Our goal is to make palette knife painting techniques with delicious buttercream frosting truly accessible to everyone. We have made sure to include as many applications as possible so you can use this technique in creating lovely textured backgrounds, floal designs, impressionist style art, sculptured elements and so much more.
From the basics of handling the palette knife with finesse to advanced buttercream sculpting and layering techniques, this book is a comprehensive resource, suitable for all skill levels. Delight in the chapters that cover intricate designs, floral motifs, and abstract patterns, each accompanied by detailed illustrations and pro tips.
Any design can translate into a palette knife painting design. Here you will learn different applications, strokes, and techniques to create anything. Make attractive backgrounds, floral elements, impressionist paintings, accents, and more for any size and shape cake. From the simplest design to the most complex imagery, you can find everything in this book.
Anyone with the right recipe, a passion for cake decorating, and a palette knife can learn these sensational design ideas from Valeri & Christina of Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes - the world's most talented buttercream artists. They lead the world in buttercream cake decorating, and now you can follow along with their carefully developed techniques to bring beautiful new life to every cake you bake.
frosting and cake recipes
21 cake projects
25 2D flowers
7 3D sculpture palette knife painting flower techniques
WINNER OF BEST BOOK AWARD, Cake Masters Awards 2017
Authors of Bestselling Buttercream Books:
- The Contemporary Buttercream Bible (2014)
- 100 Buttercream Flowers (2015)
- Buttercream One Tier Wonders (2016)
- Buttercream Flowers For All Seasons (2018)
All titles with multiple language translations.
www.queenofheartscouturecakes.com
Author Biography:
Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes is a multi award winning cake company based in London. Founded in June 2011, the company is headed by Cake Artists and bestfriends, Valeri and Christina. It was by a sweet accident that these ladies discovered their passion and talent. On Mother's Day 2011, these ladies wanted to give their two friends whom they consider their "second-mums" something special but not expensive and decided to just bake for them. They scoured the internet and stumbled on a tutorial about making a Sunflower Cupcake using a ziploc-bag improvise. This was when they first fell in love with buttercream, piping different flowers and so they never stopped since.Renowned globally for their edible works of art using nothing else but BUTTERCREAM as their decorating medium, Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes has been featured in numerous well known wedding and food blogs, local and international news, magazines, appeared in TV Shows and showcased their masterpieces as well as demonstrated on some of UK's big exhibitions... The National Wedding Show, The Cake International Show, The Cake & Bake Show, Squires Annual Sugarcraft Exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum and Experimental Food Society - Food Spectacular to name a few and other international Cake Shows.Valeri and Christina take immense pride in their mastery of BUTTERCREAM ART and this makes Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes exclusive in London area and one of the very few who specializes in the same kind in the whole of UK and probably around the world as well. Their goal is to revive and modernize this age-old art and this reflects on their creations. They have also won several awards in various prestigious cake competitions in the country.Following unprecedented demand for tutorial and courses, 2012 marked the launch of our Master Classes. Valeri and Christina have finally opened their kitchen to share the skills they excel in to other people. They hold classes in Europe, U.S.A. and Asia that suit a variety of proficiency levels.Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes promises Elegance... Originality... Sophistication... Quality... PERFECTION.WINNER OF BEST BOOK AWARD, Cake Masters Awards 2017Authors of Bestselling Buttercream Books: - The Contemporary Buttercream Bible (2014)- 100 Buttercream Flowers (2015)- Buttercream One Tier Wonders (2016)- Buttercream Flowers For All Seasons (2018)All titles with multiple language translations.New Book will be released in 2023: Buttercream Palette Knife Painting Techniques - A Comprehensive Guide to Textured Art Using Buttercream Icing Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes is a multi award winning cake company based in London. Founded in June 2011, the company is headed by Cake Artists and bestfriends, Valeri and Christina. It was by a sweet accident that these ladies discovered their passion and talent. On Mother's Day 2011, these ladies wanted to give their two friends whom they consider their "second-mums" something special but not expensive and decided to just bake for them. They scoured the internet and stumbled on a tutorial about making a Sunflower Cupcake using a ziploc-bag improvise. This was when they first fell in love with buttercream, piping different flowers and so they never stopped since.Renowned globally for their edible works of art using nothing else but BUTTERCREAM as their decorating medium, Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes has been featured in numerous well known wedding and food blogs, local and international news, magazines, appeared in TV Shows and showcased their masterpieces as well as demonstrated on some of UK's big exhibitions... The National Wedding Show, The Cake International Show, The Cake & Bake Show, Squires Annual Sugarcraft Exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum and Experimental Food Society - Food Spectacular to name a few and other international Cake Shows.Valeri and Christina take immense pride in their mastery of BUTTERCREAM ART and this makes Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes exclusive in London area and one of the very few who specializes in the same kind in the whole of UK and probably around the world as well. Their goal is to revive and modernize this age-old art and this reflects on their creations. They have also won several awards in various prestigious cake competitions in the country.Following unprecedented demand for tutorial and courses, 2012 marked the launch of our Master Classes. Valeri and Christina have finally opened their kitchen to share the skills they excel in to other people. They hold classes in Europe, U.S.A. and Asia that suit a variety of proficiency levels.Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes promises Elegance... Originality... Sophistication... Quality... PERFECTION.WINNER OF BEST BOOK AWARD, Cake Masters Awards 2017Authors of Bestselling Buttercream Books: - The Contemporary Buttercream Bible (2014)- 100 Buttercream Flowers (2015)- Buttercream One Tier Wonders (2016)- Buttercream Flowers For All Seasons (2018)- Buttercream Palette Knife Painting Techniques (2023)All titles with multiple language translations.New Book will be released in 2023: Buttercream Palette Knife Painting Techniques - A Comprehensive Guide to Textured Art Using Buttercream Icing
