Professional Touches: The Art of Advanced Cake Decorating
‘Professional Touches’ is a well-written, advanced book about cake decoration, with meticulous step-by-step instructions and captioned illustrations, making it methodical and practical.
The author walks the reader through a couple dozen of her own creations, with names like ‘The Sheep Dog’ and ‘God Bless Marc’, taking time to address specialty techniques as she does so. Marzipan and sugarpaste coating, counter-sinking the top, ribbon insertion, painting on sugar, bridge and extension work, edible frills, ribbons and bows, lacing and icing techniques are all covered in fastidious detail, and she includes nice design templates for her models.
This is a bookshelf book for me; collected because it looks interesting and practical. I haven’t used it specifically, but I admire how it is written and can see that it is fundamentally sound advice. Recommended as a useful resource for a developing cake designer.