The ultimate compendium of cake decorating techniques for avid amateur bakers everywhere. Cake Decorating for Beginners combines nuggets of advice and popular projects from books in the Modern Cake Decorator series. You are taken through the whole process from the initial bake to icing your cake with those final embellishments. Expert cake decorators Christine Flinn, Sandra Monger and Stephanie Weightman pool their knowledge to help you with stencilling, using cutters, piping and painting.

Popular television presenter and champion of craft Stephanie Weightman brings her expert knowledge to the world of sugarcraft, with her pioneering new techniques for stencilling on cakes. Inspiring results are achieved with only simple techniques and basic cake-decorating materials. Learn how to use food stencils to produce your own sumptuous works of cake craft. This book includes full instructions on the materials you will need, basic techniques for covering cakes with a variety of ingredients, and an extensive section showcasing Stephanie's stencil techniques. * 15 stunning step-by-step projects * Simple techniques for sumptuous results * Includes shaped cakes, tiered cakes, mini cakes and cupcakes