| | |  | Cake Decorating | Home » » » Colette's Cakes: The Art of Cake Decorating | | | | | | | Description: | | Colette Peters's one-of-a-kind wedding cakes -- for which she charges hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars -- have made her America's most sought-after culinary artist. Now, with this dazzling cookbook, brides-and-grooms-to-be can bake their own Colette's wedding cake -- or commission a professional baker to follow one of Colette's designs.
Illustrated throughout with eye-popping color photographs, step-by-step drawings, and templates, Colette's Wedding Cakes showcases more than thirty of the author's most amazing wedding creations, organized by season -- a love-in-bloom cake, an Edwardian cake, a chocolate fantasia cake, an art deco cake, a coral reef cake, and many others. | | | Features: | |
• cakes, baking, wedding, shower
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Colette Peters | | Hardcover:
| 163 pages | | Publisher:
| Little, Brown and Company | | Publication Date:
| October 07, 1991 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0316702056 | | Product Length:
| 8.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.88 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.81 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.33 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.33 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.67 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.99 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 29 reviews |
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58 of 60 found the following review helpful:
 Inspiring cakesOct 19, 2000
This is the second book i have by Colette Peters,i like this one better.I like this one better because there are more cakes in buttercream & for beginners.Every one of her books are works of art & very inspiring.You will want to be able to make each & every cake in all of her books.I cant say enough about her talent & anyone else talent who can do these creations.For me personally,i found this book to be more useful.I dont like to work with fondant & i dont know anyone that thinks it taste well.So that reason & the fact that this book has more buttercream cakes,cakes for the beginner to the more advanced, makes this a better one for me.
39 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 Good techniques, disappointing styleFeb 06, 2001
By Martine Le Clainche
I ordered this book based on the reviews i read and the covering photo. I think the cover is the nicest cake in the book. The techniques are good and reasonably clear and for that I don't regret buying the book, having said that, I was disappointed at the style of the cakes presented. The cakes are impressive but not very elegant, crowded with flowers and colours. Mostly it seemed a little dated. I didn't feel that the cover was an indication of more to come, it is by far the nicest of them all. I wouldn't rush out and buy this book if you haven't had the chance to leaf through it already especially if you are watching your pennies.
39 of 41 found the following review helpful:
Beautiful and inspiring!Jul 26, 1997
I love this book! It contains beautiful photographs of Colette's amazing cakes, and easy to understand instructions for creating them. It helps if you already know something about cake decorating, but her explanations are clear even if you are a novice. Throw away any preconceived notions you may have about what cakes are "supposed" to look like -- these are like nothing you have ever seen before. Certainly, these are not everyday creations, but for a very special occasion they would be worth the effort
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
This is inspirational!Jan 28, 2002
By Stephanie Manley
Let's be realistic, some of us, I include myself, can not do all of the things that are presented in this lovely book. The cakes are wonderfully decorated, and they will amaze you. Serve one of these and people will wonder if what you are serving is really a cake... But, for the rest of us, this is still a good book. This book will give you wonderful ideas of what you can do, and some improvisions you can make. While I can try to make a cake as beautiful as presented in this book, my attempts have been slightly less stunning, but none the less quite good. I would encourage you if you dare to go that extra mile to give this book a try.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Great book for the beginner ready to delve into cake deco!Jul 14, 2004
I would have to say that this book may not be nearly as good as Colette's Christmas book, but it still gets a well deserved 5 stars!!!! The cakes are realistic for someone to make with a little skill in cake decorating and a willingness to "get over themselves" on whether or not they're able to do it. Even if one has never worked with fondant before, the books explanations are easy to follow. I especially like the incorporation of tools from around the house that can be used for cake decorating. This book is very good for the beginner ready to delve into cake decorating because it covers basic techniques in a simple to use format.
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