‘Tis the Season to “Cake”! We can’t believe the holidays are upon us already. Although we are always sad to see the last of summer’s warmth and bounty— we really look forward to baking and cooking for fall and winter. We’ve been working on bringing new flavors to our holiday table, so be sure to check out Titia McLuckie’s review starting on page 38. That’s only one of the great recipes we’ve included as part of this issue. In addition to all the recipes, we have a total of seven tutorials as part of this issue, more than we’ve ever before been able to feature. These include ideas for holiday cupcakes to a unique bas-relief technique and ingenious approaches to modeling.

Whether you take these ideas “as is” or put your own spin on them, this issue is filled with inspiration.