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Mouthwatering cake recipes that guarantee success.
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When newly-wed Victoria Combe baked a cake for her in-laws’ first visit, the result was a sunken, soggy disaster. In despair she appealed in her column in the Daily Telegraph for help. ‘Is there a cake recipe out there I cannot ruin?’, she pleaded. Thankfully scores of readers from all over the country came to her aid. They sent precious recipes which had been handed down the generations and had NEVER failed. There were recipes for squidgy ginger cakes, treacly chocolate cakes, and the lightest easiest sponges. Readers gave life-saving tips and Victoria Combe tried again. The results were delicious. Here she shares the best of the Telegraph readers’ recipes for foolproof cakes, biscuits, scones and loaves, in the hope that others will be saved from disaster and will learn to delight their nearest and dearest with delicious home baking. It also includes a crash course in ingredients and packed full of useful readers' tips to ensure every cake is a success.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The most elaborate cake in this book is the one on the cover which confusingly does not feature in the book and creates an erroneous impression of the contents. For here are no layers, dextrous sleights of hand or rich icings and fillings.Instead are some of the easiest and most scrumptious cakes I have ever come across. A lot of them are of the dump all ingredients in one bowl and mix variety which means even the time-pressed can produce home-baked cakes. The recipes are very clearly explained, the ingredients generally are few and most people would have them in the cupboard already. There are also plenty of readers' tips( the recipes were originally contributed to the author's colummn in the Daily Telegraph).
I love collections of recipes from a variety of people as one gets a real sense of being part of a tradition and community of bakers and these are the sort of recipes one's grandmother or mother might have baked and handed down. Try Mrs Atherton's Loaf,Sticky Ginger Cake, Buttering Cake, Granny's Easter Biscuits, the prize-winning Moist Lemon Cake or Elizabeth's Bottomless Cheesecake. There are some very unusual recipes too: rich, Karolyi Torte, intrigingly named chocolate Pfizer Cake, Sticky Macaroon Cake and Auntie Glad's Bakewell Tart which uses ground rice instead of almonds.
Don't be put off by the book's unassuming appearance( one might so easily pass it by) and lack of photos of the baked goods.In this case appearances really are deceptive as the book is full of good things. So open it at any page and bake a truly scrumptious, no-fail cake that everybody will love you for.
I love collections of recipes from a variety of people as one gets a real sense of being part of a tradition and community of bakers and these are the sort of recipes one's grandmother or mother might have baked and handed down. Try Mrs Atherton's Loaf,Sticky Ginger Cake, Buttering Cake, Granny's Easter Biscuits, the prize-winning Moist Lemon Cake or Elizabeth's Bottomless Cheesecake. There are some very unusual recipes too: rich, Karolyi Torte, intrigingly named chocolate Pfizer Cake, Sticky Macaroon Cake and Auntie Glad's Bakewell Tart which uses ground rice instead of almonds.
Don't be put off by the book's unassuming appearance( one might so easily pass it by) and lack of photos of the baked goods.In this case appearances really are deceptive as the book is full of good things. So open it at any page and bake a truly scrumptious, no-fail cake that everybody will love you for.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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After failing abysmally to make a sponge from a recipe on the BBC website (tasty cake but no height) we decided action needed to be taken to prevent this happening again. This book delivers wonderful height, flavour and texture. A must have - and the lemon drizzle cake is particularly fantastic 8-)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Overall all this is a very good baking book. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. I have tried half a dozen or so recepies so far and most have come out super. I have had a couple of failures, though this may be just my baking! It would have been a better book with some illustrations, especially of the finished cakes.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
HOW EASY IS THIS*******
Just a wee fabulous book that does what it says. The writer has done all the hard work for you, she researched the easiest way for her as she is not a baker (she make all kind of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by jewellery lover
disappointing
I was dissappointed with this book. The paper is poor quality, but more importantly there are no photographs to speak of. Read more
Published 7 months ago by hubbard
Simple cakes
My wife said this is one of the best cake making books she's got always at hand in the kitchen,
A must for anyone wanting to have a go at making cakes.
A must for anyone wanting to have a go at making cakes.
Published 7 months ago by trazer
where are the cakes??!!
How disappointed was I to open this book and find...NO PICTURES!!!
sad, I know, but i do like to see what the finished article should look like just for comparisons sake. Read more
sad, I know, but i do like to see what the finished article should look like just for comparisons sake. Read more
Published 8 months ago by funnymummy
Simple, small sized book with some good basic recipes
This is a nice, basic cookery book with some simple and quite easy recipes. If you're new to baking then you'll produce some nice cakes but if you're experienced then there's... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Faydra
not the best
didnt like this book as much as my other cake books for the simple reason there are no pictures in it, I like to see the end product and I couldnt with this book.
Published 9 months ago by marie
Great book....
Great idea - publishing collected recipes that work!
First cookery book I've really liked - on sight, literally - that doesn't use
photos to illustrate the finished dish. Read more
First cookery book I've really liked - on sight, literally - that doesn't use
photos to illustrate the finished dish. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Russ
This IS exactly what you're looking for!
I've got all the Nigella, Gordon Ramsey, Hairy Bikers and Jamie Oliver books, and they're all great, but sometimes I had very little time (and notice) to make a work of art and... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Liz from Cambridge
Good things in small packages.
This book may be only small but is packed with a wealth of wonderful recipes. I've tried several of them date and have been delighted with every one so far, as have my family. Read more
Published 16 months ago by sew'n'sew
Perfect cakes
Received the book - Perfect Cakes every time and was really pleased with it. The book came quickly and was in excellant condition
Published 18 months ago by G. M. Austin
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