Name/Title
SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE CAKE DECORATINGEntry/Object ID
96.64.1.8Description
Book: "Simple But Effective Cake Decorating" by Dennis M. Hopkins (Chicago: Clissold Publishing Company, 1946), 144 pp. A hardcover book, without dust jacket, which is a reprint of a 1925 edition (a) and a cake decorating school catalog (b). The book cover is dark blue with the front showing a cake in black ink at left and a black box above it with the text in blue ink. The spine and back cover are blank. Contents of the book include tools, icings, exercises for beginners, making flowers, medallions and molds, use of marzipan, nougat and butter creams, and cake recipes. There are photographs in the book. The catalog describes the master baking decorator program at the Zenker School of Cake Decorating in Chicago and has photographs. The book is in fair condition with wear on the cover, discolored pages, and cover soiling and stains. The catalog is in good condition with discoloration and folds. Written in ink on the inside front cover, upper right corner is, "Mrs. Mary D. Bean/1208 a Viola ave/Glendale 2 Calif."Lexicon
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CookerySearch Terms
Documentary Artifact, Books, Clissold Publishing Company, Zenker School of Cake Decorating, Cake decorating
