Piece of Cake: Go On, Bake Your Cake and Eat It to - Hardcover

Mayhew, Maggie

9780764157226: Piece of Cake: Go On, Bake Your Cake and Eat It to

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764157221 ISBN 13: 9780764157226

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2004

Here are recipes for devil's food cake, angel's food cake, marble cake, pound cake, frosting-covered layer cake, and many more--a total of 45 delicious cake recipes. This book's duotone photos provide a nostalgic look at mid-twentieth-century America, and the recipes are for cakes that are simply old-fashioned delicious. The photos focus appropriately enough around the kitchen range and dining room table-and if Mom and Dad seem a bit too formally dressed for dinner at home, we should recall that it was the way middle American households were depicted in ads and magazine features, circa 1950. The recipes for cakes, cupcakes, brownies and more are easy for today's home cooks to follow, and are guaranteed to produce mouth-watering results. Many are complemented with food-related anecdotes. Here's a trip down memory lane, as well as inspiration for tasty desserts you can serve today.

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Whatever the occasion, whatever the celebration, a home-made cake is always the perfect solution! For family picnics, school lunches, coffee mornings, or dinner parties, these 43 mouth-watering recipes are all you will ever need. An elegant chocolate torte or delicate summer fruit roulade would make a dazzling dinner party dessert, and who could resist a wickedly indulgent devil’s food cake or tantalizing baked Alaska birthday cake?
Forget the boxed mixes and store-bought cakes. It’s time to get back to basics and treat your family and friends to the taste of real home baking. The art of cake making is due for revival; it’s time to remember that baking really is a Piece of Cake!
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What could evoke thoughts of celebrations and family get-togethers better than the smell of a delicious cake baking in the oven? Awaken your senses and memories with this tantalizing assortment of recipes—from classic muffins, brownies and sponge cakes, to mouth-watering cheesecakes, tortes and roulades, there is something for all tastes and every occasion.
These irresistible recipes are accompanied by vintage photographs from the 1950s, which recall the days of home baking. Authentic images from the earliest Pillsbury Bake-Off contests are accompanied by entertaining extracts about America’s country fairs, cooking contests and baking traditions.
With simple step-by-step instructions and helpful tips on lining pans, testing and storing cakes, and mastering the best baking methods, you’ll soon be serving up your own delicious loaves, muffins, sponges and cupcakes, just like Grandma used to make.
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Maggie Mayhew is a food writer, home economist, recipe editor and food stylist. She is the author of several other popular cookbooks. She has also written for food magazines Home, Family Circle, Essentials, the BBC Good Food Magazine and the Ready Steady Cook Partwork. Maggie is married and lives in Gloucestershire, England.

About the Author:

Maggie Mayhew is a food writer, home economist, recipe editor, and cookbook author. She has also written for food magazines Family Circle, Essentials, Homes and Ideas, and the Ready Steady Cook. Maggie is married and lives in Gloucestershire, England.

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