Review: Cake Decorating, Learn How to Make Beautiful Cakes

(Helco Promotions, launch issue R14.90, future issues R39.90)

This is a great series to collect, whether you’re a budding baker or a more experienced cook.

Each 24-page issue, published weekly, is beautifully illustrated and filled with step-by-step tutorials and recipes to help you create everything from trendy cupcakes and cake pops to more elaborate designer and novelty cakes.

You’ll also receive a baking tool or accessory with each issue to help you with your projects, such as piping nozzles and bags, star cutters, heart-shaped cutters, embossers and smoothers, as well as a variety of stencils. Magazine binders, storage cases and other “treats” are included too.

My daughters have successfully produced a number of delicious cakes over the past few weeks using these recipes, so I can confidently say this series is a winner.

* Only 120 have been published and are available at CNA, Pick n Pay, Spar and Checkers.