This excellent book has been carefully planned to take readers step by step through all the cake making and cake decorating skills. Beginning with the basics, there are tried and tested recipes for a wide variety of classic sponge and fruit cakes, and simple icings and frostings for quick and easy baking. The book also contains 100 step-by-step projects, using the techniques and skills acquired to make beautiful cakes for every occasion. The detailed instructional photography guarantees great results every time, and the glorious picture of every finished cake shows the reader exactly what they should be aiming to achieve. Readers will find it easy to follow the detailed illustrated step-by-step guides to perfect cake making and decorating in order to create a host of varied finishes, from the simple to the lavish.