Mini Cakes Academy ― Step-by-step Expert Cake Decorating Techniques for 30 Mini Cake Designs

Lindy Smith's Mini Cakes Academy will not only show you how to create flawless mini cakes every time, it will also provide you with practical projects and inspiration to create stunning mini cakes for every occasion. From graduations to weddings, new homes to new babies, Easter to Mother's Day and the all important Valentine, this book offers a wealth of expert tutorials, as well as advice on preparing and presenting your mini cakes for maximum effect. Mini cakes make perfect gifts, to give to guests as parties or as wedding favours or simply to make for yourself. Filled with all of the essential equipment and techniques you need to know for filling and covering cakes, from marzipan to sugarpaste, as well as a variety of delicious cake recipes, from chocolate fudge cake to previously unpublished recipes! There are even helpful tips for displaying and storing your mini cakes. The cake projects are structured around exciting themes that include vintage/retro, designer, childhood and milestones. The 30 exciting projects range from traditional style cakes to more unique one of a kind styles, such as a pocketwatch and vintage carousel! With expert tuition from one of the world's leading cake decorators, this is the definitive guide to mini cakes - perfect for beginners and more experienced cake crafters alike. All 30 cake projects provide detailed step-by-step instructions as well as beautiful and helpful step-by-step photography, plus the whole notion of making 'small' cakes, makes the whole process achievable for all. Lindy is the author of many best-selling cake decorating books, including The Contemporary Cake Decorating Bible.

Lindy Smith is a contemporary cake designer who inspires and empowers others to bake and decorate their own amazing cakes and cookies by passing on her knowledge in her books, DVDs, classes, and the products she designs for her business Lindy's Cakes. She is a prolific author with 13 books in print (most with David & Charles), including The Contemporary Cake Decorating Bible, and is one of the world's bestselling cake-decorating authors. www.lindyscakes.co.uk