Holiday Cakes and Cupcakes ~ Hardback ~ Carol Deacon

In her new fabulous book, Carol Deacon's incredible cake designs cover the gamut of holidays that deserve that special touch that only a cleverly decorated cake can bring to a celebration. Deacon has created 21 fabulous cake designs including Christmas cakes, Halloween cakes, Valentine's Day cakes, Easter cakes, and cakes that can fit any occasion. The step- by-step instructions ensure they will be easy to make and become the frosted focus of your holiday celebration. Each of these cakes has a matching cupcake design that can be made as an accompaniment to the cake or, if you want, the cupcake designs are impressive enough on their own to be the stars of the occasion. Deacon also shares her winning cake baking recipes so that your holiday cakes will taste as wonderful as they look. So make the most of your next holiday by creating a cake that will impress and delight your family and friends.Author BiographyCarol Deacon began cake decorating when a friend asked her to make a birthday cake and the combination of cake and creativeness appealed to her. She entered a few icing competitions and won a car and a gold medal for her amazing creations. Carol decided to leave advertising to work at Jane Asher's cake shop in Chelsea London for a year. Carol then went freelance and as well as making celebration and wedding cakes has written for cake and food magazines these include Cake Craft and Decoration and BBC Good Food. She is the author of Fabulous Party Cakes and Cupcakes. Carol lives in Hertfordshire, England with her husband, three children, a very sticky kitchen, and a whole bunch of ideas for her next book."