Squarely aimed at the home baker, the definitive guide to ensuring that cakes, cupcakes, and cookies are as stunning as they are delicious

Juliet Sear is at the forefront of contemporary cake design, with celebrities flocking to her cake shop. In this elegant book, Juliet teaches all the basics of cake decoration--how to pipe buttercream, ice cookies, and use glitter and dyes to decorate cupcakes--before building up skills and confidence so that tiered cakes and chocolate ganaches can be whipped up in the blink of an eye. And alongside all Juliet's invaluable tips, cheats, and troubleshooting advice for how to remedy "cake-tastrophes" the book is packed with step-by-step photography of all the techniques and stunning shots of Juliet's inspiring designs, ensuring that all readers can create show-stopping cakes. Includes metric measures.