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Dress Your Cookie

by Joanna Farrow

Published 5 March 2012

Give your baking a makeover and add a whole new lease on life to everyone's favourite sugar-sweet treat, the cookie! Whether you want to whip up a batch of fairytale faces, or pile a plate high with adorable animals, this book has no end of decorating inspiration. Even everyday objects like cars, flowers, and rubber duckies have never tasted so good! And with plenty of holiday-themed suggestions perfect for parties from Valentines to Christmas, your cookies are sure to always be dressed for the occasion. So, whether you want to make a playful pirate or a chubby owl for a children's party, or a decorative heart or wedding cake cookie for a grown-up gift, this book lets you serve up brilliant results every time. Includes foolproof recipes for four different cookie bases, templates and detailed decorating instructions for each funky and delightful cookie, plus a comprehensive introduction to ingredients, icing techniques and equipment. So whether you want a rainy-day activity to do with the kids, or something different and colourful to bake for family and friends, cookie decorating has never been so simple...or so sweet!

Dress Your Cupcake

by Joanna Farrow

Published 4 April 2011

Give your baking a makeover and add a whole new lease of life to everyone's favourite sugar-sweet treat, the cupcake! Whether you want to whip up a batch of fairytale faces, or pile a plate high with adorable animals, this book has no end of decorating inspiration. Even everyday objects like cars, flowers, and rubber duckies have never tasted so good! And with plenty of holiday-themed suggestions perfect for parties from Valentines to Christmas, your cupcakes are sure to always be dressed for the occasion. Including four foolproof cupcake recipes and a comprehensive introduction to ingredients, icing techniques and equipment, cupcakes have never been so simple...or so sweet!

Dress Your Cake

by Joanna Farrow

Published 2 September 2013

Munch on a Millipede! Graze on a Golf Course! Snack on a Skateboard! Give your cakes the ultimate 'bakeover'!

With 40 stunning creations to choose from, here you will find cakes for everyone and every occasion - from rockets and kittens to a hamburger with chips and even a casino table! So whether you want a rainy-day activity to do with the kits or something colourful and different to bake and create for family and friends baking and decorating cakes has never been so much fun!

Easy-to-follow makes mean this book has no end of ideas and inspiration. It caters for every taste and style imaginable. Pirate Ship, Super Spaceship and Flamin' Skateboard are perfect for a boy's party, with Toadstool Cottage, Ballerina Shoes and Elephants on Parade ideal for their little sisters! Treat the man in your life to the golf-enthused Tee Time, the ever-so classy Monsieur Moustache and Poker themed Luck of the Draw. And for the grown-up girls the gorgeous Vintage Birdcage, Japanese Blossom cake and the indulgent Macaron Gift Box should be the perfect focal point for any celebratory occasion.

This book has four cake recipes (Vanilla Sponge, Vanilla Cupcakes, Madeira Cake and Rich Chocolate) and four icing recipes (Vanilla Buttercream, Royal Icing, Homemade Rolled Fondant, Dark Chocolate Ganache) giving you an excellent springboard to your decorating endeavours.

A handy glossary for those pesky US baking terms is situated at the front of the book, making all the recipes UK friendly.

Decoration techniques, such as covering cakes with buttercream, melting chocolate properly and adding and blending colours in rolled fondant are explored in the comprehensive introduction.