Please share with me what Cake and Decorating books ya'll think are the best and should be in everyones library.

Thankx Devin

i have gotton some other books from the library that i had liked but can't remeber the names, but i just got another book that i just love, i usely copy the pages that i wanted to keep to remember the steps to some cake decoration idea but in the book i love it all i might go out and buy it instead of copying the pages cause i love the whole book, it's called "Wedding cakes you can make" by dede wilson. it's everthing you need to know about making a wedding cake from start to finish it's great has lots of charts like cake size chart, pan size chart, flavor combination chart, syrup, filling, and frosting amount chart, this book is great...... i hope you check it out if you havn't yet

take care shaddi

I am a fan of the Colette Peters' books. Some of her cakes are, well, "out there" but they challenge me to try new things!

Missy, do you find Colette's books easy to follow?

I love Toba Garrett's book I believe it is called The Well-Decorated Cake. This is a must have. Mrs. Garrett is GREAT. I am a Huge fan of her work. Check it out. She also have a book about decorating cookies.

The Essential Cake Decorating Guide by Jane Price is good too!!

I love alot of the old Wilton books. I've gotten quite a few of them off ebay. I have this huge book called Cakes & cake Decorating By Angela, Nilsen, Sarah Maxwell, and Janet Murfitt. I love it. There are alot of great recipes and pictures.

I'm also a fan of Toba Garrett.
Her instructions are really detailed and easy to follow.

The International School of Sugarcraft - Nicolas Lodge
The Ultimate book of wedding cakes- Lesley Herbert
The entire set of Patchwork cutter books - Marion Frost

HEY Blair.....I jus got Toba's "The Well Decorated Cake" today......after my month long wait for mail.
I haven't even opened it up yet, but if you recommend it, it's gotta be good. I've seen how great your cakes are.

Toba Garrett, definitely!!! Her recipes are awesome and her instructions are easy to follow. I always got the impression from Collette Peter's that she really didn't want you to make her cakes. She wants you to look at them and admire them, but she never goes into enough detail to make duplicating them easy. I also love Toba's cookie decorating book. Both of her books are must-haves!

I've heard buzz on here about "The Cake Mix Doctor". Anyone know much about it?

I have both The Cake Mix Doctor and her chocolate cake mix book. I have found they give me ideas on how to doctor a cake mix to improve the taste and texture. I have found that the recipes work and taste good. I like them myself. And, yes, I can also make from scratch.

I love cake mix doctor books and I also like debbie brown's books.

I like colette books.....I always liked them for inspiration...spolied as I am I figured if i got stuck I asked you Guys!!