Delia's Cakes and over 1.5 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle . Learn more


or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Trade in Yours
For a £3.17 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 
Pre-order Delia's Cakes for your Kindle today.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Delia's Cakes [Hardcover]

Delia Smith
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
RRP: £25.00
Price: £12.50 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £12.50 (50%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want delivery by Tuesday, 21 May? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition £11.88  
Hardcover £12.50  
Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more.

Book Description

28 Feb 2013 1444734814 978-1444734812
Delia's Book of Cakes was first published in 1977, and such is the staying power of this 35-year-old phenomenon, it has never been out of print.

Now, to celebrate its success, it has undergone a complete contemporary makeover. It still retains the much-loved favourites that have stood the test of time, but now alongside them there are new recipes, new ideas, new ingredients, and new and simpler methods. Over 90% of the recipes in the book have been tested gluten-free.

From timeless classics like coffee and walnut sponge and old-fashioned cherry cake, to exciting new recipes such as iced hidden strawberry cup cakes and chunky marmalade muffins, Delia brings her touch of baking magic to your kitchen.

All this is as you would expect from Delia: easy accessible recipes, carefully tested, and utterly to be trusted.

Quite simply - as then, so now - the only book of cakes you'll ever need is Delia's Cakes.

Frequently Bought Together

Delia's Cakes + The Clandestine Cake Club Cookbook + The Hummingbird Bakery Home Sweet Home: 100 new recipes for baking brilliance
Price For All Three: £30.50

Buy the selected items together


Product details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (28 Feb 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1444734814
  • ISBN-13: 978-1444734812
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 24.8 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

Product Description

Review

Here's every sweet treat you'll ever need to bake. (Heat 2013-04-06)

Total reliability is what you want in baking and it's guaranteed with Delia (BBC Good Food 2013-03-08)

Less pouty than Nigella, less ubiquitous than Jamie, less swear-y than Gordon, Delia learnt to cook, aged 21 to impress a new boyfriend. She went on to teach the nation to do the same, selling 21 million books and become our bestselling cookery author (Daily Telegraph 2013-05-11)

About the Author

Delia Smith is the UK's best-selling cookery author, having published over 21 million copies since her first book, How to Cheat at Cooking, was published in 1973. Her cookery books, including Delia's Frugal Food, Delia Smith's Cookery Course and Delia's Complete How to Cook have become instant classics and are firm favourites of cooks across Britain, making Delia a household name.

Delia's signature, no-nonsense approach to cooking has earned her the trust of home cooks everywhere, inspiring them to get into the kitchen and giving them the confidence to produce delicious meals with minimum fuss.

Other Delia Smith titles include: How to Cheat at Cooking, The Evening Standard Cookbook, Frugal Food, Delia Smith's Cookery Course, One is Fun, Complete Illustrated Cookery Course, Delia Smith's Christmas, Delia Smith's Summer Collection, Delia Smith's Winter Collection, Delia's How to Cook, Delia's Kitchen Garden, How to Cheat at Cooking, Delia's Frugal Food, Delia's Happy Christmas.

Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
Search inside this book:

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What to bake first 4 Mar 2013
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I could not wait to get this book and at first view I want to try all the recipes. My husband and I are debating what to try first. The book has even inspired my other half to bake a cake ( that's a first) . Every recipe has a picture which I love as it lets you see what your cake SHOULD look like. Delia as usual has a lovely way of explaining things and she really inspires you to have a go and that everyone can make a cake. So far iv tried one recipe and it was delicious and even resembled the picture. I'm going to have to ration my baking to one cake a week or else I will be resembling one of the big fat muffins.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Delia's Cakes... a beautiful book but... 2 Mar 2013
Format:Hardcover
I have had a copy of Delia's Cakes since it came out in paperback in the 1970s, and my original copy is falling apart now, I have used it to much over the years. So I was delighted that the new version would be coming out in hardback, which should make it much more robust for kitchen use.

And beautiful it is, with a very attractive wipeclean cover, no dust sleeve (which is much more practical for a cookery book I think. I have lots of lovely books with very tatty dust jackets) the pictures are perfect, not over styled, but look as though they would be easily achievable by a normal home cook. And many of my old favourites are included along with new recipes, including muffins that weren't in the 1970s version.

And yet I am rather irritated. Delia has made it very clear that she doesn't want to produce books or television programmes that are only for entertainment. She wants to teach people how to cook. So why in this book that is designed to work alongside her new online cookery school are certain important sections in pale sage green - oh so stylish, oh so hard to read when working from a book stand in the kitchen? And why are the ingredients in little pale green blocks?

There is a reason why ingredients are given in a list form, each item on its own line. It is so that it is easy to check that you have included everything. This book has ingredients in a little paragraph, with up to three ingredients on each line. And in the pale sage green typeface, that is impossible to read from a distance I feel sure that it will be easy to miss things.

To me, that makes this a coffee table book format, not a practical work book. So disappointing. I shall have to search out a second hand copy of my original paperback to use as a workbook, and keep this for enjoying for the entertainment. But I doubt that Delia would be happy with me doing that.

(review copy received from Hodder & Staughton. This review also appears on A Greedy Piglet blog)
Was this review helpful to you?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Delia's Cakes book and Alan Silverwood bakeware 5 April 2013
By redrod
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Delia's Cakes book is easy to understand and follow, I have all her other books as well - the best cook for me ever!the

The Alan Silverwood bakeware is also excellent, as it bakes very well and is very easy to clean. I would certainley recommend both of these products for perfect results as long as the receipies are copied exactally.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Yummy
As with all Delia's recepies, everything works. All recepes are well explained and a joy to cook let alone eat!
Published 3 days ago by Mr S H M Leishman
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Receipes
Love this book. Have made her biscuits - gingernuts, oatmeal cookies but my favourites are the Chocolate orange ones they are just stunning If you enjoy baking then i would... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Laura Leaman
5.0 out of 5 stars Delias Books cannot be beaten by anyone
I have several of Delia Smiths books and all of them are really great,this one is exceptional. Every recipe I have tried has been perfect. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Jean-Anne Meanley
5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute gem to have in the kitchen.......
What can I say except here's another winner from the greatest friend anyone could have in the kitchen ! Read more
Published 6 days ago by P. Spencer
5.0 out of 5 stars Delia's Cakes
I was thrilled that Delia had updated her Book of Cakes that I have owned since the 70's. This new book is even better with great recipes and photographs of every cake. Read more
Published 6 days ago by susan brewer
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I love Delia's cookbooks but this one was disappointing. The cakes were rather boring and being Welsh I'm a bit outraged by the inauthentic Welsh cake recipe. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Mrs. J. M. Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars her majesty can do no wrong
I like this book, got a few of her books now and the recipies always work, unlike Nigella. Its odd not to have the Delia picture in the back, but I'm looking forward to working my... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Mrs Julie Burnett
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
We sent away for the cookery book as we have a lot of hers very pleased wife has made a few things from it great.
Published 12 days ago by GRAHAM
5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes
I had the original book which was a bible for me and couldn't wait for the updated version.
I have made my best shortbread using the recipe in the book. Read more
Published 17 days ago by EJ
1.0 out of 5 stars If you can read the list of ingredients, it helps......
Whoever chose the font size and colour of the ingredients needs taking outside and shooting!!!
Have given up trying to read this book.....massive disappointment. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Disappointed fan
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges