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In their inaugural cake book, America’s Test Kitchen curates decades of baking expertise to bring you an exhaustive compilation of recipes for every cake you could ever dream of – from superior yellow cake layers for birthday bashes, to whimsical masterpieces and sophisticated holiday sweets. Cakes are the quintessential dessert for any occasion. Be it a party-stopper that sparks joy or a homey delight for everyday indulgence, America’s Test Kitchen presents the ideal recipe in this authoritative guide to cake baking, aptly titled “The Perfect Cake”.
The book commences with an invaluable segment on mix-and-match layer cakes, frostings, and fillings, empowering everyone to discover their preferred combination. Subsequent chapters span a variety of styles, covering easy crowd-pleasers, sky-scraping showstoppers, American classics, festive cakes, adorable miniature cakes, and more. Each recipe is meticulously tested to ensure a foolproof outcome, enhancing any baker’s skills. From White Cake Layers with an ultra-soft crumb to a perfectly domed Pound Cake, a New York Cheesecake with a beautifully browned surface (sans cracks), to the supremely chocolatey Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes.
Explore new techniques and flavors with a Blueberry Jam Cake adorned in a breathtaking ombre pattern, a sweet-salty Chocolate-Caramel Layer Cake, and a naked-sided Blackberry-Lemon Mascarpone Cake. In true Test Kitchen fashion, we enrich the book with insights on everything from batter mixing methodologies to slicing cakes into multiple even layers.
Table of Contents:
– Introduction
– Chapter 1: Build-a-Cake: Mix-and-Match Layers and Frostings
– Chapter 2: Cupcakes, Cake Pops, Mug Cakes, and More
– Chapter 3: Crowd-Pleasing Sheet Cakes
– Chapter 4: Sky-High Cakes
– Chapter 5: Elegant Cakes and Tortes
– Chapter 6: Great American Cakes
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