Icing on the Cake: Baking and Decorating Simple, Stunning Desserts at Home

Take a deep dive with baker Tessa Huff into dessert decoration and the presentation of layer cakes and other showstopping sweet treats with Icing on the Cake: Baking and Decorating Simple, Stunning Desserts at Home.

“This book bursts with gorgeous color, delicious recipes, and tons of inspiration.” —Molly Yeh, New York Times bestselling author

Providing the confidence home bakers need to get creative, Icing on the Cake guides readers from cake pan to presentation to dessert plate. Organized by style, each dessert showcases a different decorative element, artistic pastry technique, or presentation idea. Sections include Elegant Cakes and Confections, Decadent Desserts, Kids’ Cakes and Party Treats, and Celebration Cakes and Seasonal Sweets. These fabulous desserts can make any event or meal fabulous:

• Orange Salted Honey Cake
• Garden Cupcakes
• Matcha White Chocolate Cake
• Almond Apricot Battenberg Cake
• Butterscotch Banana Cake
• Triple-Coconut Cake
• Chocolate S’mores Tart
• French-Method Macarons
• Milk & Cookies Cake
• Brownie Sundae Cake
• Apple Blackberry Pie
• Yule Log Cake
• And more!

Tessa Huff writes in her introduction, “For me, the ‘icing on the cake’ means much more than frosting. It is taking a sweet treat and elevating it to something even more delightful. It is the little something extra that transforms our homemade baked goods into beautiful, showstopping desserts. In a literal sense the concept includes meticulously piped frosting on sky-high cakes and gardens of buttercream rose-topped cupcakes, but it also means ultra-chic French macarons with marbled icing, a kaleidoscope of seasonal fruit tarts, and all the sugar-filled and sprinkled-covered decorations of our dreams.”

With hundreds of beautiful photos, including lots of step-by-steps, Icing on the Cake is a richly illustrated guide for creating delicious, beautiful desserts that will be the grand finale of any gathering.

“Everything you need to create the most beautiful cakes and pastries!” —Linda Lomelino, blogger, Call Me Cupcake

“Tessa is the cake decorating queen!” —Sally McKenney, author, Sally’s Baking Addiction