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  • Published: 15 January 2008
  • ISBN: 9780307394538
  • Imprint: Crown
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 260
  • RRP: $135.00
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Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes

More Than 100 Inspiring Cakes--An Indispensable Guide for the Bride and the Baker



Of all the decisions that go into planning a wedding, choosing the cake may be the sweetest. Much more than dessert, this beloved wedding symbol should be as special as the bride and groom themselves. Whether you imagine a majestic cake blooming with fresh flowers, a pristine fondant-covered masterpiece, or a homespun take on strawberry shortcake- or even if you don’t know where to begin- Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes will provide you with more than 100 delicious and inspiring ideas for timeless and beautiful confections that are perfect for every style of wedding.

Not just visually inspiring, these pages are filled with information you won’t find anywhere else. Martha Stewart and Wendy Kromer, the master baker and decorator who has been creating cakes for Martha Stewart Weddings for more than a decade, guide you through everything you need to consider when selecting a cake- and even how to bake and decorate one yourself. Novice and experienced bakers alike will find recipes and insiders’ techniques to create truly memorable wedding cakes.

You will learn:
Where to begin- how to decide what style and flavors are right for you, taking into account the season, location, and theme of the event

Buttercream or fondant? Ganache or meringue? Useful charts explain the delicious materials bakers use, so you can choose the ones that suit your taste and style

Creative ways to display your cake so it takes center stage at the reception

How to find and hire a baker, including questions to ask and contract considerations

Ideas for cutting costs without sacrificing quality or beauty

How to incorporate traditions from around the world

Everything you need to know about baking a cake yourself, with complete recipes as well as how-to decorating techniques with color photographs and reference charts

A treasury of inspiration, Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes will ensure that your cake, whether homemade or professionally baked, triple-tiered or a tower of cupcakes, embellished with fresh fruit or elaborate sugar roses, is every bit as magical as your big day.

  • Published: 15 January 2008
  • ISBN: 9780307394538
  • Imprint: Crown
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 260
  • RRP: $135.00
Categories:

About the authors

Martha Stewart

Born in 1941, Martha Stewart is the author of dozens of bestselling books on cooking (including Martha Stewart Cupcakes and Martha Stewart Cookies), entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. In the US she hosts The Martha Stewart Show, a popular daily syndicated tv programme. You can see Martha demonstrating her recipes on marthastewart.com.

MARTHA STEWART LIVING magazine was first published in 1990. Since then, more than three dozen books have been published by the magazine's editors.