Fun and Fancy Cake Decorating : Tips and Techniques for Decorating Unique Cakes for Any Occasion

Kate Sullivan has baked wedding cakes and party cakes for some of New York's most interesting weddings and events. Her sought-after recipes, designs, and tips are compiled in this extraordinary volume now available in paperback.

Featured in numerous magazines, and on television, Sullivan is a respected and creative baker. For the first time, she brings her knack for creating the unusual to those of us who want to bake more than a layer cake but aren't sure how.

This book features her delicious recipes and unique cake-decorating tips, as well as personal stories about creating and delivering cakes. She has used cookies as cake toppers, made dozens of multicolored flowers on a hat-shaped cake, and created cakes in the shapes of taxis and diner coffee cups. Whether a lush, vibrant Monsoon Wedding cake or a larger-than-life, 3D Cup o Joe to Go, Kate's cakes always inspire people to ask, "How did she do that?"

Basic and special techniques are illustrated in detailed step-by-step photographs, as well as complete cake recipes for Kates's favorite cakes.

Kate Sullivan's wedding and party cakes have been featured in numerous magazines, including Oprah, the New York Times, Self, and Time Out New York, as well as on VH1 and in Broadway theater. She lives in New York City.