Fun & Original Birthday Cakes

By Maisie Parish

An adorable collection of birthday cakes boasting the unique but easily achievable modeling skills of internationally renowned cake designer and sugar modeler Maisie Parrish. Each charming new design is ideal for creating extra-special birthday party cakes or for adding a unique personal touch tailored to the recipient. Includes the ever-popular cupcakes and minicakes and, for the first time, amazing sugarpaste techniques for adding graphic designs to compliment cakes and characters. With simple sugarcrafting techniques, figure modeling instructions and clear step-by-step photography, designs are ideal for both beginner and intermediate sugarcrafters. With over 25 character cake toppers and expert advice on covering, storing and transporting your cake, this is the ultimate birthday cake resource.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Release date: Feb 12, 2011
• ISBN: 9781446354056

Maisie Parish

Maisie Parrish specializes in creating cute and colorful characters for cakes. She is a tutor and demonstrator for Wilton in the US and also demonstrates for Squires Kitchen in the UK. She contributes to magazines including Cakes & Sugarcraft and Cake Craft & Decoration, and is the author of Fun & Original Character Cakes (D&C 2009) and Fun & Original Children's Cakes (D&C 2010).