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CALLITTHEBUDDYSYSTEM,becauseBakingwiththeCakeBossisaneducationintheartofbakinganddecorating,fromkneadingtorolling,fondanttoflowers,taughtbyBuddyValastrohimself,thestarofTLC’ssmashhitCakeBoss.Withmorethan100ofhismostsought-afterrecipes,includingbirthdayandholidaycakesandotherspecialthemedesigns,thisbookisamastercoursethatculminatesintheshowstoppingcakesforwhichCarlo’sBakeShopisfamous.FollowingthearcofBuddy’scareerfromapprenticetomasterbaker,BakingwiththeCakeBossoffersreadersthesameon-the-jobeducationearnedbyeveryonewhocomestoworkatCarlo’sBakeShop,withsomeofBuddy’sandthefamily’smemoriessharedalongtheway.Itbuildsorganicallyfromsimplecookiesandpastriestopies,flower-adornedcupcakes,andbasicfondantcakes,tobreathtakingcakesforeveryholidayandspecialoccasion.And,asyouprogressfrombasicstobedazzlements—likethesafaricakecompletewithchocolateanimalsandawaterfall—Buddyshareshisinspiringenthusiasmandstoriesfromtheshopinhisinimitablevoice.Healsoprovidesthetoolsforcreatingyourownpersonaltrademarkcakes,withachartthatletsyoumixandmatchcake,frosting,andliqueursyrupforcakesthewayyoulikethem.Andthereareplentyofphotosthatillustrateartisticflourishesanddecorationsyoucanusetoadornyourindividualcreations.With650gorgeous,step-by-stepinstructionalphotosthatletyoufollowBuddyasifyouwerenexttohiminthebakery,BakingwiththeCakeBossisanincomparabledesserteducationthatwillbecomeanessentialreferenceforaspiringandskilledbakersalike.Burstingwithdelicious,tried-and-truerecipes,how-toboxesandsidebars,andnumeroustricksofthetrade,BakingwiththeCakeBossisararetreat—afun,accessibleguidetobaking,allinagloriouslydesigned,fullyillustratedpackageworthyoftheCakeBoss’sartisticvision.