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As featured on "The Martha Stewart Show" and "The Today Show" and in "People Magazine"! Hip. Cool. Fashion-forward. These aren't adjectives you'd ordinarily think of applying to baked goods. Think again. Not every baker wants to re-create Grandma's pound cake or cherry pie. Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito certainly didn't, when they left their advertising careers behind, pooled their life savings, and opened their dream bakery, Baked, in Brooklyn, New York, a few years back. The visions that danced in their heads were of other, brand-new kinds of confections . . . Things like a Malt Ball Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting, which captures the flavor of their favorite Whoppers candies (and ups the ante with a malted milk ball garnish). Things like spicy Chipotle Cheddar Biscuits that really wake up your taste buds at breakfast time. Things like a Sweet and Salty Cake created expressly for adults who are as salt-craving ?as they are sweet-toothed. Which is not to say that Lewis and Poliafito sidestep tradition absolutely. Their Chocolate Pie (whose filling uses Ovaltine) pays loving homage to the classic roadside-diner dessert. Their Baked Brownies will wow even the most discriminating brownie connoisseur. And their Chocolate Chip Cookies? Words cannot describe. Whether trendsetting or tried-and-true, every idea in this book is freshly "Baked."
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is really wonderful, although you may think you've seen some of the recipes before most of them use different techniques or ingredients to the norm. Everything I have tried has turned out beautifully - I am an avid baker and run a mail order cake and cookie shop - and think this is one of the best baking books I own (I own A LOT!).
I have seen people complain about ingredients that you cannot get in the UK. The main one I have seen is corn cyrup which appears in many American recipes. This can be substituted by using honey or golden syrup in the same quantities, or you can make a simple syrup by reducing down sugar and water and again matching the quantity used in the recipe.
I have seen people complain about ingredients that you cannot get in the UK. The main one I have seen is corn cyrup which appears in many American recipes. This can be substituted by using honey or golden syrup in the same quantities, or you can make a simple syrup by reducing down sugar and water and again matching the quantity used in the recipe.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was so excited when I got this book, there are some wonderful ideas, and flavor combinations and the woodys theme of the book is super stylish. But, (unfortunately there is a 'but') some of these recipes are off, like the peanut butter cookies, and the chocolate chip cookies are cakey instead of chewy.
The chipotle scones are a big disappointment, after going to the trouble of specially ordering chipotle powder (chili or cayenne would work fine instead), they were very average.
I do like the red velvet recipe, but their cinnamon buttercream that goes along with it is too watery to ice a cake. The sweet and salty cake is amazing, but the directions for the cake are really complicated to follow...I think I would just follow their direction on how to make the saltly caramal sauce for the cake and use another chocolate cake recipe I have that is easier to follow.
The suger cookies with royal icing came out superb, as did the banana coffee muffins. There award winning brownie recipe is average, (although it does taste better cold then hot). The granola recipe is amazing, I make it on a weekly basis.
I can't help but feel the guys from the Baked bakery purposely left out or altered the recipes for this book. I really don't want to categorize it as one of those recipe books that doesn't work, but that is the impression I'm left with:( I will keep trying recipes from this book, but I can't help but feel that this book could have been so much more!
The chipotle scones are a big disappointment, after going to the trouble of specially ordering chipotle powder (chili or cayenne would work fine instead), they were very average.
I do like the red velvet recipe, but their cinnamon buttercream that goes along with it is too watery to ice a cake. The sweet and salty cake is amazing, but the directions for the cake are really complicated to follow...I think I would just follow their direction on how to make the saltly caramal sauce for the cake and use another chocolate cake recipe I have that is easier to follow.
The suger cookies with royal icing came out superb, as did the banana coffee muffins. There award winning brownie recipe is average, (although it does taste better cold then hot). The granola recipe is amazing, I make it on a weekly basis.
I can't help but feel the guys from the Baked bakery purposely left out or altered the recipes for this book. I really don't want to categorize it as one of those recipe books that doesn't work, but that is the impression I'm left with:( I will keep trying recipes from this book, but I can't help but feel that this book could have been so much more!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Baked is certainly exploring new frontiers in baking. Not only do all the recipies make your mouth water when you read them but so far every one I have tried has been a winner. The recipies have become fast favourites with my family and friends (none of whom are strangers to home baking) and although many require a bit of effort it is well worth it. The only thing this book lacks is that every recipie doesn't have its own photo. It averages out to every second recipie. I have remedied this by going to the Baked NYC shop website to see photos of what my cakes should look like. Best £11.50 I ever spent.
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mouth watering book
Lovely books..full of mouthwatering recipes, maybe would have liked a few more pictures, but then I'm the kind of gal who likes to see a photo of each recipe so I kind of know what... Read more
Published 14 months ago by seaweed
Fantastic!
An excellent book, clearly written, with a good mix of traditional recipes (scones, cookies, brownies) and new ideas. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Elendil
Baked review
I bought this book because I saw the Brewers Blondies on a blog and they looked absolutely delicious. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Laurabeth7
Bake-tastic
It must be because I am dieting at the moment, but I am spending lots of time reading and enjoying baking books. This is a great addition to my collection. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Simon Tavener
dissappointed
I love baking and was really looking foward to getting this book. I must say I was very dissappointed. Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by Ms. K. E. Allnutt
Aah that malteser cake....
This book has turned out to be the best cake baking book I have ever bought and God knows I've bought a few. It's worth the price just for the Chocolate malteser cake alone. Read more
Published on 4 July 2009 by Nic Curran
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