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The smell of delicious freshly baked cakes can tempt even the most indifferent of diners to pause and hope that they can get a taste of it when it is pulled out of the oven. Spongy, delicious, flavorful, and creamy cakes can be a delight to cook as well as to eat.
That is, if a person knows how to bake great cakes. Otherwise, the cakes can end up lumpy, hard, sagging down in the middle, or involve any number of such disasters.
The Cake Bible is a comprehensive guide to anyone who wants to bake good cakes. It covers every kind of cake, from the simple to the most intricate recipes. Whether the reader wants to bake a simple and delicious cake for their daughter`s birthday or a showpiece cake, this book shows how to pull it off.
The book will help any interested cook make the chocolate cake of their dreams, bake a layered, tender butter cake that melts in the mouth, try out low-cholesterol recipes, and make cakes that use very little sugar and yet taste delicious.
The author guides the reader every step of the way, from listing the ingredients and giving precise measurements, to providing instructions for the actual baking process. She explains many different techniques for bringing out the flavor and texture in different kinds of cakes.
The former owner of a cooking school, Beranbaum also discusses in detail the combination of ingredients, the equipments to use, the techniques for getting the best results, and the chemistry of baking.
The Cake Bible can serve as a cookbook, a reference manual, and a scholarly dissertation on the art and science of baking cakes. This is a good addition to the bookshelf of any passionate cook who wants to add a different dimension to their baking skills. ISBN 9780688044022
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Pages : 592
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