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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"For inspiration, the book is sprinkled with vintage photos from the 1950's, when home baking was common."
—Country Decorating Ideas, October / December 2004
"Seeming pre-wrapped, with their silver covers, and retro design, you'll want both of these delightful mini-cookbooks [Piece Of Cake and Easy As Apple Pie], not just for your mom, but for your mother-in-law, your sister and your dear old auntie! … How much information can fit into one of these cuties? Well, these pack a wallop! … Another thing I like about these books are the easy-to-read steps, and every once in awhile, a good quote… Whether you're interested in a fun new baking book or two, or want to find the perfect gift for mom, these little cookbooks are games."
—Laurie Strock, Cookbook Digest, June 2004
"Piece Of Cake comes in [a] gift-friendly package, with 43 recipes that remind us how simple traditional cake baking can be and how much joy the finished product can induce."
—Country Decorating Ideas, October / December 2004
"Seeming pre-wrapped, with their silver covers, and retro design, you'll want both of these delightful mini-cookbooks [Piece Of Cake and Easy As Apple Pie], not just for your mom, but for your mother-in-law, your sister and your dear old auntie! … How much information can fit into one of these cuties? Well, these pack a wallop! … Another thing I like about these books are the easy-to-read steps, and every once in awhile, a good quote… Whether you're interested in a fun new baking book or two, or want to find the perfect gift for mom, these little cookbooks are games."
—Laurie Strock, Cookbook Digest, June 2004
"Piece Of Cake comes in [a] gift-friendly package, with 43 recipes that remind us how simple traditional cake baking can be and how much joy the finished product can induce."
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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.
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!
front flap
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.
back flap
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.
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creative recipes,
By Lena Smith "Gasolena" (Oklahoma City, OK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Piece of Cake (Hardcover)
This book is helpful if you want some new ideas for cakes. It has NO recipes for plain chocolate cake, but for black cherry and chocolate cake, which I find wierd because every book on cake should have one basic chocolate cake recipe. It has recipes for double chunk chocolate brownies, different kinds of bars, blueberry and white chocolate chip muffins, chocolate chip muffins, cinnamon-swirl tea bread, fruit gingerbread, lemon poppy seed cake & banana toffee cheesecake. It has a few recipes for pound cake and for angel food cake. It has many creative recipes, however who among us has been searching for any of the above recipes? If you buy this book make sure you do not pay more than $[...]...it's retail price. For more cookbook reviews visit my blog at [...].
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