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Fun & Original Birthday Cakes

Learn to create show-stopping cakes for your next birthday party no matter what your skill level is, with this easy-to-follow guide.

An adorable collection of birthday cakes boasting the unique but easily achievable modeling skills of internationally renowned cake designer and sugar modeler Maisie Parrish. Each charming new design is ideal for creating extra-special birthday party cakes or for adding a unique personal touch tailored to the recipient. Includes the ever-popular cupcakes and mini-cakes and, for the first time, amazing sugar paste techniques for adding graphic designs to compliment cakes and characters. With simple sugar crafting techniques, figure modeling instructions and clear step-by-step photography, designs are ideal for both beginner and intermediate sugarcrafters. With over twenty-five character cake toppers and expert advice on covering, storing and transporting your cake, this is the ultimate birthday cake resource.

Maisie Parrish

Maisie Parrish specializes in creating cute and colorful characters for cakes. She is a tutor and demonstrator for Wilton in the US and also demonstrates for Squires Kitchen in the UK. She contributes to magazines including Cakes & Sugarcraft and Cake Craft & Decoration, and is the author of Fun & Original Character Cakes (D&C 2009) and Fun & Original Children's Cakes (D&C 2010).

David & Charles