The Home Guide to cake decorating features both easy-to-follow instructions for beginners for baking the cake to simple piping, and inspirational ideas for experienced sugar crafters seeking new changes.  It also includes a brief history of cake decorating and a glossary f the terms used. Basic cake and icing recipes enable the rader to use their favourite cake for any of the decorative ideas.  In depth instructions, with beautiful photography, will guide the beginner fro mthe simplest of sugar paste decorations through to covering cakes with royal icing and constructing tiered cakes with professional finish.