The Cake Bible"If you ever bake a cake, this book will become your partner in the kitchen." -- from the foreword by Maida Heatter This is the classic cake cookbook that enables anyone to make delicious, exquisite cakes. As a writer for food magazines, women's magazines, and newspapers, including The New York Times, Rose Levy Beranbaum's trademark is her ability to reduce the most complex techniques to easy-to-follow recipes. Rose makes baking a joy. This is the definitive work on cakes by the country's top cake baker. The Cake Bible shows how to: Mix a buttery, tender layer cake in under five minutes with perfect results every time Make the most fabulous chocolate cake you ever imagined with just three ingredients Find recipes for every major type of cake, from pancakes to four-tiered wedding cakes Make cakes with less sugar but maximum flavor and texture Make many low- to no- cholesterol, low-saturated-fat recipes |
Contents
19 | |
AllOccasion Downy | 127 |
Showcase Cakes | 163 |
Yellow Butter Cake | 164 |
Crisp French | 169 |
COMPLEMENTARY ADORNMENTS FOR ALL CAKES | 227 |
Buttermilk Country | 236 |
Golden Luxury Butter Cake | 244 |
Fresh Blueberry Topping | 348 |
Pumpkin Puree | 354 |
Preparing the Cake | 355 |
Ingredients | 419 |
5 | 421 |
19 | 433 |
33 | 440 |
65 | 456 |
Perfect AllAmerican | 250 |
Pine Needle Meringue | 298 |
Royal Honey Buttercream | 300 |
Food Processor Poured | 305 |
Caramel | 312 |
Vanilla Bavarian Cream | 317 |
Quintessential Marzipan | 320 |
Jewel Glaze | 329 |
Apricot Puree | 335 |
Lemon Curd | 340 |
Candied Zest | 342 |
SPECIAL SECTION FOR PROFESSIONALS | 467 |
RECIPES USING ALL EGG WHITES | 472 |
Foolproof Formulas and Techniques for Making | 479 |
80 | 490 |
Bibliography | 538 |
Scarlett Empress | 541 |
89 | 542 |
White Spice Pound Cake | 547 |
304 | 548 |