Bake Sale Cookbook [Paperback]

Sandra Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 29, 2011

Sandra Lee's desserts have long been favorites among the legions of loyal fans of her two popular Food Network shows, Semi-Homemade Cooking and Money Saving Meals. The Bake Sale Cookbook brings together 120 amazing recipes and dozens more tips and ideas, all photographed in gorgeous full-color. You'll find easy and always popular cakes and cupcakes; melt-in-your-mouth pies, tarts, and pastries; brownies, cookies, and bars; and even candies and confections. The easy-to-prepare recipes are perfect for school bake sales, family gatherings, and just about any occasion.

Sample Recipes

Maple Bars

Banana Split Cupcakes

Chocolate Strawberry Hearts

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

165 Simple Sweets & Savory Sensations

Each easy recipe is blue ribbon-worthy and created for fabulous, fast baking—warm your kitchen with the sweet scent of love.

*265 Color Photographs *240 Pages of Recipes, Tips & Ideas

The Joy of Sweet Making:

• Effortless and ever-popular cakes and cupcakes
• Incredible and irresistible frostings, fillings, toppings, and icings
• Melt-in-your-mouth puddings, pastries, pies, and tarts
• Decadently delicious brownies, bars, and chocolates
• Incredibly quick cookies, candies, and confections
• Countless tips, savvy solutions, and all the secrets to make baking simple

The Bake Sale Cookbook will inspire you with new twists on your favorite desserts and guarantees perfect results every time. Delight your friends and family every day and at every occasion with home-baked sweetness made quick and easy. Share sweet and savory treats at home, at your community or school bake sale, and at any and every gracious gathering.

About the Author

Sandra Lee is the editor in chief of the Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine, the author of 22 bestselling cookbooks, and the creator of two popular shows on Food Network–Sandra's Money Saving Meals and the multi-Emmy-nominated show series, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cooking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 29, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470645598
• ISBN-13: 978-0470645598
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandra Lee has a passion for simple solutions that create dramatic results in all areas of home life. She is editor-in-chief of Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine, the host of two highly rated television shows (the multi-Emmy-nominated Semi-Homemade Cooking and Sandra's Money Saving Meals), as well as a New York Times bestselling author of seventeen books. An internationally-acclaimed home and food expert, Sandra has revolutionized the way people think about traditional, time-consuming, "from-scratch" methods. With her trademark 70/30 philosophy, which combines 70% ready-made products with 30% fresh touches, Sandra creates aspirational meals and breathtaking living environments that are affordable and attainable, making her the foremost recognized advocate to every over-extended person.
Sandra's philosophy was born out of necessity and the challenges she faced throughout her childhood. The oldest of five children, Sandra was responsible for caring for her four younger siblings and managing the household. Forced to live on welfare and food stamps, Sandra quickly learned how to turn budget-friendly foods into delicious and special meals for her family while stretching every dollar and every minute.
In 1989, after attending the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sandra was faced with her own home decorating dilemma: How to decorate her home with style and flair on a limited budget. She invented a quick, easy way to re-create her home and realized that others could use the same solutions. She invented her own line of patented home, garden and craft products and launched her company in 1993. Sandra quickly became the retailers "go-to-girl" for innovative, smart consumer products, working with Walmart, Target and QVC-USA. The product lines were so successful that she was asked to anchor the on-air launch of the home, garden and craft categories for QVC-United Kingdom and QVC-Germany. This success motivated Sandra to produce one of the first Do-It-Yourself home improvement video series, which sold over a million copies. Her product lines garnered numerous industry awards, including Wallcoverings, Windows & Interior Fashion's "Achiever of the Year" and Profitable Craft Merchandising's "Home Decorating Product of the Year."

Sandra then attended the world's leading culinary art institute, Le Cordon Bleu. She learned how to apply her Semi-Homemade(R) philosophy and savvy shortcuts towards gourmet recipes so that anyone could create and savor delicious dishes at home in less time and at a fraction of the cost. Since then, Sandra has become a New York Times bestselling author and has written sixteen cooking and entertaining books. She has sold more than 3 million books since the fall of 2005 and has been awarded the prestigious, International French Gourmand Award for "Best Easy Cookbook". In fall 2009, Sandra will release three new books: Easy Weeknight Wonders, Money Saving Slow Cooking and Cocktail Time.

