A treasure from the past, this book was originally published at the turn of the last century, during the heyday of cake-making, designed to be the standard work on cakes and confectionery.

There are recipes for all kinds of of traditional Victorian cakes, biscuits and cookies, petits fours, shortbreads, pound and slab cakes, gingerbreads, marzipan and nougat, as well as a multitude of fillings, icings and frostings.With notes on adapting the recipes for the modern kitchen, this nostalgic book will enchant all cake-makers.

Hand-tinted illustration plates of the finished cakes appear throughout the book, as well as close-ups of piping details. Notes for the modern reader have been included to assist today's baker in adjusting and adapting recipes, with tips on unusual equipment and archaic ingredients.

It includes everything from making wedding cakes, gateaux and tartlets to piping lettering and making marzipan flowers. This nostalgic book will enchant all cake-makers, providing a fascinating source of baking and decorating ideas, as well as an insight into forgotten techniques. This book is a treasure from a golden age. There are recipes for all kinds of traditional Victorian cakes, biscuits and cookies, petits fours, shortbreads, pound and slab cakes, gingerbreads, marzipan and nougat, as well as a multitude of fillings, icings and frostings.

The detail of the original volume has been preserved, resulting in a book to delight the eye and inspire the modern baker. The illustrations in the book are remarkable examples of the photographic techniques of been preserved. At the time; the original publishers claimed that the high-quality image work was unique, with ‘every illustration reproduced from the actual cake’.

Author Biography

Nicholas Lodge, the internationally celebrated sugarcraft artist, is well qualified to introduce this classic Victorian book. Gaining top prizes at the National Bakery School in London, he worked at two top sugarcraft schools before setting up his own company. He has written many books on the subject of sugarcraft.