Alan Dunn (3) (1972–)

I am not particularly interested in making wedding cakes but bought this book thinking it might provide help in techniques and ideas. I was not disappointed and in fact got more than I had hoped for. The book is divided into four sections: 1. Foundations, which covers tools, equipment and coating techniques. 2. Designing a wedding cake. 3. Decorative Techiniques including Modeled rose, crimper work, frills and flounces, embossing, cut-outs, stenciling, gelatine work, piping bags, piping show more designs, piped embroidery, brush embroidery, lace, clay gun techniques, Battenburg lace, sugar ribbons, sugar accents, molds, cocoa painting, buttercream flip, chocolate decorations, ribbon, fresh flowers, and crystallized flowers. 4. Sugar Flowers. Alan Dunn is a master of gumpaste flowers and there is a section of instructions here for various roses, lilies of the valley, calla lilies, Asiatic lilies, Cattleya orchids, and various leaves and fillers. (There are also instructions for chocolate or marzipan roses in section 3.) I would highly recommend this book. show less

Great book for learning how to make sugar paste flowers. Step by Step instructions included

UK version - red flowers on cover