Twisted Cakes: Deliciously Evil Designs for Every Occasion - Softcover

Debbie Goard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956438253 ISBN 13: 9780956438256

Publisher: Fil Rouge, 2012

Synopsis

The 20 wacky wonders include stabbed cupcakes, eyeball mini cakes, a Venus fly trap plant, a roach motel, a maggoty candy bar, Siamese pigs and a rack of lamb cake. There are cakes for Halloween that could have come straight from a fairground haunted house - a tombstone, a creepy clown or a severed arm. Other occasions are catered for, too. A can of worms would be perfect for a fisherman's birthday, while a graffiti-inspired cake will delight fans of street art. Prefer pretty with a twist? Then choose a Mexican Day of the Dead skull cake or a pinned butterfly. You can bring out your inner sadist with a kidnapped and bound Terrified Teddy or a mouse in a trap. There's even an alternative wedding cake with a heart tattoo theme and a frosty split cake to mark a break-up.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Twisted Cakes subverts sugary sweet cakes and celebration baking to produce designs with a nod to the dark side, all executed with a wicked sense of humor. From eyeball mini cakes for Halloween to a cake that looks like a lamb chop to amaze barbecue guests, there's a daring design for every occasion, including Valentine's Day, weddings, birthdays, and special events.

The author of Twisted Cakes, Debbie Goard, is an innovative Californian cake maker who has appeared on The Food Network, has a large internet following, and teaches classes on baking and cake creating to a wealth of eager students. Her instructions are easy to follow, even for the most challenging designs, and the 20 cake designs and recipes featured in Twisted Cakes are each accompanied by full-color photos.

Goard's cake-making directions will whet appetites and please novice and experienced bakers. As an added bonus for readers, the back of the book contains a pocket with design templates and stencils to create all of the terrifying cakes, such as the knife shape for stabbed cupcakes and ear and heart shapes for the 'Ears to You Dear' cake. Think of Twisted Cakes as a guide to making unique, creepy, crafts that are hard to look away from.

About the Author:

Californian Debbie Goard's work has been featured everywhere from The Food Network to The Daily Telegraph. Her amazing designs are widely talked about in cake-loving blogs and websites and the Facebook page for her company, Debbie Does Cakes, has over 4,000 fans. As well as private commissions, she undertakes television and corporate work - she created the iPhone cake for Apple's iPhone development and launch team, for example. Debbie also teaches classes in cake decorating.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fil Rouge
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0956438253
• ISBN 13: 9780956438256
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128