Semi-Homemade(R) moved seamlessly from books to television, radio and the Internet. In 2003, her Food Network TV series, Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee, debuted as one of the highest-rated show launches in the network's history and celebrated its 200th episode in 2008. Nominated for numerous Daytime Emmy's, Semi-Homemade Cooking remains a top performing program. Sandra has also hosted ten one-hour primetime specials. Her personal story was documented by Food Network's Chefography to rave reviews and high ratings, and her memoir, Made From Scratch, was a Barnes & Noble bestseller. In May 2009, Sandra launched a second Food Network series, Sandra's Money Saving Meals, which will save viewers an average of 39% - 50% on every grocery store bill. In fall 2009, Sandra will become the first cross-over talent on the Scripps Network, with HGTV's Sandra Lee Celebrates.

Sandra was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award for her involvement with many charitable and philanthropic organizations, as well as the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2009 by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate for contributions made to society. Sandra is the national spokesperson for Share our Strength's Great American Bake Sale and Operation Frontline, two groundbreaking programs focused on ending childhood hunger in America. She is a founding member of the Los Angeles chapter of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and has served on the board of directors of Children's Hospital. Sandra is a generous supporter of God's Love We Deliver, Project Angel Food and the Central Park Conservancy. She was the celebrity chef for DineOut LA in 2008 and GoEat LA in 2009, raising funds for Aid for Aids International (AFAI). She participates in Harvard Business School's annual Woman's Entrepreneurial Conference and is a lecturer at Yale University's School of Management.

Sandra's passion and enthusiasm is contagious. Her attainable, couture-styled, approach allows her the privilege of being a frequent guest expert for many national TV shows including Good Morning America, Today, Weekend Today, Fox News Channel, Ellen, and Tyra, among others. She is a bankable personality having appeared as the cover celebrity on many national magazines including Ladies Home Journal, Redbook and TV Guide.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Should have known better June 17, 2011

By Maine Kid

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I never really cared for Sandra Lee's cooking. Sounds like a great concept, to use a mix and just build on it. I saw Sandra Lee on the Today Show one morning promoting this book. I went online and ordered it the same day. I've made 2 or 3 of the items since I received the book a couple of months ago. One item, some lemon bars were inedible and some other cookies were barely tolerable. The mix made them oddly chewy, sort of "gummy". Starting with the mix saves time but it isn't worth it if the end results are less than favorable.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious recipes for bake sales or any occasion! March 30, 2011

By J. Kennel VINE™ VOICE

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I saw Sandra Lee baking recipes from this book on a morning show this week, so I thought I'd try it out. There are gorgeous photos of every dessert, so the presentations look like they are ready for a bake sale. If you bake from scratch you may not like her shortcuts using prepared mixes and some ready made icings, BUT this book is a winner even just to learn good presentations or get ideas for your own recipes from scratch. The little details she does make her presentations beautiful.

I am not a great cook, and I need the pictures of what the final product should look like, so I love this book. Colorful, cheerful, easy for any cook, and includes baking tips to make the baked goods come out looking really irresistible.

Directions, time needed, yield, and ingredients are all laid out very simply, so you can see if you have the time and have the ingredients on hand for a recipe.

There are cookies, brownies, bars, cakes, cupcakes, fruits, candies, pies, truffles, and breads. She has a section showing "cookiescapes" and how to make small theme baskets for bake sales and holidays.

Here are just a few of the recipes I found unique: Pear & Cinnamon Charlotte, Butter Toffee Flower Sandwiches, Root Beer Cupcakes, Cream Marzipan Cake, White Chocolate Macadamia Cake, Custard Filled Cake, Plum Apricot Clafouti, Caramel Apple Muffin Melts, Triple Blueberry Pie, and Rocky Road Parfaits. Plenty for both children and adults to love!

I'm off to the kitchen. Two thumbs up from my house. This is a soft cover book, but still very nice to give as a gift.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book..But May 24, 2011

By Dunsu

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I have to admit to being a bit disappointed in this book. While it does include some great looking recipes I found not all of them would be good for a Bake Sale.. as I have never seen Ice Cream goodies. Those recipes would be great for an Ice Cream Social format. Also the presentations are nice..BUT there is not even very basic information about them. There is one page of ideas at the front of the book and that is it- other than showing the finished goods packaged up. It also shows a picture of Ms. Lee holding a tray of "Cake Balls/ Pops" looking like dropped ice cream cones, but no where in the book does it feature those. It is a lovely book, wonderful pictures and I do look forward to making some of the recipes for an upcoming Bake Sale to raise funds for a local woman's shelter. However I felt some what deceived by the promises, that for me at least we not met.