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Adorned Piping, photo

Agar agar

Agave nectar

Almonds. See Marzipan

Apple, Sliced, Cake, photo

Applesauce

as butter substitute

as egg substitute

Arrowroot, as egg substitute

Art Deco Emblems, photo

Avocado, as butter substitute

B

Bags, muslin

Baking with alternative ingredients

all-natural flavorings

icing and assembling tools

sugar paste ingredients

tips and tricks for

unrefined sugars

weighing ingredients

Ball tool, double-ended

Bananas, as egg substitute

Barley malt syrup, note about

Basil-Strawberry Icing

Bench scraper

Beyond Polka Dots, photo

Binding agents

Blooming Tangerines table, photo

Boho Ruffles, photo

Bowls, heatproof

Brooches, sculpting, from molds

Brooch Flowers, photo

Brush Embroidery, photo

Bubblegum Pop, photo

Butter substitutes

C

Cacao nibs

Cacao or cocoa powder

Cake boards

Cake designs, classical

Adorned Piping, photo

Brush Embroidery, photo

Chocolate Drips, photo

Divine Truffles, photo

Fresh Blooms, photo

Icing Domes, photo

Naked Layers, photo, photo

Peachy Keen, photo

Sugar Eucalyptus, photo

Sweet Peas and Ferns, photo

Cake designs, classical whimsy

Boho Ruffles, photo

Brooch Flowers, photo

Dripping Pearls, photo

Iridescent Black, photo

Mushroom Forest, photo

Posies, photo

Raveled Bows, photo

Shedding Lace, photo

Sugar Fans, photo

Wild Artichoke, photo

Cake designs, modern

Art Deco Emblems, photo

Beyond Polka Dots, photo

Bubblegum Pop, photo

Chevron Motif, photo

Edible Pop, photo

Mosaic Sea Foam, photo

Neoclassical, photo

Pleated Angles, photo

Shooting Stars, photo

Triangle on Triangle, photo

Cake designs, modern whimsy

Candied Gem, photo

Day of the Dead, photo

Flying Pinwheels, photo

Gold in Chaos, photo

Magical Grubs, photo

Mod Earth, photo

Papier de Fleur, photo

Piñata, photo

Rock Candy, photo

Vintage Tin, photo

A White Cake, photo

Cake dummy, Styrofoam

Cake pans

Cakes (assembling). See also How to instructions

adding icing to

applying crumb coat to

applying final icing coat to

covering with fondant

fondant-covered, storing

preparing and filling pastry bags

removing from the pan

stacking iced layers

stacking tiers

supporting tiers with straws

trimming tops

Cakes (base recipes)

