[.ca] Cakes By Design (ISBN 1585673331)

Sugar Artistry:
Cakes by Design works for me at every level, beginning, intermediate, and advanced. The photographs are stunning and the illustrations helped me through each process. I refer back to the book often for inspiration. I have a collection of sugar art books and Cakes by Design is the one that sparked my passion for this art form! I also bought the DVD which is a great companion to the book! I can't wait for Scott's next creative release. I would recommend this book to sugar art students of all skill levels. This book is an absolutely beautiful guide to works that any of us are capable of.

Wow, what a great book!!:
I've been drooling over the website and now I have the book. Not only is this a very inspirational book, but it gives instruction, recipes and lots of ideas. Not necessarily for the beginner but definately an asset for the inspiration it provides and the ideas it suggests. A few more chapters on pulling arrangements together, the how-to's on putting the displays on a cake and cake cutting would be an asset but certainly well worth getting this coffee table book!

Great Book But Not Easy to Implement:
This book is fascinating and makes a great coffee table book, but since the techniques are very difficult in reality and take much more time than indicated, I would consider all this flower making with sugar a curiosity rather than something a person can just plunge into. The book is good, easy to read with great pictures.

Cakes by Design:
This is the best Gum Paste Art book that I have found! The technics are easy to understand and it gives all the basics from the neccesary tools, to recipes and instruction. I have used countless other books trying to learn this art and none are as descriptive and concise as Cakes by Design. The book goes into great detail to describe the proper texture of your fondant or gum paste, how much is needed for each flower and even some unique ways to get the color and gain the effects that make your flowers look like the real thing! This book has made all of the difference in the quality of my work. As a side note, the cutters and products that Scott Clark Woolley produces are superior in quality and more reasonable in price than any others I have found. I am a fan!

Beginners can become experts:
Beginners can become experts is the truth with this book. This book should be the first cake decorating book for anyone looking to decorate cakes at home or as a professional. Scott explains simply and with ease how to use these techniques. I use the book daily. Everything I have used in this book has worked the first time. No steps are left out. The DVD that I purchased along with the book was a wonderful tool as well. Contact me at www.nolacakes.com. Steve Himelfarb