Betty Crocker Decorating Cakes and Cupcakes - Softcover

Easy cake and cupcake decorating ideas to make any occasion special With Betty Crocker Decorating Cakes and Cupcakes, you can turn a delicious cake into a work of edible art! Even if you're a beginning baker, you can make a Ladybug or Butterfly Cake for a picnic, a Bib or Bootie Cake for a baby shower, a Train, Teddy Bear, Kitty Cat or Purse birthday cake for a young child, or a Baseball Cap or Flip Flops masterpiece for a tween. You'll learn step by step how to create and decorate all kinds of delicious cakes for all kinds of events: Festive holiday cakes like New Year's Cake, Leprechaun Village Cake, Firecracker Cake, Black Cat Cake, Turkey Gobbler Cake or a Holiday Pinecone Cake Celebration creations like an exquisite Classic White Wedding Cake or whimsical Wedding Cupcakes, an Anniversary Cake, a Mother's Day Hat Cake, a Father's Day Hawaiian Shirt Cake, a Star of David Cake and more Inside, you'll find everything from basic cake-baking tips and delicious recipes (including many that can be made with cake mix and ready-to-spread frosting) to detailed illustrations showing how to add the decorative finishing touches. The simple yet innovative decorating techniques and ideas here will make decorating a piece of cake! For more great ideas visit BettyCrocker.com

Now you can make every occasion special, with a little help from Betty Crocker Decorating Cakes and Cupcakes. It's filled with inventive yet simple ways to make and decorate sweet treats that have a truly personal touch. Each chapter has a theme, such as holiday cakes or celebration cakes, and gives you creative designs and decorating techniques for dressing up cakes and cupcakes. You'll find step-by-step directions for creating cut-out and shaped cakes, plus recipes for sure showstoppers, including a Volcano Cake, Hanukkah Dreidel Cake, Easter Bunny Cake, Flowerpot Cupcakes, Wedding Cupcakes and more.

This book uses everyday ingredients and shows how you can wow your family and friends with delectable desserts that have that extra something?without a lot of extra effort. You can take your pick: either make cake and frosting from scratch or use mixes and ready-to-spread frosting to save time. Bake a "formal" cake or whip up a batch of fun cupcakes. There's a whole chapter of cupcake recipes that will rekindle old memories of special Mom-made treats.

A helpful "Basics" section gets you started, with advice on everything from frosting and cutting cakes to storing and freezing them. In a rush? You'll love the tips on substituting convenience ingredients in scratch recipes to save time. If you're feeling creative, ideas for adding pizzazz using food writer pens, pearl or crystal sugar or decorating spray can help you turna simple cake into a culinary masterpiece.Each recipe is accompanied by a color photoand, if you need it, how-to illustrations for putting it all together. You'll also find useful nutrition information.

With these recipes and decorating techniques, you won't just bake cakes or cupcakes?you'll make new memories! You'll be inspired to try your own ideas and customize cakes for all kinds of special occasions, from bridal showers and housewarming celebrations to baby showers and kids' birthdays. Whatever the season, whatever the reason, you'll discover how to make the perfect cake to celebrate it!