Take Your Desserts to the Next Level with Breathtaking Flowers and Other Delicious, Dainty Designs
Design the most gorgeous cakes right at home with these 25 incredibly approachable decorating projects. Jiahn Kang, founder of the cake design company Brooklyn Floral Delight, shows you how to easily sculpt delicate flowers, cute cacti and floral arrangements all from delicious buttercream icing. With simple instructions and helpful step-by-step pictures, you'll quickly master the art of beautiful cake decorating--no baking expertise required!
With delectable cake and meringue recipes and easy tips for proper color-mixing, piping and shaping, you'll be creating masterpieces in no time. Pipe charming buttercream gardens full of roses and hydrangeas, delightful collections of earthy cacti and succulents, or even vibrant full-blossom bouquets and wreaths. Whether you're preparing for a special event or simply looking to pick up a creative new skill, these beginner-friendly designs will have you wowing everyone with your elegant cakes and cupcakes.
"Jiahn's cakes--adorned with the most stunning, realistic-looking blooms-- actually taste as good as they look. What a joy it is to be able to learn from the master herself."
--Meghan Harlow, editor at Edible Magazine
"Jiahn's flowers and botanicals are edible works of art that are almost too pretty to eat. This delightful book will bring out the inner baker in anyone."
--Alison Engstrom, founding editor of Rose & Ivy
"I have been obsessed with Jiahn's stunning cakes ever since I first spotted them on Instagram years ago. I am so excited that her book is here to show us how to make our own!"
--Molly Yeh, author of Molly on the Range, blogger and TV host
"Stunning Buttercream Flowers is every bit a piece of art as it is guide for making magical cakes at home. Just looking at the beautiful photos makes me want to immediately whip up a batch of buttercream and pull out all my piping tips!"
--Tessa Huff, author of Icing on the Cake and Layered