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REVIEW

Everyday Bakes to Showstopper Cakes

Author: Mich Turner

Photographer: Lisa Linder

 What a gorgeous book this is! The photographs drew me in and then seeing that simple recipes were taken from being decorated simply to quite elaborate with complicated steps made this a book I would love to sit and read then get up and bake from.

 The recipes provide both imperial and metric measurements making this book easy to follow. There are tips to make success more likely along with step by step instructions on how to make the cake, icing(s) and decorations. Whether you are a beginner or more skilled there are ideas for everyone interested in tackling cake baking.

 Cakes for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, baby showers and more are included. Frostings are not limited to buttercream or fondant and the ways to take a recipe and use it for cupcakes or more complicated layer or shaped cakes are also included. Use of candies, flowers, fruit and so many more items to decorate with made this a joy to read and get new ideas from.

 A chocolate chip cupcake can become quite elegant with peanut butter frosting, peanut brittle and a few other additions. A cake with a heart inside? Haven’t tried that before. A simple layer cake then frosted with caramel inside? Hmmm… Flavors of fruit, vanilla, chocolate, gingerbread and more are included along with meringue-based deserts like pavlova.

 Did I enjoy this book? Yes

Would I buy it to bake from? I would

 Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion for the ARC – This is my honest review.

 5 Stars

BLURB

 In  Everyday Bakes to Showstopper Cakes, celebrity baker Mich Turner brings together a collection of recipes to take you all the way from the delicious everyday through to the spectacular. Starting out with simple cakes, biscuits and cupcakes, once you have mastered this first level, Mich provides you with a few extra steps to turn these into fabulous creations. If you’re looking for more of a challenge or to elevate a favourite, these bakes are easily adapted to create a true showstopper cake. Covering a full range of bakery goods as well as perfect flavours, whether you are a novice baker or already know your rum baba from your roulade, you can be easily guided through these delicious bakes and simple but spectacular decoration techniques that make the most of wonderful flavours and perfect crumb.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

(from her website: https://www.lvcc.co.uk/)

To the world of LITTLE VENICE CAKE COMPANY by Mich Turner MBE

Mich Turner MBE, is an award winning entrepreneur and founder of Little Venice Cake Company.  Author of 6 international best-selling cake books, she is often described as the 'Queen of Couture Cakes'.  She is an ambassador for Scottish Bakers' Association as well as an accomplished speaker, demonstrator, teacher and conference host.  She is a regular contributor to TV programs and as a qualified food scientist relishes her roles a consultant to a number of key businesses in the food industry.  

From Downton Abbey to Buckingham Palace, Little Venice Cake Company has created cakes for celebrities and international royalty including Her Majesty The Queen, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Paul McCartney, Emma Thompson, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Gordon Ramsay and David Beckham.  Mich Turner founded the company in 1999 and her award-winning designs continue to be the inspiration for many.  The company is delighted to announce its NEW ATELIER will be opening at The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences, in Dubai autumn 2020.

"Mich is the Michelangelo of Cakes!"  PIERCE BROSNAN                                                

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Lisa Linder captured this gentleman’s fascination as he contemplates supper on Good Friday. I’m not so sure his poodle is all that keen on fish though; nor of the tasty morsel held up for inspection...

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