Irresistible Cakes offers over 200 concise, easy-to-follow recipes with step-by-step instructions, accompanied by helpful tips and a photograph of the finished dish. The collection includes the popular Black Forest gateau and the Queen of Sheba cake, along with a wide range of novelty, children's and special occasion cakes. This title also includes a comprehensive guide to cake decorating techniques and advises on the essential equipment required to create the fantasy cakes described. Whether your favourite choice of baking is teabread or raspberry and hazelnut meringue, there is a feast of recipes to choose from.