reviews: 35 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The delicious treat of homemade cheesecake 4 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

"Cheesecake Extraordinaire" starts off with ingredient notes, equipment, and more; I highly recommend reading the "cheesecake basics" if you aren't familiar with cheesecake-baking. The process is simple, but there are certain steps and aspects to it that are important, and it's the lack of those that so often leads people to think cheesecakes are difficult to make.

The cheesecakes are split into a handful of chapters: beverage-based (most, but not all, of these are based on alcoholic drinks and have a decent amount of alcohol in them), candy and cookie, caramel, chocolate, coconut, custard and spice, fruit, mint, nut, peanut butter, vanilla, and "guilt-free" (i.e., recipes using sugar substitute). Don't get too excited here--most of the recipes are in the first and last chapters, beverage-based and reduced-sugar. For some folks that might be wonderful, but I found it rather limiting. I can't stand the taste of sugar substitutes, and I usually make cheesecake to share with certain friends, some of whom really don't like the taste of alcohol. That severely limits the number of useful recipes in this cookbook for me. It's a personal thing, though--if you'd like those recipes, then those chapters will be more useful to you.

The cheesecakes we've made have certainly tasted absolutely delicious. There's a recipe for individual vanilla cheesecakes that's to-die-for, and a caramel pecan cheesecake that has a delightfully natural and somewhat subtle caramel flavor based primarily in brown sugar. Not a single cheesecake has disappointed.

That said, we have at times left off the frostings or toppings suggested by the book. One wonderful cheesecake recipe included a recipe for frosting that was entirely shortening-based--and I cannot STAND shortening-based frostings. They're just plain nasty. Often a cheesecake would be just as good or better without the suggested toppings; at other times the toppings work quite well (such as for the caramel pecan cheesecake, which is good either way).

I wouldn't call this the ultimate cheesecake cookbook, but I'd certainly call it a very good one. Personally I'd like to see more non-alcoholic and non-sugar-free recipes, and fewer unnecessary toppings (or a higher quality of topping recipes overall). However, depending on your particular tastes in food, your mileage may vary! If you love high-alcohol cheesecakes and don't have a problem with shortening-based icings and such, this may be the perfect cheesecake cookbook for you.

Editorial Review:

Who can resist the rich, creamy, melt-in-your-mouth bliss of cheesecake? Cheesecake Extraordinaire presents 121 recipes for this indulgent yet easy-to-make treat. From luscious Chocolate Toffee Cheesecake to lighter-than-air Creamy Lemon Cheesecake, each recipe is sure to please even the most discriminating dessert lover.

Cartoon Cakes (Warner Brothers)

Debbie Brown

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Cartoon Cakes...not as easy as it looks 2 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is definitely not a book for beginners...or anyone that doesn't have experience in making clay figures. The intstructions were not that easy to follow. If you followed the written intstructions the characters will not necessarily look like the ones in the book. Maybe I may be a bit of a perfectionist, but I would think if I am making the Flintsones they should look exactly like the Flintstones. I did manage to make the Flintstones cake and it took quite a bit of time to create each character. After spending so much time making Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty, I didn't have enough time to make Pebbles, Bam-bam or Dino. What a monster of a project to take on!!!!

I do enjoy looking at photos in the book because I think the creater did an amazing job. It makes a great book for a coffee table!!!!

Editorial Review:

Cartoon Cakes is the eagerly awaited book from Debbie Brown, the UK's bestselling author of character and novelty cake books. Featuring favorite characters from Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, and the Cartoon Network, this book will delight adults and children alike.

Sweet And Simple Party Cakes

May Clee Cadman

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Very good... 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I think this is an incredible book. It helped me a lot. There's a lot of images and the recipes are clear. You must have it.

Easy to Follow Cake Disigns 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Out of all the books we have purchased on Cake Decorating, this one had the easiest to follow deisgns for beginners. Great Book

no talent required 1 out of 5 stars.
0 of 4 people found this review helpful.

not worth it i actually wanted to send it back the cakes are so simple that you dont even need any imagination i guess if youve never done it before it would be good just change your frosting color and its considered a new cake,same design though

Editorial Review:

"Create over 40 simple yet incredibly stylish cakes for every occasion, from weddings and anniversaries, to birthdays, christenings and Christmas.

Discover a variety of irresistible cake designs in all colors, shapes and sizes. Includes a wide selection of sweet cupcakes and gorgeous minicakes to make when time is short.

Explore a wide variety of quick and easy sugarcrafting techniques. Beginner and intermediate sugarcrafters will complete the projects with ease, while discovering professional sugarcrafting tricks.

Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, simple recipes, and beautiful photography ensure mouthwatering results. Clever packaging ideas are also included to make your cakes look even more desirable."