Squires Kitchen's Guide to Making Sugar Figures: 24 Fun Cake-top Characters for Every Celebration by Clement-May, Jan (2012) Hardcover

Where there’s a celebration, there has to be a cake! And what better way to decorate it than with fun and colourful figures made especially for the recipient. - Learn how to model 24 fun figures in sugar, great for decorating party cakes or for personalised edible gifts. - An enjoyable activity for modellers of all ages, perfect for keeping little hands busy. -Step-by-step instructions and full-colour photographs throughout. Popular sugar artist, Jan Clement-May, shows you how easy it is to model and personalise figures in from fondant and modelling paste using just a handful of basic tools. As well as explaining the essentials of modelling in sugar, she covers three popular subject matters – occupations, hobbies and celebrations – and presents an imaginative selection of figures within each chapter. So whether you’re making a bride and groom for a wedding cake (complete with jolly vicar!), a cute baby boy or girl for a christening or baby’s birthday, a cub scout or brownie for a children’s party, or a cake for a sportsperson, this book is for you! Plus, if you’re looking to make party bag treats, wedding favours or if you’re simply short of time, there are quick and easy cupcake designs to accompany every figure.