Easy at-home instruction for baking and decorating fabulous cakes and cookies Want to bake beautiful cakes and eye-catching cookies? This fun, instructive guide gives you simple techniques for creating cakes and cookies for the holidays. From kitchen basics to must-have specialty tools, you'll get lists, tips,and techniques to make your own masterpieces. Plus, you'll get basic cake, cookie, and frosting/icing recipes for themed cakes and cookies. With this handy guide, you'll be on your way to creating custom creations that will have your guests asking "How did you do that?" Open the book and find: Helpful tools to have in the kitchen Icing essentials - spatulas, pastry bags, decorating tips, and more Ways to master creative techniques Yummy white cake, yellow cake, sugar cookie, buttercream frosting, and cream cheese frosting recipes