The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook: More Than 80 Recipes for Irresistible, Old-Fashioned Treats
by Jennifer Appel
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Author: Jennifer AppelEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10-02
ISBN: 0743205790
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: Confessions Of A Cake-aholic
Summary: 5 Stars
I confess the cover of this book hooked me before I even picked it up, because I am a cake junkie. As a child, I loved going to birthday parties, not for the games, not so I could visit with my friends, and certainly not so I could give presents. No, my friends. From the moment I walked in the front door, it was the cake that received my undivided attention. The same goes for weddings, and I truly believe Thanksgiving would be a better holiday if pumpkin CAKE were served.
But not all cakes are created equal. Bakery cakes are made to LOOK good, and often don't live up to their potential. The two things I care most about in a cake are texture and flavor. The same goes for frosting, and the cake has to be frosted in the correct ratio, so it is complemented by the frosting but not overwhelmed by it. So -- though I bought this book because of its tempting cover, I would have donated it to my local library if the recipes hadn't lived up to my expectations.
Instead, I use it several times a month. Jennifer Appel is obviously a cake-aholic, just like me. She perfected the recipes she loved, and made them understandable for the home baker. If you read her directions and her advice all the way through and stick pretty closely to the recipes, you'll be able to bake yummy treats. The Buttercup Golden Layer Cake is so good, if you make it as cupcakes you can eat them without frosting. I am hooked.
Like most home bakers, I reside in the realm somewhere between novice and expert. Let's face it, expert bakers already have their own recipes, it's the rest of us that need a little (or a lot of) help. Jennifer Appel wrote these recipes so non-experts could follow them. This one is a keeper.
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Summary of The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook: More Than 80 Recipes for Irresistible, Old-Fashioned Treats
Not one to rest on her sugary laurels after cofounding and running the famed Magnolia Bakery in Greenwich Village, Jennifer Appel headed to midtown Manhattan and opened the Buttercup Bake Shop. Already praised across the country in publications ranging from Glamour to The New York Times, the Buttercup Bake Shop offers a creative and mouthwatering selection of old-fashioned dessert delicacies. Revealing the secrets of luscious homemade treats to bakers of all skill levels, Appel invites readers to return to the comforts and rewards of baking from scratch.
Including a chapter of seasonal and holiday delights and a delectable assortment of breakfast treats, The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook serves up more than eighty old and new classic recipes, including Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies, Whole Wheat Maple Syrup Muffins, White Layer Cake with Chocolate Chips (try it with Peanut Butter Icing), German Chocolate Pie, and White Fudge with Walnuts and Dried Cranberries.
Think Caramel Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting, Strawberry Banana Muffins, Lemon Meringue Pie, and Sour Cream Coffee Cake. These old-fashioned comfort sweets are among those that Jennifer Appel turns out at her Buttercup Bake Shop. And while The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook evokes lazy afternoons in small towns, white picket fences, well-worn aprons, and warm fruit pies cooling on the window sill, the Buttercup Bake Shop is actually in Manhattan. Appel has included 80 bakery favorites in this little gem of a book, and the recipes are easy to follow and easy to make, and read like a list of favorite American desserts: Rice Krispies Treats, Gingersnaps, Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie, Glazed Pumpkin Squares, and Rice Pudding. Keep this wonderful cookbook in the kitchen, close at hand, so that with just a moment's notice you can whip up a special sweet something that'll make everyone smile. --Leora Y. Bloom
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