Bread & Cakes

Ice cream is impossible to resist, whatever your age and for every occasion. Whether you want a cooling Raspberry Sherbet or Watermelon Granita; a Passion Fruit Mousse or Hot Apple Ice Cream with Cinnamon Bread to finish off a dinner party; or an Apricot Parfait or Nougat Ice Cream just for the sheer indulgence, this book features them all.

Food blogger Lindsay Landis has invented the perfect cookie dough. It tastes great. It's egg free (and thus safe to eat raw). You can whip it up in minutes. And, best of all, you can use it to make dozens of delicious cookie dough creations, from cakes, custards, and pies to candies, brownies, and even granola bars. Included are recipes for indulgent breakfasts (cookie dough doughnuts!), frozen treats (cookie dough popsicles!), outrageous snacks (cookie dough wontons! cookie dough fudge! cookie dough pizza!), and more. The Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook features clear instructions and dozens of decadent full-color photographs. If you've ever been caught with a finger in the mixing bowl, then this is the book for you!

50 fabulous kids' cakes, cupcakes and cake popsKids' Birthday Cakes Step by Step is a delicious guide that takes the stress out of baking unforgettable birthday cakes to wow your child, whatever their age. Choose your child's cake from a delectable array of over 50 show-stopping cake designs, from animal cakes to sports cakes and toy cakes. Would your kid go crazy for a circus cake with matching circus animal cake pops, or would they prefer a dinosaur egg cake with miniature egg cupcakes? Whether you are making birthday cakes for girls or boys, there's something for everyone. Every cake design has visual step-by-steps making the birthday cake creating process stress-free, plus you'll be provided with themed cupcake decoration ideas and be shown how to make cake pops. You'll also be able to plan ahead with handy tips on how long the cake will take to make, build, bake and decorate so everything will be ready in time for your child's party. With Kids' Birthday Cakes Step by Step you'll be able to add the perfect finishing touches with cake-decorating techniques such as piping, moulding figures and using fondant icing, taking your child's birthday cake from average to awesome in no time.

The ultimate cake-baking bible

Learn over 150 cake decorating techniques with this bestseller from the renowned sugarcraft expert! This is the ultimate guide to contemporary cake designyou'll learn how to make decorated cakes, starting with basic sugarcraft tools, baking recipes, and ingredients, and finishing with advanced modeling techniques, including royal icing stenciling, brush embroidery, buttercream piping, using sugar cutters and molds, making cake jewelry, and so much more! Get creative with simple, step-by-step instructions for more than eighty celebration cake, mini-cake, cupcake, and cookie designs. Essential tips and advice are included for all skill levels, from complete beginners to the most confident of cake decoratorsand you can even learn how to make Lindy Smith's signature ';wonky cakes.'

These are the recipes Candice learned to bake from her nan and mum, recipes close to her heart, that should be served up as a big generous slice - and preferably on a vintage plate if you have one.Candice's recipes are easy to make, no nonsense and hearty.

Small, easy to make, high-protein desserts that taste great.

The essential reference to modern buttercream icing techniques, with step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photography, plus over 40 stunning cakes to make at home, from cupcakes to tiered wedding cakes. From the perfect buttercream recipe to creating textures, painting with buttercream, pattern transfers and stencilling with buttercream.

This box set is the essential kitchen companion for any cakes and bakes enthusiast. Featuring 600 inspirational recipes and projects, you'll find something for every occasion in these two tempting books.

Patisserie, the art of the ma tre p tissier, is the most admired style of baking in the world and requires the highest level of skill. In this new book master baker and bestselling author Richard Bertinet makes patisserie accessible to home bakers. Richard effortlessly guides you through challenging techniques with step-by-step photography and over 50 easy-to-follow recipes for the most revered and celebrated biscuits, sponges, meringues, tarts, eclairs and other classic desserts. With Richard s expert help, you will soon be creating authentic sweet tarts, bavarois, galettes, macarons and mousses. With creations including lavender and orange eclairs, gateau Saint Honore, tarte tropizienne, Paris brest and cassis kir royal mousse, Patisserie Maison opens up the world of divine sweet creations to novices as well as more experienced cooks.

