Buttercream Petals

Master the art of decorating cakes with buttercream flowers in this stunning book from cake artist and tutor Neetha Syam.

Neetha’s strong, vibrant style and novel techniques make her designs really stand out from the crowd. In particular, she has developed a unique way of working that involves painting the flowers onto the cake using a palette knife, and the book will include both this and the more traditional piping technique to show how to create a multitude of flowers and how to decorate ten glorious cakes. 

The book includes a materials and tools section and some basic cake recipes, as well as sections on making and colouring buttercream, preparing piping bags, and covering and stacking cakes. Projects range from cupcakes to one, two and three-tiered cakes, featuring Neetha's stunning piped and palette-knife painted flowers, leaves and embellishments.

Whether you are a home baker or experienced cake decorator, Neetha's designs will not fail to inspire you to create cakes that look as mouth-wateringly delicious as they taste!

Book Contents

Introduction
Essential equipment
Cake recipes
Buttercream recipes
Cake techniques
Buttercream techniques

The Buttercream Flowers
Piped Flowers:
Drop flowers, Sunflower, Cherry blossom, Poinsettia, Hydrangea, Helenium 'Ruby Tuesday', Begonia, Gladiolus, Chrysanthemum, Rose, Peony, Daisy, Piped leaves
Painted Flowers:
Chrysanthemum, Daisy, Aster, Cherry blossom, Icelandic poppy, Rose

The Cakes:
Autumn Cupcakes, Christmas Cupcake Wreath, Summer Basket, Sunset Beauty, Painted, Wildflowers, Summer Bouquet, Birds and Blooms, Hydrangea Lady, Tropical Petal Cascade, Majestic Beauty

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