I am a baking blogger with a serious love for all things '80s and all things sweet. Cupcakes are my passion but I have a huge sweet tooth for all types of desserts. I created my blog, "Cake Me Home Tonight," to share my passion for baking, easy and delicious recipes, and baking tips and tutorials to inspire home bakers to elevate their baking game. I am always inspired and motivated by my favorite cookbook authors and baking bloggers to create dessert recipes with a nostalgic twist. I hope these books satisfy your sweet tooth as much as they have mine!
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Girls Just Wanna Bake Cupcakes: Easy, Delicious Desserts Inspired by the '80s
This is the ultimate cake baking and decorating guide. I am obsessed with the cake flavors in this book ranging from classic favorites to more elevated and unique flavors.
Whitney is a truly talented cake baker and decorator as she takes you through the basics of cake decorating, provides information about tips and tools for baking and decorating, and creates the most beautiful designs. Her work has truly inspired my cake baking and the photos of the cakes are top-notch!
"Whitney is one of those bakers who can turn any cake into a masterpiece! She's an inspiration to any self-taught baker." - Duff Goldman, Ace of Cakes and owner of Charm City Cakes
Everything You Need to Know to Create Pretty Cakes with Confidence
Learn how to: . Bake, build and decorate layer cakes, along with all the techniques and tools you'll need . Master buttercream frosting, from mixing gorgeous colors to achieving a perfectly smooth finish . Create ombres, stripes, Lambeth piping and more with beginner-friendly decorating tutorials . Level-up your design with in-depth guides for ganache drips, sprinkle…
A dessert lover’s dream come true. Dorothy shares easy, homemade cookie, brownie, blondie, bar, cookie cup, no bake cookie, and holiday treat recipes.
I love how comforting and familiar her recipes are, each incorporating a nod to nostalgia. The photos highlight the “home-baked from the heart” quality of each cookie and brownie recipe. If I need to fill up my cookie jar, I am reaching for this book!
Master cookie basics, then expand your repertoire with over 85 crave-worthy yet easy-to-prepare recipes for both classic and inventive sweet treats, each with its own mouthwatering photo.
Author Dorothy Kern is one of the most trusted and widely read baking bloggers on Earth-and with good reason. Her tested-to-perfection recipes are simple to make, delectable, and full of creative new flavor ideas. In Crazy for Cookies, Brownies, and Bars, she shares her recipes and baking secrets so you, too, can make scrumptiously delicious cookies that everyone loves.
Dorothy outlines the rules for successful cookie baking, provides an overview of key ingredients…
This is the only seasonal cake book I need. Mandy takes you on a culinary journey through the calendar with cake recipes to capture the flavor profiles of each unique holiday and season. Her recipes feature familiar flavors, often incorporating a fun or unique twist on the classics.
The photos of the cakes made me want to grab a fork and dig right in. I found her cake baking and decorating tips to be incredibly helpful for new and seasoned home bakers alike.
Baking with Blondie blogger Mandy Merriman takes the guesswork out of delicious and beautiful cakes-starting with boxed mixes and then adding flavorful ingredients and creative decorations-for occasion-worthy cakes any baker can make.
I'll Bring the Cake features stunning and mouthwatering cakes for any occasion or holiday, but there's a twist-each gorgeous creation begins with a humble boxed mix. Starting from a mix takes the guesswork out of baking and ensures perfect results, leaving more time for getting creative with Mandy's whimsical, jaw-dropping decorating ideas. Step-by-step photo tutorials accompany special holiday-themed decorating projects as well as an essential primer on stacking,…
Bake Your Heart Out: Foolproof Recipes to Level Up Your Home Baking is truly a masterpiece of a cookbook. Dan offers up a variety of amazing dessert and breakfast recipes featuring cookies, bars, breakfast bakes, pies, tarts, and cakes. Similar to many of my favorite bakers, Dan’s recipes feature classic, nostalgic flavors with a little twist of something extra.
I have learned so much from Dan as he shares the most interesting and innovative baking tips and tricks for creating absolutely delicious and beautiful baked goods. Sometimes one little baking trick can make all the difference!
The debut baking recipe book from Food Network star Dan Langan!
Like many of us, Dan Langan learned young that if you want to make someone smile, all you need to do is give them a cookie. Dan channeled his natural creativity into baking alongside his mother and grandmother, and he soon became obsessed with making and remaking his favorite recipes until they were the tastiest and prettiest versions of themselves. Since then, Dan has become a trusted source for delicious, foolproof bakes and has connected with home bakers via social media, television, and digital videos, and through his website,…
This is one of my favorite baking recipe books when you are looking for a little of everything. Sally has created a baking empire and I have always been inspired by her baking and her business.
In this book, Sally shared a wide-variety of home baked treats including breads, muffins, bars and brownies, cakes, pies, candies, cookies, and cupcakes. I love how her baking feels like it was made by your grandmother, as she features old-fashioned classics that are sure to bring up fond memories.
Updated with a brand-new selection of desserts and treats, the fully illustrated Sally's Baking Addiction cookbook offers more than 80 scrumptious recipes for indulging your sweet tooth.
It's no secret that Sally McKenney loves to bake. Her popular blog, Sally's Baking Addiction, has become a trusted source for fellow dessert lovers who are also eager to bake from scratch. Sally's famous recipes include award-winning Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies, No-Bake Peanut Butter Banana Pie, delectable Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Cupcakes, and yummy Marshmallow Swirl S'mores Fudge.
Featuring a chapter of healthier dessert options, including some vegan and gluten-free recipes, find tried-and-true…
Girls Just Wanna Bake Cupcakes is the perfect cookbook for a huge dose of '80s nostalgia. This book features easy and delicious cupcake recipes inspired by classic dessert flavors, nostalgic treats, cookies, candies, and the sweetest memories from childhood.
This is not your average cookbook! Not only does it feature totally awesome cupcake recipes, but the book is dripping with '80s music lyrics, movie quotes, and pop culture references from cover to cover. Each recipe is paired with a classic ’80s tune you can blast in your kitchen while you bake. So grab your leg warmers and put out your cupcake pans because it’s time to bake!
An Italian Feast celebrates the cuisines of the Italian provinces from Como to Palermo. A culinary guide and book of ready reference meant to be the most comprehensive book on Italian cuisine, and it includes over 800 recipes from the 109 provinces of Italy's 20 regions.
An Italian Feast is a gastronomy about Italian culinary history and consciousness, about how Italians cook, eat, and how their food is an intimate part of their culture. It is the first book in any language to comprehensively explore the gastronomy and cuisine not just of Italy, and not just the regions of Italy,…
An Italian Feast: The Celebrated Provincial Cuisines of Italy from Como to Palermo
