Cakes in Bloom


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Cakes in Bloom is a celebration of Peggy Porschen's artistry, skill and dexterity within the world of sugarcraft. In this stunning book, Peggy shares her repertoire of incomparable sugar blooms, from vintage roses to exotic frangipani, and the secrets behind her expert modelling techniques. After introducing the basic techniques and specialist tools you'll need, there are 24 varieties of flower to create, all accompanied by detailed step-by-step photography and glorious shots of the finished flowers - both close up and in position on some of Peggy's signature wedding cake designs. The ultimate reference and inspiration for sugarcrafters, the book reflects Peggy's mastery of a breathtaking array of flowers, creatively used on a variety of cakes.




Cakes in Bloom


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Anna von Marburg shows how to develop your own style and create cakes. Each step is simple and much of the preparation can be done weeks in advance. The book contains the recipe for Anna's chocolate fudge cake, which she uses as the base for most of her commissions. Every cake has clear step-by-step directions and short-cuts for making the decorations and for construction, and Anna also discloses where she gets her inspiration from - she suggests that the dreaming up of the idea is often more difficult than making the cake.




New York in Bloom


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A floral tour of the metropolis, filled with sumptuous photography: “A magical and unexpected look at New York . . . lovely and brilliant.” —Laura Dowling, former chief floral designer at the White House From stylish floral studios and corner shops overflowing with fresh-cut blooms, through bustling flower markets, to blooming trees and lush public parks, an unexpected softer side of New York is revealed in photos juxtaposing floral beauty with exquisite botanical details found in the city’s iconic architecture. Author and photographer Georgianna Lane adds to her acclaimed works Paris in Bloom and London in Bloom with this collection including: Parks and gardens Floral studios Market flowers Floral displays Field guides to locating and identifying common spring blooms A list of recommended locations and vendors A tutorial on how to create your own New York–style floral bouquet, and more “A bountiful and effervescent garden that brilliantly dots the landscape of the city that never sleeps.” —Robert Wheeler, author of Hemingway’s Paris




Bloom


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Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band—if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens. But while interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easygoing guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become closer over batches of bread, love is ready to bloom . . . that is, if Ari doesn’t ruin everything. Writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau concoct a delicious recipe of intricately illustrated baking scenes and blushing young love, in which the choices we make can have terrible consequences, but the people who love us can help us grow.




Intensely Chocolate


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A tantalizing collection of dessert recipes for true chocolate lovers Chocolate lovers have more and more ways to get their fix with high-cacao, high-quality chocolate beckoning from grocery shelves all over the country. Intensely Chocolate offers luscious recipes for cakes, brownies, muffins, tarts, cookies, custards, candies, and frozen desserts that will make any chocolate lover drool. Here, you'll find new ideas, and classics even better than you remember them. From bittersweet high-cacao content to chocolates mixed with fruits, nuts, spices, and more-there's almost no limit to what you can do with chocolate. Intensely Chocolate gives you the ideas and guidance to turn this beloved ingredient into splendid desserts. 100 recipes cover beloved favorites like Individual Molten Mocha Cakes and exciting new ideas like Chocolate-Passion Fruit Ganache Tart. This lushly illustrated book also includes helpful information on available ingredients and how to use them. These recipes are perfect for today's high-quality chocolate, but simple preparations put these unforgettable treats within easy reach. For anyone looking for a new twist on their favorite dessert or creative ideas for using high-quality artisan chocolates, Intensely Chocolate is the essential guide to the world's favorite confection.




Blooms and Baking


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Create Incredible Desserts with the Unique Flavors and Aromas of Chamomile, Lavender, Rose, Jasmine, and More Innovative and beautiful, these desserts add floral flavors to cakes, cookies, pies, and more to create something new and absolutely delicious. Amy Ho, founder of the baking blog Constellation Inspiration, shows you step-by-step how to use these aromatic flavors to make your desserts taste just as wonderful as they look. Chamomile cake is perfectly paired with peach and mascarpone buttercream, decadent chocolate is combined with lavender caramel to create a delicious two-bite cookie and Jasmine Fruit Tartlets showcase delicate jasmine blooms, green tea and strawberries. Perfectly balanced, Amy’s creations will be sure to wow you and anyone you bake for.




Caramel


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Bloom takes the rich luxurious flavor of caramel to new heights with these recipes for cakes, tarts, cookies, custards, candies, ice creams, and other delicious desserts.




Modern Sugar Flowers


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The essential reference from the internationally renowned cake designer. Known for her signature sugar flowers and her glorious wedding cakes, Jacqueline Butler has shared her tips and techniques in this beautifully illustrated guide. Bakers at every level can find clear, easy-to-follow directions to create a distinctive, contemporary look for their cakes. Covering single-tier, multi-tier, and premade arrangements, Butler reveals her secrets for lilacs, lavender, dahlia, freesia, camellia, and many other floral creations—plus advice on tools, supplies, and coloring.




The Little Spark - 30 Ways to Ignite Your Creativity


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You were born with a creative spark inside. Do you look at yourself now and wonder if the spark has gone out? Ignite that inner fire with the 30 engaging exercises, fun activities, inspirational images, and motivating ideas in this book. Learn what your Little Spark of creative passion looks like, how to capture it, and how to make room for it in your life. Read the book cover-to-cover and use it as a month-long creative roadmap, or just dip into the exercises as your time and inclination allow. Either way, you will change your life.




The International Dictionary of Desserts, Pastries, and Confections


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This invaluable A-to-Z culinary guide includes more than 800 definitions and 75 classic recipes for everything from Cheesecake to Churros, Financiers to Filo Dough, and Seven-Minute Icing to Semifreddo. Handy charts and appendices include tables of weight and measurement equivalents, conversions to and from metric, temperature equivalents and comparative baking pan sizes.