Coffee Cakes [Hardcover]

Lou Seibert (Author), Stephanie Langley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

Coffee: Once a mere beverage (pah!), today it is a social necessity and, in many cities, nothing less than a performance art. The only thing that can possibly do justice to this supreme libation is a delicious home-baked coffee cake. These tasty treats specially crafted to accompany fragrant, steaming coffee come in a wonderful variety of flavors and forms, and range from lusciously rich and sweet to hearty, savory, and healthful. Imagine sitting down to Cinnamon-Apple or Mocha Marbled Coffee Cake, or tearing at Olive, Herb, and Potato Fougasse. Whether your drink is a creamy cappuccino, a skinny no-foam latte, or an old-fashioned cup o' joe, you'll find a sumptuous coffee cake to go with it in this charming, illustrated cookbook full of irresistible enhancements to our favorite modern ritual.

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About the Author

Lou Seibert Pappas is the author of many cookbooks, including Crepes (0-8118-1696-6), Coffee Cakes (0-8118-2215-X), and Sorbets and Ice Creams (0-8118-1573-0). She lives in Palo Alto, California.

Stephanie Langley is an illustrator whose work has decorated books, magazines, advertisements, and gallery walls. She also lives in Palo Alto, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; illustrated edition edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081182215X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811822152
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,200,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars watch out, May 24, 2003

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"sfanderson1" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coffee Cakes (Hardcover)

This is a good book for cooks who have some expertise in baking.
Yes, the instructions are clear, easy to follow BUT after trying the Blueberry Orange Coffeecake, I am not sure if all these recipes were adequately tested.
The problem with that coffeecake is I followed the instructions to a T and the cake turned out to be a disaster. It was gummy gummy gummy. Why? I suspect there was a misprint in the number of eggs: The recipe called for 5 eggs (this is for a 10-inch bundt cake); I remember thinking to myself -- gosh, that's a lot of eggs for one little cake. Well, it was.
So, I had to throw out a cake that I had made with fine ingredients (french butter etc etc). From this point on, I don't trust the other recipes, even though others I tried turned out OK (although all her cakes turn out with a slightly dense texture)