Coconut, photo

Ginger, photo

Lemon-Poppy, photo

Madagascar Vanilla Bean

Mexican Chocolate, photo

Orange-Carrot, photo

Red Velvet, Classic, photo

scaling up or down

Sliced Apple, photo

Canvas pastry bags. See Pastry bags

Caramel Sauce

Carob chips or powder

Carrot-Orange Cake, photo

Chevron Motif, photo

Chevron pattern, creating and applying

Chocolate

cacao or cocoa powder

carob chips or powder

Classic Red Velvet Cake, photo

dripping over cake

Drips, photo

Ganache

making truffles with

Mexican, Cake, photo

raw cacao nibs

shopping for, note about

unsweetened

Citrus, Candied

Coconut

Cake, photo

Macaroons, photo

Coffee

Compostable fruit trays and egg cartons

D

Day of the Dead, photo

Decorating tools

Dessert tables

Blooming Tangerines, photo

Rustic and Refined, photo

Stormy Lavender, photo

visual elements

Divine Truffles, photo

Dots, painting

Double-ended ball tool

Dowels, wooden

Dripping Pearls, photo

Dyes, artificial

Dyes, non-synthetic

types of

working with

E

Edible Pop, photo

Egg cartons, compostable

Espresso

Evaporated cane juice

Extracts, natural organic

F

Fats, plant-based

applesauce

avocado

coconut oil

non-hydrogenated palm shortening

replacing butter with liquid oil

safflower and sunflower oils

unsalted nondairy butters

Feathers, sculpting

Ferns, sculpting, on wires

Flags, sugar, sculpting

Flat spatulas

Flavorings, all-natural

fair-trade coffee, espresso, and tea

fresh vanilla beans or paste

fruits and vegetables

infused oils

liquors and liqueurs

natural organic extracts

spices and herbs

Flaxseed, as egg substitute

Floral tape

Flour. See Gluten-Free Flour

Flowers and leaves

sculpting ferns on wires

sculpting flowers on wire

sculpting leaves on wire

sculpting “Mexican Hat” blossoms

sculpting petals on wire

sculpting ranunculus

sugar paste, creating

Flying Pinwheels, photo

Fondant

recipe for, photo

working with, 56, 129–31, 134–35

Food coloring, liquid

Fresh Blooms, photo

Fruits

adding to recipes

measuring

used as natural dye

Fruit trays, compostable

G

Ganache

Garlands, sugar, making

Ginger

Cake, photo

Icing

Gloves, rubber

Gluten-Free Flour

choosing

favorite store brands

homemade mix, about

Lael Cakes

made from naturally gluten-free ingredients

millet flour, about

Gold in Chaos, photo

Guar gum

Gum tragacanth

H

Heatproof bowls

Herb(s)

fresh, for recipes

-infused oils

How-to instructions

creating and applying a chevron pattern

creating and applying piñata texture

dripping chocolate

making sugar garlands

making truffles

painting and stenciling adornments

painting dots

sculpting brooches from molds

sculpting 3-D circles

sculpting 3-D circle toppers

sculpting feathers

sculpting ferns on wires

sculpting flowers on wire

sculpting insects

sculpting leaves on wire

sculpting “Mexican Hat” blossoms

sculpting mushrooms

sculpting petals on wire

sculpting ranunculus

sculpting sugar flags

wrapping a tea towel in plastic wrap

I

Icing

adding to cake layers

Madagascar Vanilla Bean

Iridescent Black, photo

K

Knives

paring

serrated or cake

utility

L

Lael Cakes Gluten-Free Flour

Lavender-Rosemary Icing

Lemon

M

Macaroons, Coconut, photo

Madagascar Vanilla Bean Cake

Madagascar Vanilla Bean Icing

Magical Grubs, photo

Maple syrup

Marzipan

adding color to

decorations, storing

recipe for, photo

working with, 62, 129–30

Measuring tools

Metallic materials

Mexican Chocolate Cake, photo

Milks, nondairy

Millet flour

Mod Earth, photo

Molds

Mosaic Sea Foam, photo

Mushroom Forest, photo

Mushrooms, sculpting

Muslin bags

N

Naked Layers, photo, photo

Neoclassical, photo

Nondairy butters

Nondairy milks

Non-hydrogenated palm shortening, 15, 33

Nut milks

O

Oil-based extracts

Oils

coconut

infused with herbs

replacing butter with

safflower and sunflower

Orange

Candied Citrus

-Carrot Cake, photo

P

Paintbrushes

Painting and stenciling adornments

Palm shortening, non-hydrogenated, 15, 33

Papier de Fleur, photo

Pastry bags

preparing and filling

Piñata, photo

Piñata texture, creating and applying

Plastic wrap

Pleated Angles, photo

Poppy-Lemon Cake, photo

Posies, photo

Powdered sugar

R

Raspberry–Rose Water Icing

Raveled Bows, photo

Red Velvet Cake, Classic, photo

Rice milk

Rock Candy, photo

Rolling pins

Rosemary-Lavender Icing

Rose Water

how to make

–Raspberry Icing

Royal Icing

recipe for, photo

Rustic and Refined table, photo

S

Safflower and sunflower oils

Serrated or cake knife

Sewing pins

Shedding Lace, photo

Shooting Stars, photo

Spices

whole, toasting and grinding

Stamens

Stand mixer

Stenciling adornments

Stormy Lavender table, photo

Strawberry-Basil Icing

Straws

Styrofoam cake dummy

Sugar, powdered

Sugar Eucalyptus, photo

Sugar Fans, photo

Sugar flags, sculpting

Sugar Paste

adding color to

decorations, storing

flowers and leaves, creating

ingredients for

recipe for, photo

working with, 58, 129–31, 134–35

Sugars, unrefined

agave nectar

coconut palm sugar

dry

evaporated cane juice

wet

Sugar Tart Dough

Sweet Peas and Ferns, photo

T

Tape, floral

Tart Dough, Sugar

Tea, adding to recipes

Tea towels

covering fondant and sugar paste with

wrapping in plastic wrap

3-D circles, sculpting

3-D circle toppers, sculpting

Tools

baking tools

buying, note about

decorating tools

icing and assembling tools

Triangle on Triangle, photo

Truffles, making

Turntable, cake

U

Utility knife

V

Vanilla Bean(s)

Vegetables

W

A White Cake, photo

Wild Artichoke, photo

Wires and wire cutters

Wooden dowels

X

Xanthan gum

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