Product Description

Offers a combination of both classic and contemporary exciting new cake designs to suit any celebratory occasion. This stunning book contains refreshingly romantic designs using various fabric styles in sugarpaste. Wedding cakes are the main focus but other celebration cakes are featured as well for special occasions such as engagements and anniversaries. There are also special decorative projects and ideas on setting up a cake using an elegant table design. With its international feel, this book is a true bible for romantic cakes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36898 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Elegant Bride
"Renowned sugar artist Kerry Vincent shares not only her breathtaking cakes, but the how-toÕs on these signature recipes."

The Oregonian
“Kerry Vincent’s not a cake decorator—unless you call Michelangelo a church painter. She’s an artist.”

From the Author
I must admit I have been thrilled to see so many reviews from cake artists saying how much they have enjoyed Romantic. Thank you all so very much for that. I have had three inquiries relating to some confusion about identifying the equipment and matching the vendor. I spent many hours researching and cross referencing each so that it would be easy for readers to understand, locate and access. Just in case others have questions, each tool is listed in the recipe supply list and alongside each there is a set of initials, e.g. (OP) check the suppliers list and this would translate to Orchard Products. In the suppliers guide each is listed in the country of origin and when appropriate, the address, phone, fax, e-mail or website iformation is given. These were correct when we went to press. I have chosen and used many inexpensive things from hobby craft stores, these of course have no code numbers but are easily identified. I stayed away from very expensive sugar craft equipment to make it affordable to all. Many of the tools have been used repetitively throughout the book so the real shopping list is very small considering the variety of cake designs. I hope Romantic will contribute something positive in each designers creative life as well as becoming a serious resource reference

Customer Reviews

WOW!
Kerry Vincent is one classy lady, and it definitely shows in her cakes. While I doubt I'll ever be asked to recreate a cake from this book, the instructions are INVALUABLE. This is a definate MUST HAVE for the serious cake decorator. Tons of hints and tips and ideas to help you create your own masterpieces. Plus, there's a section with instructions for dressing up the table and an extensive list of suppliers from around the world. I highly recommend this book . . . great job Kerry!!

Great! But not for beginners~
I bought this book when I was only a beginner in cake decorating. I remember how disappointed I was when I received this book --- it was beautiful, but not practical at all to me at the time. All the gum paste and fondant work were just too difficult and new to me (and the whole book IS about gum paste and fondant, no buttercream and royal icing whatsoever).

Now that I have completed my gum paste classes and am doing my fondant course, this book became a great reference book! There are indeed some tools that can't be found in any store where I live, but the ideas and designs are amazing!

If you are looking for a book in fondant and sugar art, this book is highly recommaded. But if you are looking for a beginner's tool book or something more practical, I will say Wilton's tool books are a lot better.

Pure Inspiration
Prepare to be amazed. Prepare to gawk and stare. Prepare to savor cakes beyond your wildest imagination. Who knew cakes could be like this? Who knew cakes could transcend the palate and fill the eyes as well? Kerry Vincent will surprise and astonish you in her book "Romantic Wedding Cakes."

Vincent is an accomplished sugar designer and cake stylist. She is the co-founder of the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show. This book is for cake enthusiasts, and brides looking for a couture cake design. From the baroque tiara cake, to the innovative shoes made entirely out of sugar, Vincent will earn her title as cake stylist. Each of these cakes is entirely unique; the styles have not been copied or borrowed from other sources. The originality and sparkle of the designs will strike you from the very first page.

"Romantic Wedding Cakes" also features designs primarily done in fondant.

Vincent succeeds in awing the reader of "Romantic Wedding Cakes" with her haute couture wedding cake designs. This is the ideal book for brides who are seeking an original and show-stopping wedding cake. It is also a source of inspiration for cake decorators and cake stylists looking for something new. It is a book that will spark the imagination, and engage the visual senses. Kerry Vincent has succeeded in creating a stunning book of wedding cakes.