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From there you will learn how to create a myriad of creative effects in buttercream using diverse techniques such as stamping, stencilling, palette knife painting, buttercream transfers, lace and crochet effects, brushed embroidery, marbling, blending, writing, embellishing and more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you're a beginner, you will learn new techniques that you can put into practice straight away on easy, single-tier projects and cupcakes; while more experienced cake decorators will enjoy mastering some of the more intricate and advanced buttercream piping techniques and create stunning three-tier cake designs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the only complete guide to creating buttercream cakes, bringing a traditional cake-decorating method bang up to date for the modern baker!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the book:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Contemporary Buttercream Bible\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute game changer in the industry of cake art. I've never seen techniques and talent presented in such a way as to be concurrently hugely aspirational yet completely approachable. I look forward to learning all the skills that I, as an artist in rolled fondant, have only the most rudimentary grasp of. Not since \u003ci\u003eCakewalk\u003c\/i\u003e by Margaret Braun have I been this excited about a cake book. Bravo!\" – \u003cb\u003eChef Duff Goldman, \u003ci\u003eAce of Cakes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you love buttercream you'll adore this book. Lots of fascinating techniques to try and lovely ideas to develop. 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