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Where there’s a celebration there’s a cake! And what better way to decorate it than with fun and colourful figures made especially for the recipient? Learn how to model 24 fun figures in sugar, great for decorating party cakes or for personalised edible gifts.

Making your own figures in sugar is an enjoyable activity for modellers of all ages, perfect for keeping little hands busy. Jan Clement-May, shows you how easy it is to model and personalise figures in Sugar Dough using just a handful of basic tools. After explaining the essentials of modelling in sugar, she presents an imaginative selection of figures covering occupations, hobbies and celebrations. So whether you’re making a bride and groom for a wedding cake (complete with jolly vicar!), a cute baby boy or girl for a christening or baby’s birthday, a cub scout or brownie for a children’s party, or a cake for a sports person, this book is for you!

Having originally qualified as a graphic designer, Jan Clement-May started sugarcrafting in 1995 when her children were small. In 2001, she set up her own business and soon became a well-known contributor to Cakes & Sugarcraft magazine. Jan is now a popular tutor at the Squires Kitchen International School of Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft and has written several books on sugar modelling and cake decorating.