Christine Flinn has many years experience as a professional cake decorator, and has been ranked as one of the most skilled in royal icing in the country. As a member of the British Sugarcraft Guild since 1984, she has entered and won many competitions throughout the country, winning numerous gold certificates and trophies. Christine became an Accredited Demonstrator for the British Sugarcraft Guild in 1989, and since then she has earned her living creating designer cakes to order, teaching cake decoration and demonstrating sugarcraft techniques. Piping is her speciality, and she travels extensively throughout the UK, the USA, Italy and Australia, running workshops and demonstrations. Amongst her many other achievements, in 2009 she created a wedding cake for a TV advert promoting Coronation Street, in 2011 she was one of the judges for Glamour Italian Cakes wedding cake competition, and in 2014 she was one of the demonstrators at Cake International in London.

Introduction 6
Materials and tools 8
Techniques 12
Rose Basket 30
Flower Border 36
Engagement Heart 40
White Delight 44
Indian Inlaid Cake 48
Poppy Field 54
Shells and Scrolls 60
Edwardian Style 66
Modern Blackwork 72
Steampunk 78
Templates for basic shapes 84
Templates 90
Index 96