The essential reference to modern buttercream icing techniques, with step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photography, plus over 40 stunning cakes to make at home, from cupcakes to tiered wedding cakes. From the perfect buttercream recipe to creating textures, painting with buttercream, pattern transfers and stencilling with buttercream.
The essential reference to modern buttercream icing techniques, with step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photography, plus over 40 stunning cakes to make at home, from cupcakes to tiered wedding cakes. From the perfect buttercream recipe to creating textures, painting with buttercream, pattern transfers and stencilling with buttercream.
Valeri Valeriano and Christina Ong left the Philippines in 2008 to work in the UK in the medical field. After learning how to make cupcake bouquets in 2011 they launched their business Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes and have since won several top awards for their buttercream designs. Now they are internationally renowned and teach classes in Europe, Asia and the US. www.queenofheartscouturecakes.com
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Introduction BUTTERCREAM BASICS Stable Buttercream Recipe Adding Flavours Equipment Nozzle Guide Colouring Buttercream Mixing Colours Inspirations Covering Cakes Crumb Coating Smoothing Sharp Edges Textured Finishes Covering Boards Dowelling Cupcakes Recipe Piping Peaks and Swirls PIPING TEXTURES AND PATTERNS Ruffles Up and Down Back and Forth Squiggly Basketweave Contemporary Basketweave E- and C-Scrolls Star Fill Dots Leaves Shells and Fleur de Lis Scrolls Lines and Zigzags FLOWERS Sunflower Leaves Camellia Hydrangea Carnation Sweet Pea Lilac Daisy Chrysanthemum Daffodil Rose and Rose Buds Piping and Arranging Flowers on a Cake Cupcake Bouquets Cuppie Cakes PALETTE KNIFE TECHNIQUES Palette Knife Brush Strokes Thinning Blending Gradient Blending and Painting Flowers Marbling TRANSFERS STENCILLING & STAMPING Frozen Buttercream Transfers Transfers Troubleshooting Stencilling Stamping TEXTILE EFFECTS Brushed Embroidery Lace Irregular Lace Fishnet Lace Crochet Patchwork Crochet WRITING Direct Piping Painting Pattern Transfer Embossing Stencilling Using Writing Creatively BEYOND BUTTERCREAM Embellishment Choices Rice Paper Sprinkles Candies Fruit Loops Templates Suppliers About the Authors Acknowledgments Index
