Beautifully decorated cookies are within reach for every home baker, thanks to the easy and practical methods developed by cookie-crafting enthusiasts Valerie Peterson and Janice Fryer. From rolling and cutting to flooding and piping, you'll find dozens of techniques to turn plain cookies into fun treats for your next special occasion. With instructions for making stand-up cookies, tips on creating icing color palettes, and advice on freezing and...

Cupcake favorites and dessert classics from the pastry chef and creator of Sprinkles Cupcakes and judge on Food Network's Cupcake Wars. When Candace Nelson started Sprinkles, America's first cupcakes-only bakery, in 2005, people thought she was crazy. "What else do you sell?" they'd ask. But Sprinkles sold out on opening day . . . and hasn't slowed down since! Now, in her first cookbook, Candace opens up her recipe vault to bring you 100 irresistible...

Learn to bake irresistible vegan cakes of all kinds with this cookbook featuring fifty traditional favorites and new creations. Going vegan doesn't have to mean giving up the guilty pleasure of delectable, decadent cakes. As vegan baker Kris Holechek Peters proves, you can Have Your Cake and Vegan Too. This book is packed with vegan cakes of all kinds, from sweet berry shortcakes and decadent chocolate treats to quick-and-easy coffee cakes and multilayered...