Good bread begins with just four honest ingredients: flour, water, salt and yeast. Nothing could be simpler and yet nothing is more gratifying. GAIL s Since opening the first GAIL s in 2005, the team behind London s most inviting artisan bakery has been on a mission to bring high-quality, handmade bread and delicious vibrant food to local communities. In this, their first, stunning cookbook, GAIL s take us through the day with inventive, fresh recipes. This abundant recipe book brings the spirit of GAIL s alive. It starts with the essential how-to s of mixing, kneading and shaping loaves before going on to offer over 100 varied savoury and sweet recipes inspired by the simplicity of cooking good bread and all the delicious mealtime possibilities around it. GAIL s will encourage you to try your hand at a basic foolproof bloomer, bake a satisfying sourdough, create morning muffins and pastries, bold salads, flavoursome pies, appetizing tarts and sandwiches, easy afternoon biscuits and cakes, and finally cook delicious savoury meals and desserts for supper. Simply divided into Baker s Essentials, Bread, Breakfast, Lunch, Tea and Supper, the GAIL s Cookbook includes: White poppy seed bloomer French dark sourdough Wholemeal loaf Focaccia Brioche plum and ginger pudding Buckwheat pancakes with caramelised apples and salted butter honey Pizza Bianca with violet artichokes and burrata Truffle, raclette and roast shallot toastie Teatime sandwiches Savoury scones & fruit scones Red quinoa and smokey aubergine yoghurt salad Baked sardines with sourdough crumbs and heritage tomato salad Fregola and chicken salad Baked bread and chicken soup Tuna Nicoise on toast Sourdough lasagna Root vegetable and Fontina bake Leek and goat s cheese picnic loaf Brown sourdough ice cream with raspberry

Bestselling author Richard Bertinet uses simple techniques and step-by-step photography to teach you how to make four different types of pastry before you put your skills to the test with a mouthwatering collection of over 50 recipes. He also dismisses the myths of making pastry and gives you his top tips on how to avoid mistakes or how to put them right if you do slip up. With recipes ranging from savouries, such as Duck Pie, Pumpkin and Ricotta Tarts and Sausage Rolls, to all the sweet treats you can imagine, such as delectable Prune and Rum Tarts, Passion Fruit Cheesecakes and a sumptuous Tarte Tatin, this is every cook's pastry bible. Beautifully illustrated with line drawings and colour photography by the award-winning photographer Jean Cazals, this is an essential cookbook for every budding baker.

Over many years, Mary Berry has perfected the art of cake-making and her skills have earned her a reputation as the queen of cakes. Now she has updated her classic home baking bible, the Ultimate Cake Book, and once again shares with you the secrets of her success. With over 200 classic cake recipes, Mary Berry's Ultimate Cake Book includes recipes for every cake, biscuit and bun you ever wanted to bake and many more. From the traditional Victoria Sandwich Cake, Tarte Tatin or Millionaires Shortbread to the indulgent Very Best Chocolate Roulade, Swiss Wild Strawberry and Walnut Cake or Sharp Lemon Cheesecake, there is sure to be a cake or bake here to suit everyone. Ideal for cake-baking novices as well as more experienced cooks, Mary explains the basic methods of baking and gives advice on ingredients and equipment. Mary's easy recipes are interspersed with baking tips and solutions for the most common problems, making it possible for everyone to bake their favourite cake, whatever the occasion.

An inspiring collection of quick and delicious puddings made with simple and fresh ingredients from Nigel Slater, the master of the easily prepared dish. In four sections Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring he offers ideas for a wide range of mouth-watering and irresistible desserts all of which can be prepared in under half an hour.

Ice Cream Made Easy shows how to make luscious, creamy concoctions, light-and-airy yogurt mixtures and dairy-free ice creams, as well as refreshing fruit-filled sorbets, icy granitas and slushy drinks. And if that's not enough, there's a selection of dreamy toppings and sauces, plus some inspirational ideas for quick ice cream desserts.There are ices to suit any occasion (simple or stylish) at any time of the year from classic favourites like Vanilla or Chocolate to modern flavours like Strawberry Pavlova Ripple, Toasted Apple and Cinnamon, or Chunky Pecan and Maple.Don't worry if you haven't got an ice cream machine, as many of the recipes can be made by hand. Most are so easy to make and so scrumptious that you may not want to share them - you may want to indulge all by yourself!

