Cakewalk: Adventures in Sugar | 
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| Author: Margaret Braun
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Category: Book
List Price: £29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 206499
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0847823342
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8653
EAN: 9780847823345
ASIN: 0847823342
Publication Date: September 1, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 Love it!! March 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As the other reviewers have stated, this really should be out on the coffee table as it's just lovely to look through - I have honestly never seen such a superb looking cook book!
However, I'm afraid I actually use mine for (horrors!!) cooking, and it is just as good to use as look at. The chocolate blackout cake alone is worth the money... I've lost count of the amount of times I've made it now, and it is by far the most requested one I have.
The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the slightly patronising tone the book is written in with regards to the decoration of cakes. Basically, throughout the book you are told (and obviously these are my words not hers) 'I do it this way, but I'll dumb it down for you as you won't be capable'. Seeing as you're only really likely to buy this if you know what you're doing, this began to grate on me a bit after a while.
I can't however fault the book for anything else. The designs are pretty off the wall for the most part, but there is always a market for the different, and there are some truly beautiful designs too.
You do need to be competent to gain the results shown, but even if you're a beginner you shouldn't let that put you off. You can certainly take elements of the designs for yourself, or even make a single tier rather than the multi ones shown to start off with. Plus, as I said before, it is worth buying for the recipes alone, and although a couple of them have a huge list of ingredients they are for the most part simple to follow.
As with all American cookbooks, do remember you're going to need cup measures to make the recipes. Oh, and just in case you're not familiar with sticks of butter (which crop up in all USA books it seems), one stick is 4oz/approx 113g. I seem to remember tablespoons of butter being used too, and these are 1/2oz/approx 14g.
 A real touchy feely book for the coffee table! April 7, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a real coffee table book. The sort you always want to hand just to look at when you sit down and put your feet up (if you have time!!) Its lovely gold edge and rich pictures pull you through the pages. It is not one for the beginner, if you want to know how to do simple decorations, but it is great for either more advanced decorators, or those who just simply aspire to great things, and are not worried whether they get there, so long as they can look upon other peoples artistic creations. It has lots of ideas that you would not necessarily create in full, but could use as a starting point for creations and designs of your own. Probably good for anyone studying cake decorating or sugarcraft at college.
Wow April 5, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book may not suit everyone as all the cakes are stacked american style cakes but if you like that style and like something very very different to the norm this is the book for you. Each cake is like a work of art and looks spectacular. The instructions are clear and the photography used is beautiful.Aside from that it has an extensive section on techniques and materials and is also very interesting to read. I've never seen a cake book presented in such a beautiful and innovative way.
Edible architecture August 31, 2004
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I could get carried away and rate this with 5 stars! It is an absolutely gorgeous book, edged in gold. It is a book I sit down in the sofa to indulge in, definitely not a book for the kitchen bench. For inspiration and a refreshing approach to cake decorating it is invaluable. I will use plenty of ideas from this book for my next wedding cake project. It is rich in inspiring text and the photos are marvellous. But I deducted one star because I thought it lacked some vital instructions, I wanted more pictures of when the author is shaping the cakes, for example. It has very basic, beginner's instructions in it, although I feel that this book is very much for the already experienced cake decorator who wants to take things a step further. These cakes! I have never seen anything like it, and I love them!
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