Anyone Can Cake: Your Complete Guide to Making & Decorating Perfect Layer Cakes
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“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 Anyone Can Cake brings beautiful, artisan cakes within reach of every home baker. Many professional cake artists appear to have a magical touch where every cake they make looks equally perfect and effortless, so it can be intimidating to home bakers. Whitney DePaoli is here to help. As a self-taught cake artist who has been baking cakes from her home kitchen for over a decade, Whitney shares her best tips and hard-won knowledge to answer all of your cake baking questions, help you avoid common mistakes and master the building blocks that make a great cake. Discover the pride and joy of achieving the perfect consistency buttercream, the right way to crumb coat your cake and beginnerfriendly methods for popular decorating techniques. The book is overflowing with full-page photography, foolproof recipes, handy graphics, reference charts and stepby- step instructions to lead you to complete cake confidence. Whether you are looking for simple classics or creative flavors such as Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake, Double Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cake and Raspberry-Almond Impressionist Cake, the sky is the limit with what you can do. Allow Whitney to guide your cake journey and prove that everyone can create a stunning layer cake to be proud of. 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 ombrés, stripes, Lambeth piping and more with beginner-friendly decorating tutorials • Level-up your design with in-depth guides for ganache drips, sprinkle placement and perfect piping Featured resources include: • Foolproof base recipes such as Favorite Vanilla Cake, One-Bowl Chocolate Cake and Vanilla Buttercream • Creative recipes for showstopper cakes like Rainbow Striped Milk & Cereal Cake, Chocolate- Covered Strawberry Cake and Snickerdoodle Cake • Troubleshooting tips and step-by-step instructions for preventing common mishaps every step of the way • Luscious full-spread photography and visual reference charts Review: So glad I found this book... - If you're hoping to learn how to prepare and ice your own special occasion cakes, look no further. This is the book! Not only is the information thorough and easy to understand, the graphics and layout are excellent. The cakes and photography are beautiful. One thing I really appreciate is that the Lambeth Piping method is included, which is what I grew up with. It's pretty and vintage. So glad I found this book! Thank you to Whitney Depaoli for generously sharing your cake expertise with us! Review: A Baker’s MUST HAVE! - Truly this is the most well laid out, comprehensive, beautiful, informative, helpful & creative baking cook book I’ve come across! It’s very, very user friendly and lays out everything you need to know to create beautiful, delicious cake or cupcakes. These recipes are my go-to for any cake I make, and every single time people tell me it’s some of the best cake they’ve had. I always point them back to sugarandaparrow.com - because truly Whitney breaks it down so anyone can do it. She is a cake master and I’m so glad to have her guidance now physically at my fingertips! Do yourself a favor and buy this, and also gift it to any friend who’s interested in baking.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 310 Reviews |
L**R
So glad I found this book...
If you're hoping to learn how to prepare and ice your own special occasion cakes, look no further. This is the book! Not only is the information thorough and easy to understand, the graphics and layout are excellent. The cakes and photography are beautiful. One thing I really appreciate is that the Lambeth Piping method is included, which is what I grew up with. It's pretty and vintage. So glad I found this book! Thank you to Whitney Depaoli for generously sharing your cake expertise with us!
C**.
A Baker’s MUST HAVE!
Truly this is the most well laid out, comprehensive, beautiful, informative, helpful & creative baking cook book I’ve come across! It’s very, very user friendly and lays out everything you need to know to create beautiful, delicious cake or cupcakes. These recipes are my go-to for any cake I make, and every single time people tell me it’s some of the best cake they’ve had. I always point them back to sugarandaparrow.com - because truly Whitney breaks it down so anyone can do it. She is a cake master and I’m so glad to have her guidance now physically at my fingertips! Do yourself a favor and buy this, and also gift it to any friend who’s interested in baking.
S**K
Great and well done cake book. Ty
I loved this book. I read it front to back. I then, decided to try some recipes. I finally was able to perfect a caramel sauce and I could have eaten the bowl of the marshmalllw cream. I made the second one to test it and we made the best s’mores from it. It would be great with hot chocolate also. Lastly, I made a cake with icing pictured. The tools list was helpful, the techniques, and it’s just a well organized and written book with great and helpful descriptions and pictures. I hope the author comes out with other dessert books. I just came across this book in the Amazon search. I would buy other books by this author. Ty
A**Z
I love it!!!
I can’t be happier with the cakes I’ve prepared using this book. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. The result is amazing! I’m not an expert and each cake I’ve made has received lots of compliments. Compared to other cake books, this one has the measurements in metric units and hand measurements, which I absolutely love!
N**S
Just what I needed!
This is the best book!! I purchased 2 others, but they weren't exactly what I wanted. This one has great recipes and instructions because I'm a total newbie. Love it!!
H**T
A must have for gorgeous and delicious cakes!
I love this book! There are step by step instructions with beautiful pictures at each step for anyone to be able to make special cakes that look amazing and are also delicious. It even has troubleshooting tips and suggestions for the right supplies. I made my first attempt this weekend for a friend’s birthday using the lemon cake recipe and her decorating instructions and everyone was impressed. I am already planning my sisters 40th birthday cake and my daughter’s first birthday cake (both months away!) though deciding which recipe is going to be hard! I am so glad I can confidently plan to make cakes myself for these special occasions instead of ordering (super expensive and often not that tasty) cakes from a bakery. Thank you Whitney, I was a bit skeptical of my ability but I think you are right- Everyone can cake!
S**E
Well explain
The Author explains everything so well , I don’t regret buying this book.
J**S
The best tasting recipes AND teaches you how to make it beautiful!
In my opinion these are the best tasting cake recipes out there. My family and friends agree. And I learned everything for decorating the cakes pictured from this book and Whitney’s YouTube videos. She is amazing at teaching and the recipes in her cookbook give all the exact small details you need to know to make it all work and come out so well. Other books will say “mix until creamed,” Whitney will tell you exactly how much time and what to look for. These details make a big difference in baking and it is one thing that sets her recipes apart. I had basically only made a box cake before finding her recipes and certainly had never tried decorating or piping. Even if you don’t want to learn to decorate these are the most delicious recipes. Highly recommend!
C**A
Perfeito!
Livro muito completo e detalhado! receitas deliciosas!
M**A
Me encantó el libro, vienes explicando en gramos y en ML 💞 lo recomiendo
El libro Llegó en buen estado de pende mucho en que paquetería lo manden, me encantó el libro porque viene explicando en gramos y militros en recomiendo 10/10
H**R
Great Cake Book
I love how detailed this book is. Step by step instructions, tips for baking and decorating & the pictures are beautiful. This book is AWESOME!!
S**K
Well written, and easy to follow.
This cake cooking and decorating book is well written, and explains things in a very clear yet simple way.
H**Y
Great book
Great book and lovely designs. Arrived in good time.
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