Wedding Cake Art and Design

Rather than simply including beautiful wedding cakes for cake decorators and students to copy, Garrett educates readers to design cakes based on their own creativity and their client's unique needs instead. Starting with a look at the design process, Garrett then moves from simple cake designs to elegant, elaborate, whimsical, and theme cakes. Each chapter includes scenarios for student practice with expert guidance from the author. The essential topic of setting up a wedding cake business is covered, and it also includes tested recipes and helpful resources.

CHAPTER ONE Designing the cake 1

CHAPTER TWO Creative designs 15

CHAPTER THREE Romantic designs 35

CHAPTER FOUR Textured designs 59

CHAPTER FIVE Modern designs 79

CHAPTER SIX Wedgwood-inspired designs 91

CHAPTER SEVEN Chocolate designs 111

CHAPTER EIGHT Seasonal designs 121

CHAPTER NINE Fashion-inspired designs 139

CHAPTER TEN Floral designs 153

CHAPTER ELEVEN Textile-inspired designs 171

CHAPTER TWELVE Setting up a cake design business 183

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Recipes and flavor combinations 193

APPENDIX Templates and cake-cutting guide

Toba Garrett is head of the Department of Cake Decorating and Design at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She is a member of the International Cake Exploration Societé and former president of the Confectionary Arts Guild of New Jersey. She is also the author of Professional Cake Decorating, The Well-Decorated Cake, and Creative Cookies: Delicious Decorating for Any Occasion.

Creating the perfect wedding cake to complement a client's perfect day requires a great deal of artistry, technical proficiency, and a true understanding of each client's needs. Wedding Cake Art and Design is an invaluable and beautifully illustrated hands-on guide for mastering every step of the planning and execution of picture-perfect wedding cakes—from the initial consultation to the gorgeous finished product.

Author Toba Garrett is one of the foremost experts and educators in cake decorating, having trained many of the top cake artists in the world. Here, she offers an all-in-one guide that presents sample client scenarios in each chapter, showing you how to plan and then produce the ideal cake to match each client's budget, theme, and creative desires.

This comprehensive resource explains all of the crucial skills and techniques required for success—from the most basic to the most complex—including how to create color, texture, shape, and decorative elements for every design. Exquisite full-color photos display finished cakes and illustrated step-by-step instructions provide clear and simple direction.

Garrett includes a range of different cake styles inspired by popular themes and concepts, including creative, romantic, textured, modern, and Wedgwood-inspired designs; designs based on the seasons, fashion colors, film, flowers, pottery, and textiles; and designs that are perfect for chocolate lovers. Truly comprehensive in scope, Wedding Cake Art and Design also features handy informative appendices on setting up a cake design business, recipes and flavor combinations, templates, and cake cutting.

Offering detailed expert guidance on every aspect of the art and business of wedding cake design, this is an indispensable tool for industry professionals, baking and pastry students, or talented and dedicated hobbyists.

A comprehensive guide to the art and business of wedding cake design

Combining inspirational cake designs, step-by-step decorating instruction, and advice on the fundamentals of running a successful cake business in a competitive market, Wedding Cake Art and Design is an invaluable guide for industry professionals and students. Master decorator Toba Garrett includes stunning designs for cakes inspired by textiles, seasons, fashion colors, flowers, and much more, then gives you the tools to translate your clients' ideas into creative new designs.