It is not merely the taste and the texture that make cakes appealing,but to alarge extent,their looks too.A brilliant cake might end up seeming qute ordinary,if not decked up suficiently well.However, decorating cakes is unfortunately no cake walk!It requires a lot of know -how,patience,time and creativity.Decorating pastries requires even more skill because each slice needs to look and taste good as the others. "Cakes & Pastries":A step by step guide to easy decorating using readymade sponges is an attempt to guide you step by step through the process of decorating cakes and pastries.From the classsic Black Forest and the intoxicating Chocolate Coffe Cake,to the sugar-garnished Peach Praline Gateau,the book shows how to create masterpieces,through clear sequential instructions and accompanying photos.However the book includes basic recipes for sponges,so if you have the time make it all in your kitchen itself! Just remember to understand the ingredients and instruments well,and read the instructions carefully (more than once if required),take a good look at the pictures and give it your best try.The author wishes you many creamy,dreamy moments.
About the Author
Mrs. Tarla Dalal is India s best - selling cookery author since over 2 decades. She has written a total of 100titles, several of which have been translated in various languages like Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali and even Dutch and Russian! The total sales of her cookery books exceed 3million copies. Her first book The Pleasures of Vegetarian Cooking , which was published in 1974, was an instant success with indian housewives. The book, which is considered a classic in cookery books, has sold a record 1,50,000 copies. Lately there has been a new addition to the list called the TOTAL HEALTH SERIES. These are health related cookbooks with recipes and information on various subjects like The Pregnancy Cookbook, Baby and Toddler food, Delicious Diabetic Recipes, Fast foods made Healthy, Healthy Breakfast, Healthy Soups and Salads, Cooking with 1 Teaspoon of Oil, Healthy Soups and Salads, Healthy Breakfast and Calcium Rich Recipes has been her best selling book recently. In addition to writing cookbooks, Mrs. Tarla Dalal also has a major web presence in the form of tarladalal.com, the largest Indian food site.
