Lindy Smith has written three books and made TV appearances. She runs a successful cake design and decoration company, selling mail order cake-making and decorating equipment. This is Lindy's third book for D&C, her first, Creative Celebration Cakes, being co-written, and her own Storybook Cakes. She lives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Introduction; Tackling Cakes; Equipment; Cake Recipes: Madeira/Chocolate Sponge/Fruit Cake; Baking Chart; Icing Recipes: Sugarpaste/Pastillage/Sugar Glue/Buttercream; Covering Cakes And Boards; Colour Mixing; Weddings & Romance; Pink Sparkle A simple pink and silver cake topped with bride & groom variation: cupcakes with dragees; Flower Topped Stack Buttercream covered, with simple sugar flowers variation: single tier with silk flowers; Decorative Flowers Tiered cake decorated with painted floral design variation: single tier in alternative colour scheme; Klimt Kiss Embossed swirls, ball top tier and fountain cake-toppers variation: cupcakes; Fairytale Castle White and gold pastillage, with towers and turrets variation: alternative towers; Golden Anniversary Sumptuous gold and cream sugarpaste and royal icing variation: cup cakes; Silver Anniversary Chic silver and purple column cake variation: cupcakes; Valentine Heart shaped cake with gilded swirls and pastillage arrow variation: cup cakes; Birthday & Novelty; Birthday Tea Lavishly decorated teapot design variation: cupcakes; Butterfly And Flower Shaped cake with modelled butterfly and petals variation: cupcakes; Daisy Hat Buttercream hat decorated with flowerpaste florals variation: roses design; Mackintosh Rose Painted design on indented sugarpaste column variation: different designs and embellishments; Family; Mother's Day Lilac and yellow heart shape with flowers and ribbon variation: cupcakes; Christening Gift Wrapped gift, covered in shapes and embossing, plus wire toppers variation: cupcakes; New Baby Modelled lifelike baby on top of pastel patchwork blanket cake variation: simple baby figure; Templates; Suppliers; Acknowledgments; Index