[.ca] Colettes Wedding Cakes (ISBN 0316702706)

Collector's Buy:
This is not a great book, but it is still very good. Only about a third of the cakes featured were excellent-the rest were mediocre for my taste. As another reviewer stated, the directions are generous and well-written for the most part. This is a good purchase for the person who collects cake books but if you are in need of a good all-purpose cake decorating book-this would not be it.

Beautiful.....but unrealistic:
The cakes in this book are beautiful, but are meant to be created by professionals. There are too many non-edible items that need to be removed from the cake before serving. Impractical.

This book is really not worth buying:
If you're looking for design inspirations for your wedding cake, the cakes in this book are - In my opinion, kitsch - Way too extravagant (and expensive) for normal weddings - Too advanced for local bakers to make If you want to know how to make wedding cakes, all you'll find in this book are just a few basic recipes. There are no detailed step-by-step instructions for assembling or decorating cakes. What this book does is showcase Colette Peters' outstanding skills. If you want to see it, I'd recommend a local library....

Outstanding!:
This books was in "brand new" condition. No signs of wear. Fast, fast delivery. Will use this seller again.

Loved It!:
I really enjoy this book, I've read it not only once but I read it all the time - I continually go to it for inspiration. There is such detail in helping you do the beautiful artwork for your cakes, with practice, you really can do it. Yes, I agree with some of the other reviews that these cakes are very extravagant, but the detail given on how to do them is superb! This book is a great inspiration to me in helping set my goal of what kind of cake decorator I want to become. I look forward to seeing more books like this and all her masterpieces. If you've ever heard Collette Peters speak or seen her interviewed, you know that each and every piece of cake art was done from her heart and that she loves doing it!