title: First Steps in Cake Decorating: Over 100 Step-by-Step Cake Decorating Techniques and Recipes
author: Janice Murfitt
description: Janice Murfitt is a highly qualified cake decorator and cookery writer and has wide ranging and personal experience on the subject. A popular author, she has written over twenty cookery books
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](xhtml/cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Title Page](xhtml/tp.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Copyright](xhtml/copy.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dedication](xhtml/ded.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Contents](xhtml/contents.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Introduction](xhtml/intro.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Golden Rules](xhtml/fm1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Essential Ingredients](xhtml/fm2.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Essential Tools](xhtml/fm3.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Basic Frosting Techniques](xhtml/fm4.xhtml)
  
  
  * [1: Show Cakes](xhtml/c01.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Faux-Stone Cake](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s1)
  
  
  * [S’mores Cake](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s2)
  
  
  * [Citrus Cake with Edible Blossoms](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s3)
  
  
  * [Coconut-and-Strawberry Ice Cream Meringues](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s4)
  
  
  * [Lemon Honey Cake](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s5)
  
  
  * [German Chocolate Bundt Cake](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s6)
  
  
  * [Strawberry Ombré Cake with Rose-Gold Leaf](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s7)
  
  
  * [Pistachio Cannoli Cake](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s8)
  
  
  * [Triple-Chocolate Ice Cream Cake](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s9)
  
  
  * [Watercolor Cake](xhtml/c01.xhtml#c01_s10)
  
  
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