Bake your way through the much-loved BBC1 series with this beautiful, fully photographic cookbook of 120 original recipes, including those from both the judges and the bakers. This book is for every baker whether you want to whip up a quick batch of easy biscuits at the very last minute or you want to spend your time making a breathtaking showstopper, there are recipes and decoration options for creating both. Using straightforward, easy-to-follow techniques there are reliable recipes for biscuits, traybakes, bread, large and small cakes, sweet pastry and patisserie, savoury pastry, puddings and desserts.Each chapter transports you on set and showcases the best recipes from the challenges including Mary and Paul's Signature Bakes, Technical Challenges and Showstoppers, plus the best bakers' recipes from the show.There are step-by-step photographs to help guide you through the more complicated techniques and stunning photography throughout, making this the perfect gift for all bakers and Bake Off fans.

This delightful cookbook takes you through the baking challenges from the second series of the Great British Bake Off and shows you how to achieve baking perfection. Throughout the book, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood are on hand with practical tips to help you bake perfect cakes, biscuits, breads, pastries, pies and teatime treats every time, as well as showing you how to tackle their 'technical challenges', as seen on the show.There are more than 120 baking recipes in this book, including traditional British bakes and imaginative twists using classic ingredients, as well as the best contestant recipes from the series. There is plenty to challenge keen bakers here, from brandy snaps to elaborate pastries, pavlovas to iced celebration cakes, and with a sensuous and yet practical design and full-colour, step-by-step photography, this really will become the baking book that you will turn to for years to come.

Promise & Fulfillment is about making good bread without gluten. The bread formulas range from easy yeast rolls to challenges like naturally fermented panettone, challah, brioche, and croissants.Promise & Fulfillment provides 58 original formulas for real bread made without gluten as well as 2 formulas for soda bread following the same methods. Bread formulas are grouped into sections for: basic bread, baguettes, flatbread, seeded bread, fruit bread, rolls, crispbreads, soda bread, enriched bread, and viennoiserie.As well as the original bread formulas over 45 pages of guidance for preparing bread without gluten, including sections about: the bread-making process, preparing sourdough starters with only flour and water, techniques for preparing and using an original and innovative gluten-free form of lievito madre to make panettone, challah, brioche, pizza and croissants, preparing malt flours and powders, and milling gluten-free seeds for 'wholegrain' flours.Additional resources include: a Free-From chart to assist in identifying possible allergens, as well as allergy friendly bread formulas, a Key Ingredients Summary to assist in finding bread formulas based on particular flours, and troubleshooting guides.Promise & Fulfillment will gently guide those with no baking experience and the novice gluten-free baker, as well as challenging and extending the experienced baker.

Creative baking recipes, with seasonal mix-and-match alternatives for each, in a beautifully illustrated package

From Great British Baking Bake Off alum Benjamina Ebuehi, 60 simple, elegant cakes with show-stopping flavor and a contemporary look.

Learn the skills for making sugar flowers in this exquisite new collection from acclaimed sugar artist and bestselling author Jacqueline Butler. Building on foundations established in Modern Sugar Flowers, this second volume introduces 20 new flowers and 6 cake designs, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of step photographs.

Stylish, modern baking recipes set against the backdrop of some stunning Scottish countryside

Learn how to perfect the prettiest trend in cake decorating - using edible flowers and herbs to decorate your cakes and bakes - with over 30 beautiful cakes from celebrity baker Juliet Sear.

The latest book in the hugely popular Leon Happy series: the team behind award-winning restaurant Leon provide more than 100 sweet and savoury baking recipes.

75 sweet treats from Tasty to inspire, delight, and satisfy any level of home baker Ready to rise from baking newbie to MVP? Tasty Dessert gives you the lowdown on baking basics, from building a fuss-free pantry to mastering easy-as-pie twists on old favorites. You'll stuff, layer, frost, and meringue your way to the cherry on top of pretty much every meal. If Confetti Birthday Soufflé, No-Bake 16-Layer S'mores Cake, and Sour Cherry Fritters don't float your boat (are you feeling ok?), here are 75 recipes for any hankering, mood, or occasion, whether you're jonesing for a sugar adventure with friends or having a late-night dessert emergency. Just don't forget to save a piece of it for yourself.

Enjoy the taste sensations of Magnolia Kitchen at home. Bernadette 'Bets' Gee shares her delicious recipes, clever tips and decorating inspiration.

Learn how to make exquisite, lifelike sugarcraft floral displays for showstopper cakes that are perfect for special occasions.

A fun and outrageous take on the rainbow-bright unicorn food trend, bursting with fantastic goodness.