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Create Edible Masterpieces with Artisan Cake Company’s Visual Guide to Cake Decorating by Elizabeth Marek-Giveaway

April 16, 2015 by Kathryn 62 Comments

Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved cooking and baking. And perfecting new techniques when it comes to creating delicious dishes is always a fun experience. A few years ago I broke away from traditional iced birthday cakes and tried my hand at creating a fondant masterpiece for my son’s Super Mario Bros. birthday party. And I went from sloppily iced cupcakes to more intricate creations like spring cupcakes with “grass” frosting.

artisan cake company's visual guide to cake decorating

But my cake techniques still have a long way to go, and so I couldn’t resist the chance to check out the book Artisan Cake Company’s Visual Guide to Cake Decorating by Elizabeth Marek. This beautiful book isn’t just packed with decorating ideas. It also features useful recipes, lists of essential tools and step-by-step tutorials!

I’ve learned quite a bit from blogs and online videos when it comes to things like covering a cake with fondant, but this book goes above and beyond to teach different techniques needed for decorating. I learned tricks for icing square cakes, covering cakes in fondant using an upside-down application and balancing cake elements for an appealing design.

cake decorating buttercream

One of my favourite tips, and one that I can’t wait to try, was how to make smoother homemade fondant by incorporating a bit of store-bought fondant into the mixture. I use a homemade marshmallow buttercream fondant that’s delicious and easy to work with. But it does get very fragile when it’s rolled too thin and occasionally gets the wrinkled, elephant skin look. Correcting that with commercial fondant is such a simple solution!

I’m also looking forward to trying some of the decorating techniques using buttercream icing. While I’m fairly proud of my progress decorating with fondant so far, my skills working with a regular icing still leave a lot to be desired. The next cake I make will be getting a gorgeous swirled design with help from this book!

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If you’d like to create a few edible masterpieces, this giveaway is just for you! One lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader is going to win their own copy of Artisan Cake Company’s Visual Guide to Cake Decorating by Elizabeth Marek, a $30 value! To enter to win, just leave a blog comment about your favourite flavour of cake.

From simple cake recipes to complex cake designs perfect for a special birthday or wedding, this book is both an instruction manual and a source of inspiration for anyone that wants to learn to create beautiful and delicious cakes for their loved ones. Find it at your local bookstore to take your homemade cakes to a whole new level!

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Comments

  1. Carolle H says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    My favorite is chocolate 🙂

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  2. mongupp says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    Black forest cake is my fave.

    Reply
  3. Lynda Cook says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    My favourite is carrot cake, but I’m not fussy when it comes to cake and love them all!!!..lol

    Reply
  4. naiddia p says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    My favorite cake is strawberry shortcake.

    Reply
  5. jan says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:52 pm

    Tiramisu Cake!

    Reply
  6. Athena says

    April 16, 2015 at 6:06 pm

    Vanilla

    Reply
  7. Jeanine says

    April 16, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    Hmm, Angel food I guess

    Reply
  8. Lesley e says

    April 16, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    Black Forest cake is my favorite!! Mmmmm!!

    Reply
  9. Stephanie LaPlante says

    April 16, 2015 at 7:36 pm

    My favorite is hazelnut cream

    Reply
  10. Tanis says

    April 16, 2015 at 10:08 pm

    I think vanilla….. pretty plain for me!

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  11. darci says

    April 16, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    double chocolate!

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  12. Jeannie says

    April 16, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    I’m a mocha gal.

    Reply
  13. Amy C says

    April 17, 2015 at 12:27 am

    I like chocolate

    Reply
  14. nicolthepickle says

    April 17, 2015 at 4:41 am

    I like a nice dark chocolate.

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  15. Carol Denny says

    April 17, 2015 at 5:17 am

    I love chocolate cake.

    Reply
  16. Amber Y says

    April 17, 2015 at 6:45 am

    I absolutely adore vanilla cake. Especially when it’s light and fluffy with vanilla icing.

    Reply
  17. lori b says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:20 am

    chocolate is mine

    Reply
  18. Wendi S says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:37 am

    My favorite flavor of cake is red velvet but the rest of my family loves vanilla & yellow.

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  19. Maegan Morin says

    April 17, 2015 at 10:06 am

    My favorite flavor of cake is spice cake!

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  20. SweetPanda says

    April 17, 2015 at 10:24 am

    My favourite is mousse cake or pound cake

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  21. shirley says

    April 17, 2015 at 12:22 pm

    I am a Lemon Cake lover.

    Reply
  22. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    April 17, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    whether it’s the cake or the icing I don’t mind but I love them best when there’s a coffee flavour somewhere 🙂

    Reply
  23. Karen thaeter says

    April 17, 2015 at 4:23 pm

    I love vanilla with buttercream.

    Reply
  24. Andrea says

    April 17, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    My favourite is chocolate!

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  25. Nicole Lancaster says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:04 pm

    My favorite flavor of cake is Spice.

    Reply
  26. Leela says

    April 17, 2015 at 10:57 pm

    Sour cream chocolate cake (which i’m making again tonight) 🙂

    Reply
  27. Josie says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    Love carrot cake

    Reply
  28. Gina H. says

    April 18, 2015 at 3:13 am

    Red velvet cake.

    Reply
  29. Lisa H says

    April 18, 2015 at 5:55 am

    Red velvet is my fave!

    Reply
  30. kathy downey says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:33 am

    My favourite is carrot cake with pineapple

    Reply
  31. melissa fowers says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:43 am

    I love classic vanilla

    Reply
  32. Won Kim says

    April 18, 2015 at 7:17 am

    Strawberry shortcake is my favourite

    Reply
  33. ChristineB says

    April 18, 2015 at 11:38 am

    Italian rum cake and then classic vanilla with custard filling.

    Reply
  34. ivy pluchinsky says

    April 18, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    chocolate cake of course!

    Reply
  35. lynn clayton says

    April 18, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    I LOVE RED VELVET

    Reply
  36. Mary Warner says

    April 18, 2015 at 1:37 pm

    I love chocolate cake with a bit of coffee added for a bit of mocka.

    Reply
  37. Anne Derkat says

    April 18, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Black Forest for me.

    Reply
  38. Lauralee P says

    April 18, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    Oh such a hard choice! … Chocolate.

    Reply
  39. Shannon F says

    April 18, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    I love yellow cake with chocolate frosting. lol

    Reply
  40. aarone mawdsley says

    April 19, 2015 at 12:04 am

    i like vanilla bean!!!! yum!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  41. Yan D says

    April 19, 2015 at 3:16 pm

    love chocolate

    Reply
  42. holly o'gorman says

    April 19, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    Anything with caramel would be my favorite.

    Reply
  43. charityk says

    April 20, 2015 at 6:31 pm

    vanilla cake is my fav

    Reply
  44. Marilyn Nawara says

    April 20, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    My favorite is German Chocolate

    Reply
  45. Lori JB says

    April 21, 2015 at 7:02 am

    Carrot cake!

    Reply
  46. Silvia D says

    April 21, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    My favourite cake flavour would be a Spice cake.

    Reply
  47. Donnas says

    April 22, 2015 at 5:41 am

    Red Velvet.

    Reply
  48. Amanda Whitley says

    April 22, 2015 at 6:40 am

    i like vanilla cake.

    Reply
  49. Lici Lee says

    April 23, 2015 at 6:37 am

    Hands down…..Red Velvet is my favourite cake flavour.

    Reply
  50. tanyab79 says

    April 24, 2015 at 11:48 am

    Chocolate if by far my favourite flavour.

    Reply
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