Modern Cake Recipes for Aspiring Baking Artists

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The Art of Modern Cake is the perfect cake decorating book for the contemporary baker looking to hone their skills in the art of sugar flowers and elevated cake decor.

Modern cake decorating techniques transform simple cakes into dazzling works of art. From Satin Ice Artist of Excellence and owner of De la Creme Creative Studio, Heidi Moore Holmon, comes a gorgeously-photographed instructional guide with everything you need to create extravagant single and multi-tier cakes. The Art of Modern Cake offers step-by-step technical instructions paired with delicious base cake recipes to create cake couture. Included are clear, easy-to-follow instructions to reproduce each recipe to perfection.

A contemporary confectionary cookbook. Part aspirational cake decorating book and part inspirational coffee table book, DIY designers and students of dessert baking will delight in The Art of Modern Cake. Featuring chapters on edible flowers, piping skills, food coloring techniques, and more, The Art of Modern Cake shares tips and techniques for creating gorgeous, elaborate, elevated cakes.

Inside, you’ll find:

Recipes for delicious fillings such as black cherry compote and dulce de leche meringue Flower and greenery techniques for peonies, anenomies, berries, succulents and more Marbling techniques to create a gorgeous look Cake stacking tips for the perfectly aligned multi-tiered cake How to work with gum paste

If you’re looking for cake baking cookbooks, a baking decorating book, or a sugar art book or you enjoyed books like Cake Confidence, Icing on the Cake, The Contemporary Buttercream Bible, or The Painted Cake you’ll love The Art of Modern Cake.