10 Jun 2015
Combining the precision of a pastry chef with the creative flair of a cake designer, Makiko Searle presents her second title, Pretty Pâtisserie with decorative and delicious ideas for dinner parties, weddings, afternoon tea and other special occasions.
Makiko breathes life and beauty back into the art of pâtisserie, giving classic French pastries her own contemporary twist and unique decorative touch.
Whether you're looking to make a divine dinner-party dessert, party table treats or an edible gift to brighten someone's day, Makiko provides a whole host of inspiration for the home baker. Pretty Pâtisserie is bursting with innovative decorative designs for traditional treats such as éclairs and gâteaux opéras, as well as tempting chocolates and beautiful biscuits.
Choose from over 40 delicious ideas, each with step-by-step instructions and photography to help you create professional-looking pâtisserie in your own kitchen. Chapters include Biscuits & Cookies, Sponge Cakes, Choux Pastry and Chocolate Treats, which all cover the basics before progressing onto more advanced pâtisserie projects. Makiko covers decorative techniques such as pâte décor, basic sugar modelling and decorative piping, as well as including a whole section on how to use edible and piped flowers as decoration. Makiko makes it easy to create pâtisserie with a difference, so you can impress family and friends with beautiful baking whatever the occasion.
Author Profile
Makiko Searle is an accomplished pastry chef, as well as one of the UK's leading names in wedding cake design. Having studied French pâtisserie in Tokyo, Makiko moved to the UK to improve her skills by taking a sugarcraft course at Brooklands College. She later worked at the prestigious Great Fosters Hotel, Surrey and at the acclaimed Mandarin Oriental Hotels in Hyde Park, London and Tokyo. Makiko has been awarded several medals from many competitions, including a gold medal from the British Sugarcraft Guild. She currently runs Maki's Cakes, a cake design company in Surrey which produces unusual and exquisite cakes for all occasions. Her work is regularly featured in the UK's top wedding magazines, including Wedding Cakes, BRIDES and You and Your Wedding.
Since publishing her first book, Cakes to Fall in Love With (B. Dutton Publishing), Makiko has been teaching her unique creative style of sugarcraft all over the world.
Published by B. Dutton Publishing Ltd.
RRP £21.99
Published September 2015
ISBN 978-1-905113-39-2
Hardback; 245mm x 190mm; 208pp + cover and jacket; full colour throughout
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NOTES TO EDITORS
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2. B. Dutton Publishing Ltd. is part of the Squires Group:
'Create, Bake, Decorate'
Established nearly 30 years ago, Squires Kitchen manufactures over 2,000 own-brand, high-quality, innovative products and is a global leader in the cake decorating and sugarcraft market worldwide.
'Everything you need for amazing cakes and fabulous food'
Squires Kitchen Shop sells over 6,000 products for the cake decorating and sugarcraft market. Shop online 24 hours a day at www.squires-shop.com. Our Farnham store is open from 9am to 5.30pm on Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.
'High-quality publications for the creative reader'
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Squires Kitchen International School is the leading independent school of cake decorating, sugarcraft and baking in the UK, welcoming students from around the world to attend professional courses. Find out more at www.squires-school.co.uk.
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