Bellissimo Wedding Cakes

Discover the secret for creating elegant, sharp-edged cakes from award-winning wedding cake designer, Helen Mansey. The book Bellissimo Wedding Cakes showcases a contemporary collection of 12 stunning wedding cake tutorials that all incorporate Helen’s signature sharp-edge style. Inspired by techniques that originated in Australia, Helen has perfected a method for creating clean, crisp edges on sugarpasted cakes and shares all her tips and tricks in this, her first book.

What’s more, Bellissimo Wedding Cakes covers everything an aspiring wedding cake maker needs to know, from flavour combinations and portion sizes to invaluable information about transporting the finished cakes. Helen also includes a selection of irresistible cake recipes that have been tried-and-tested by hundreds of wedding guests.

A great source of inspiration for cake makers of any level, Helen uses exquisite piping that looks like lace, stylised sugar flowers and even colourful sugarpaste stripes to create beautiful cakes for any romantic occasion. Follow Helen’s unique methods, clear instructions and detailed step-by-step photography to give your cakes a polished and professional finish.