Lifelike flowers and foliage are yours to make with this great book from Lisa Slatter. Twenty projects cover a variety of sugar flowers including incredibly lifelike roses, lilies and orchids. Experienced cake decorator and author Lisa Slatter shows you how to make these wonderful flowers from first principles and simple shapes. This book will appeal to everyone from beginners to flower experts with a mix of fantastic and true-to-life flowers and foliage.
Table of Contents
Introduction4 Materials and equipment6 Bridal Gladioli8 Spring Blossom 10 Viola12 Daisy 14 Hydrangea 16 Gerbera 18 Open Rose 20 Daffodil 22 Fantasy Floral Cupcake 24 Blossoms and Buds 26 Lily of the Valley 28 Fantasy Flowers 30 Rose and Ivy Leaves 32 Freesia 34 Mini Orchid 36 Carnation 38 Rose 40 Orchid 42 Lily 44 Butterflies 46
Author Biography
Lisa Slatter has been keen on cake decorating from a very young age. She first trained at Marlow Adult Education progressing on to the Berkshire College of Agriculture and Brooklands College where she gained her City and Guilds qualifications in Design and Sugarcraft. Lisa is also a City and Guilds qualified college tutor and an accredited demonstrator for the British Sugarcraft Guild, in which capacity she travels the country giving demonstrations, talks and workshops to clubs and organisations. At the end of 2008, Lisa opened her own School of Sugarcraft. With over twenty-one years of experience in the cake-making and sugarcraft industry, she brought a wealth of experience and expertise to her courses. She has taught both nationally and internationally and won many awards for her work. Recently, Lisa has been appointed as Deputy Head of School at the Knightsbridge PME School of Sugarcraft in South Harrow, UK. Lisa not only teaches classes here, but is actively involved in product development and training, and the training of prospective PME Diploma tutors both in the UK and internationally. Lisa contributes regularly to the monthly magazine 'Cakes & Sugarcraft', and she and her family live in Buckinghamshire, UK.
