--- product_id: 48538726 title: "Compendium of Cake Decorating Techniques: 300 tips, techniques and trade secrets" price: "AED 112" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48538726-compendium-of-cake-decorating-techniques-300-tips-techniques-and-trade store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # 300+ expert tips & techniques Fondant mastery for vivid, smooth finishes Step-by-step pro guidance & templates Compendium of Cake Decorating Techniques: 300 tips, techniques and trade secrets **Price:** AED 112 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎉 Elevate your baking from basic to breathtaking with every page! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Compendium of Cake Decorating Techniques: 300 tips, techniques and trade secrets - **How much does it cost?** AED 112 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48538726-compendium-of-cake-decorating-techniques-300-tips-techniques-and-trade) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Master the Art of Fondant:** Unlock the secret to flawless, vibrant cake surfaces that wow every guest. - • **Trusted by 1,000+ Happy Bakers:** Join a community of passionate decorators with a 4.6-star rated bestseller. - • **300+ Insider Tips & Trade Secrets:** From basic tools to advanced tricks, elevate your cake decorating game effortlessly. - • **Beginner-Friendly Yet Challenging:** Perfect balance of simple instructions and creative inspiration to push your skills forward. - • **Versatile Designs for Every Occasion:** Create everything from spooky vampire cakes to elegant floral cupcakes with ease. ## Overview This bestselling compendium offers over 300 expert tips and step-by-step techniques focused on fondant cake decorating. Ideal for beginners and intermediate bakers alike, it covers essential tools, recipes, and creative designs—from cupcakes to celebration cakes—empowering you to craft professional-quality, vivid, and smooth-finished cakes that impress at any event. ## Description Tapping into the hottest trend in the cookery-as-craft market right now, this book is crammed with information on the art and craft of using fondant in cake decorating. Fondant is the most popular method in decorating trends because of its smooth surface, vivid colours, and chic finish. You can roll it, cut it out, mold it, and colour it. And author Carol Deacon shows you how. Decorated cupcakes are a favourite with adults and children, and this book is for you if you want to make vampire cakes for Halloween, or a cupcake tower adorned with cookie-cutter daisies, or give as gifts or favours adorable gum-paste animals or delicate ribbon-embellished porcelain-like flowers. Crammed with over 200 professional fixes, insider tips, and money-saving secrets, content is arranged by topic to enable any crafter to achieve a professional look to their cupcakes, cake pops, or celebration cakes. Review: Really useful/helpful book. - I was a little nervous buying this book as I wasn’t sure if it was the right one for me. But I t is brilliant!! It gives you a list of basic tools you need for baking and decorating and nifty homemade alternatives; it provides basic recipes for cakes, fondants and buttercreams; it gives step by step instructions to making different designs and toppers; it provides templates for toppers; some basic instructions on tempering and using chocolate and throughout the book are handy tips, such as what to do if the icing is getting too warm from your hand etc. Some of the info is fairly basic especially if you are a little creative anyway or have a little experience in cake decorating, but it is a really useful book for beginners/intermediate level as it doesn’t overwhelm but keeps things simple and at the same time provides enough information to challenge the decorator to push themselves to a new level. I am excited to get started!!! Review: Excellent! - Really love this book. I got it as I like baking birthday cakes for my son and wanted inspiration and good ideas for unique cakes. I feel now confident enough to try using fondant and designing my own (Lego) cake. The writing is clear, the pictures helpful and it is packed with tips and suggestions. The recipe for the chocolate cake is excellent, I made it once already and will be making it again as a chocolate orange cake for the New Year. Highly recommended. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 133,728 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 74 in Cake Decorating & Sugarcraft 239 in Cake Baking | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,002 Reviews | ## Images ![Compendium of Cake Decorating Techniques: 300 tips, techniques and trade secrets - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71WpScssRfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really useful/helpful book. *by Z***A on 20 November 2018* I was a little nervous buying this book as I wasn’t sure if it was the right one for me. But I t is brilliant!! It gives you a list of basic tools you need for baking and decorating and nifty homemade alternatives; it provides basic recipes for cakes, fondants and buttercreams; it gives step by step instructions to making different designs and toppers; it provides templates for toppers; some basic instructions on tempering and using chocolate and throughout the book are handy tips, such as what to do if the icing is getting too warm from your hand etc. Some of the info is fairly basic especially if you are a little creative anyway or have a little experience in cake decorating, but it is a really useful book for beginners/intermediate level as it doesn’t overwhelm but keeps things simple and at the same time provides enough information to challenge the decorator to push themselves to a new level. I am excited to get started!!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent! *by N***Y on 28 December 2013* Really love this book. I got it as I like baking birthday cakes for my son and wanted inspiration and good ideas for unique cakes. I feel now confident enough to try using fondant and designing my own (Lego) cake. The writing is clear, the pictures helpful and it is packed with tips and suggestions. The recipe for the chocolate cake is excellent, I made it once already and will be making it again as a chocolate orange cake for the New Year. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must for cake makers *by C***S on 10 June 2014* A great little book full of helpful tips and great ideas. As well as cake and icing recipes, there is easy to follow sections on decorating with fondant icing and making small animals and figures, plus some great ideas for decorating your cakes, using different icings and even chocolate. How to get special affects etc, makes this a must for anyone who likes to make their own special cakes. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48538726-compendium-of-cake-decorating-techniques-300-tips-techniques-and-trade](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48538726-compendium-of-cake-decorating-techniques-300-tips-techniques-and-trade) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-07-18*