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| The Whimsical Bakehouse: Fun-to-Make Cakes That Taste as Good as They Look! | 
 enlarge | Authors: Kaye Hansen, Liv Hansen
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 41755
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0609608967
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8653
EAN: 9780609608968
ASIN: 0609608967
Publication Date: August 20, 2002
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Product Description
Three neon-bright layers of cake, tilted at a jaunty angle and adorned with edible chocolate candles; a Jackson Pollock–inspired cheesecake spattered with chocolate, caramel, and peanut butter icing; and a swarm of plump bees perched atop a rainbow of candy-colored cupcakes—these are only a few examples of the unfettered creativity at work at the Riviera Bakehouse. There, mother-daughter bakers Kaye and Liv Hansen turn out some of the most charming, refreshingly eccentric cakes ever to grace a birthday or wedding celebration.
Kaye and Liv believe that a cake should taste as good as it looks, so they skip esoteric (and inedible) decorations in favor of simple buttercream, flavored whipped cream, and tinted candymaker’s chocolate, covering their luscious cakes with amusing designs and gorgeous color that are easy to make and delicious to eat. The cakes themselves are no less enticing, pairing old-fashioned favorites like Banana Cake and Spice Cake with sumptuous fillings such as French Custard and Chocolate Mousse. Simple step-by-step lessons, illustrated with photographs, explain how to re-create Liv’s charming chocolate designs, from the bright polka dots that shine against dark chocolate glaze to the shimmering stars that adorn the enchanting “Starry Night.” Templates for the delightful designs allow you to adapt these techniques to create your own unique decorations.
With time-tested tips and complete information on everything from mixing colors to adjusting pan sizes, the Hansens explain all you need to know to get started. Whether you’re dreaming of an elegant Chocolate Apricot Pecan Torte or a three-tiered butter cake filled with spiked mocha cream and embellished with fantastical spring flowers, The Whimsical Bakehouse is the ultimate guide to creating delicious, showstopping confections that are completely original.
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 Wonderful August 3, 2008
This is a wonderful book with lots of ideas and how to create vibrant icing colors. It has some great recipes as well. you won't be disappointed.
Great recipes and ideas June 26, 2008
I purchased this book for the recipes that I'd read about and they are every bit as good as I had hoped. I've made both buttercreams, a choc butter cake, golden butter cake and the oreo filling. The recipes give easy to follow directions and although they are time consuming scratch recipes, they are not difficult for the average baker. They also give beautiful ideas and instructions of decorating the cake. This book would make a great gift.
Best Cake Decorating Book June 10, 2008
I bought this book b/c I am going to make a 4 tier cake for my daughters birthday. I was not excepting alot, but I got alot. This book has everything that you would ever wanna know about making fun, exciting cakes. She shares alot of her tips and step- by- step directions along with detailed pictures to help. This lady is amazing. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to make a beauitful cake for that special day! I hope that she writes another one with even more cakes and designs. She does use alot of chocolate in her designs but they are easy to make and taste great. Every well written.
 Beautiful cakes, yummy recipes May 31, 2008
The WBH books are worth buying, even if just to look at. Their cakes are visually stunning and they have great recipes. The house buttercream is delicious and they have innovative cake flavors in addition to the traditional chocolate and vanilla. Highly recommend.
Eye-catching, easy cake decorating April 30, 2008
I purchased this book to make a shower cake for a friend. I am so glad that I did. So far, I have made the chocolate butter cake and the cookies and cream filling... it was delicious and very easy to make. I learned how to make melted chocolate designs which I morphed into a white chocolate facade for my version of a stadium cake. The directions are easy to understand and the designs are eye-catching and the cakes, fillings and frostings (so far) are excellent. I highly recommend this book for artistic bakers like me.
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