A guide to making and decorating cakes. The first section covers the basics, with recipes for a variety of classic sponge and fruit cakes, and icings and frostings, as well as stage-by-stage techniques for covering, piping and decorating. The second half contains 100 projects, each with instructional photographs and a picture of the finished cake.

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