Bellissimo Wedding Cakes: 12 Elegant and Inspiring Tutorials for the Contemporary Cake Designer

Discover the secret for creating sophisticated, straight-edged cakes from award-winning wedding cake designer, Helen Mansey. Bellissimo Wedding Cakes showcases a contemporary collection of 12 stunning wedding cake tutorials that all incorporate her signature sharp-edge style. Inspired by techniques that originated in Australia, Helen has perfected a method for creating clean, crisp edges on sugarpasted cakes. Following Helen’s unique methods, clear instructions and detailed step-by-step photography, you can take your cakes to the next level and create polished and professional cakes time and again. Helen covers everything an aspiring wedding cake maker needs to know, from flavour combinations and portion sizes to invaluable information about transporting and displaying the finished cakes. Helen is a firm believer that a cake should taste as fabulous as it looks, so has also included a selection of irresistible cake recipes that have been tried-and-tested by hundreds of wedding guests. Bellissimo Wedding Cakes is a great source of inspiration for any cake maker, with cakes ranging from one tier to five, from simple and chic to grand and opulent. Helen uses exquisite piping that looks just like lace, stylised sugar flowers that perfectly complement the cake design, and even colourful sugarpaste stripes to create beautifully decorated cakes for any romantic occasion. Drawing on her experience as a tutor, Helen takes you through the cake-making process from start to finish, so you can make delicious, professional-looking cakes at home.