Vintage Cake Decorations Made Easy Timeless Designs using Modern Techniques

A vintage look is a classic look, and one you can achieve with ease for your own cakes and cookies using Christina Ludlam's exquisite book. Vintage Cake Decorations Made Easy is a sumptuous and accessible guide to creating sugarpaste masterpieces using modern tips, tricks and techniques that are available to everyone - from professional cake decorators to home bakers. Christina's book is filled to the brim with clear, step-by-step instructions, mouth-watering projects and gorgeous photography, and in it she reveals her secrets to help you create stunning vintage-style cakes that are bound to impress.

The book begins with guidance on how to cover your cakes, colour mixing and essential techniques such as using mould and mats, then leads you through nine stunning and stylish cake-decorating projects that look almost too beautiful to eat! From vintage-style cupcakes to a magnificent wedding cake, you will not believe how easy it is to create a sugarpaste masterpiece.

Christina Ludlam career as a professional cake decorator began as a hobby in 1988, and in January 2009 she began teaching at West Nottinghamshire College, UK. Her classes became increasingly popular and in 2012 she launched her own cake decorating school: Cakey Bakey Art Sugarcraft School.

In 2013 Christina became involved with Katy Sue Designs, one of the leading manufacturers of silicone cake moulds and mats, and she began demonstrating their products at Cake International. She later demonstrated at the 38th ICES Convention, Kentucky, USA, and since then Christina has regularly demonstrated Katy Sue Designs and PME products on live TV shows for both the UK and USA.

Christina also regularly designs projects, including so far two front cover projects, for Cake Craft & Decoration magazine. She currently has a following of around 9,000 loyal fans on Facebook.

Introduction       6

Tools     8

Techniques         12

The cakes            34

Vintage-style birthday cake         36

Regency Rose    44

Christmas Cake 50

Vintage cupcakes             58

English Rose       64

Vintage Couture               78

Garden Cake      92

Memory Box      104

Wedding Cake 110

Recipes 120

Index    128