*Written by a popular and experienced cake designer

*Range of techniques and skill levels ensures broad appeal

*Lindy's other best-selling titles include Celebrate with a Cake (28,000 copies sold) and Party Animal Cakes (20,000 copies sold)

Readers will discover a collection of 15 truly inspirational and deceptively simple celebratory cakes, each with a modern and distinctive finish. Lavish colour photographs display a unique variety of traditional and contemporary styles from florals and frills to stripes and beadwork. Each cake is accompanied by exquisite mini-cakes to put a creative twist on the main theme, or to make as an alternative when time is short. Chapters are divided by shape, showing how a simple square or round design can be the basis for the most desirable of cakes....

Celebrate special moments such as weddings, anniversaries, Christenings and birthdays with a cake as memorable as the occasion.

Well-known novelty cake designer Lindy Smith offers a comprehensive guide to making a range of beautiful celebration cakes, and guides the reader step by step from baking and carving to icing and adding special finishing touches.

A clear techniques section introduces the wide range of equipment available to today's cake maker, and explains how to make sponge, fruitcake, fondant, buttercream and other recipes required. The 15 projects have easy-to-follow illustrated steps revealing how to create and decorate the cakes. Handy tips for short-cuts and creative variation ideas throughout allow you to tailor each cake to your timescale and taste, resulting in bespoke cakes for any occasion. Handy templates and cutting guides are provided to ensure professional results every time....

Lindy Smith won three gold medals at the 1997 British Sugarcraft International Exhibition. In this book, she has created a collection of party cakes to thrill and inspire, from a monster to a fighter jet....

This indulgent array of exquisite colorful cookies brought to you from best-selling author and sugarcrafter Lindy Smith shows readers must how easy it is to bake a range of cookie recipes, then get creative with endless ideas for icing, decorating and presentation to gain irresistible results. Cookie lover will be amazed at the variety, from simple single cookies to enjoy with coffee, to those transformed into wedding favours, decorations or even towering celebration displays, . With mouthwatering photography, tempting tips and a wide range of easy-to-follow indulgent projects, no one will be able to resist this celebration of the world of cookies....