The Victorian Book of Cakes: A Treasury of Recipes for Cakes, Biscuits, Cookies, Icings, Frostings and Sweet Confections from the Golden Age of Cake Making and Decorating

This title includes: recipes, techniques and decorations from the golden age of cake-making.It is a classic Victorian book by T. Percy Lewis and A.G. Bromley, brought to the modern reader with a foreword by Nicholas Lodge.Hand-tinted illustration plates of the finished cakes appear throughout the book, as well as close-ups of piping details.Notes for the modern reader have been included to assist today's baker in adjusting and adapting recipes, with tips on unusual equipment and archaic ingredients.It includes everything from making wedding cakes, gateaux and tartlets to piping lettering and making marzipan flowers.This nostalgic book will enchant all cake-makers, providing a fascinating source of baking and decorating ideas, as well as an insight into forgotten techniques.This book is a treasure from a golden age. Originally published at the turn of the century, during the heyday of cake-making, it was intended to become the standard work on cakes and confectionery, for use by both am