Baking is booming! And Cake toppers are the perfect way to truly personalise a cake for any occassion. Whether baking your own or adding to a cheeky shop bought cake, Darren Allford's easy to follow steps are all you need to create your own cute, quirky mini masterpieces. You'll discover a variety of styles, some super easy and some more advanced, as well as working with different materials -fondant for a sweet toothed friendly treat or clay for a trusted keepsake. With a few tools, clear instructions and a dollop of patience, YOU can make these toppers and make them well. Is it your tiny superhero's birthday? Or Mother's Day? What about your daughter's wedding or your son's welcome home gift? Maybe you want a festive friend for the Christmas cake. You'll find that somebody squealing with joy at seeing themselves perched on top of a cake is incredibly rewarding. Darren is confident that after trying your hand at just a few of the projects in this book, you'll develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to ride your own creative rainbow and make anything you want. Roll up your sleeves let's get making! AUTHOR: Darren Allford is a self-taught maker of celebration cakes and customised cake toppers. Professionally trained as an executive assistant, Darren has spent the last decade indulging his creative side by creating extravagant visions of his imagination out of fondant and clay and he is delighted to get to share his knowledge and skill in this his debut published work. Darren has completed creative writing courses and enjoys writing both fiction and poetry and has performed at spoken word events in London where he lives. He works out of his home in Walthamstow in East London which also contains his ridiculously large collection of toys, plants and Star Wars memorabilia. 120 colour illustrations