Our list of some of the best Cake books & series in recent years. Get inspired by one or more of the following books.
- Cake Confidence (2019)
- Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy (2019)
- Steak and Cake: More Than 100 Recipes to Make Any Meal a Smash Hit (2019)
- A Piece of Cake: A Memoir (2007)
- Martha Stewart’s Cakes: Our First-Ever Book of Bundts, Loaves, Layers, Coffee Cakes, and More: A Baking Book (2013)
- Cake Magic!: Mix & Match Your Way to 100 Amazing Combinations (2016)
- The Cake Mix Doctor (1999)
- I Was Told There’d Be Cake: Essays (2008)
- Delicious Dump Cakes: 50 Super Simple Desserts to Make in 15 Minutes or Less (2016)
- Chocolate Cake Marriage: The Recipe to Refresh, Revive and Restore (2019)
- The New Way to Cake: Simple Recipes with Exceptional Flavor (2019)
- Delicious Poke Cakes: 80 Super Simple Desserts with an Extra Flavor Punch in Each Bite (2017)
- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (2011)
Cake Confidence (2019)
There's always something to celebrate in life, and there's no better way to celebrate than with some decadent, mouthwatering cake! No matter your confidence in baking, Mandy Merriman–the Blondie of the popular blog Baking with Blondie–is here to help you think outside the cakebox and create easy, delicious, beautiful cakes that you'll definitely want to show off. Dust off your apron and get ready to create some buttercream joy.
Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy (2019)
In Tea and Cake with Demons, Adreanna Limbach brings secular Buddhist teachings to a new generation by addressing one of the most pressing concerns we all face―authentic self-worth. “Our ambition, goal-setting, self-helping, and even our spiritual practices are often driven by the underlying sense that we just aren’t enough,” writes Limbach. “But what if we could accept ourselves just as we are?
Steak and Cake: More Than 100 Recipes to Make Any Meal a Smash Hit (2019)
Let them eat cake—and steak! This unique cookbook shares more than 100 recipes that beg to be prepared, paired, and eaten with pure joy. How about a Cowboy Steak with Whiskey Butter followed by a Whiskey Buttermilk Bundt Cake? Or a Porterhouse for Two with My Mother’s Freshly Grated Coconut Cake?
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir (2007)
There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging, near-death injuries, drug dealing, prostitution, and homelessness.Cupcake Brown survived all these things before she’d even turned twenty. And that’s when things got interesting.
Martha Stewart’s Cakes: Our First-Ever Book of Bundts, Loaves, Layers, Coffee Cakes, and More: A Baking Book (2013)
From pound cake and angel food (with many variations) to genoise and streusel-topped, from comfort classics like red velvet, six-layer coconut, rich chocolate, lemon meringue, and cheesecake to sophisticated grown-up fare including chiffon cakes and tortes with luscious fruits, these 150 recipes and color photographs cover techniques, decorating, and gifting ideas for every taste and occasion, whether no-fuss or fancy.Baking trends come and go, but cakes are timeless.
Cake Magic!: Mix & Match Your Way to 100 Amazing Combinations (2016)
Choose a batter, flavor with syrup, add a frosting—it’s magic! Want something decadent and fudgy? Darkest Chocolate Cake + Caramel Syrup + Malted Milk Chocolate Frosting + crushed candy bars = Candy Bar Cake. Or how about a nutty cake like the Elvis: Peanut Butter Cake + Bacon Syrup + Nutella Frosting, topped with candied bacon. Fit for the king, indeed! This innovative and remarkably easy way to bake luscious, flavorful cakes is a formula for cake bliss. Cake Magic!
The Cake Mix Doctor (1999)
And the prescription is simple: By doctoring up packaged cake mix with just the right extras–a touch of sweet butter here, cocoa powder there, or poppy seeds, vanilla yogurt, sherry, eggs, and grated lemon zest for the Charleston Poppy Seed Cake–even the least experienced baker can turn out luscious signature desserts, time after time.
I Was Told There’d Be Cake: Essays (2008)
From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions — or perhaps because of them.
Delicious Dump Cakes: 50 Super Simple Desserts to Make in 15 Minutes or Less (2016)
Now anyone can bake rich, wonderful, and comforting desserts and get out of the kitchen in lightning-fast speed. Quick and convenient dump cakes are perfect for families with children who always want to help, for home cooks on the go and for anyone who just wants to keep their cooking simple.
Chocolate Cake Marriage: The Recipe to Refresh, Revive and Restore (2019)
Do you long to lay next to your soulmate each night rather than someone who feels more like a roommate? Do you ever wonder if your relationship could have the joy and passion it had on the day you said “I do”? Are you tired of being the one to make changes? Chocolate Cake Marriage lays out God’s simple recipe with practical steps to transform you and your marriage
The New Way to Cake: Simple Recipes with Exceptional Flavor (2019)
Unlock a whole new world of flavor with Benjamina Ebuehi’s signature cakes. Inspired by her journey to The Great British Bake Off and beyond, Benjamina’s groundbreaking recipes put flavor at the forefront by letting the star ingredients―toasted nuts, fragrant spices, bold herbs and ripe fruit―do all the work. Creations like Plum & Black Pepper Cake, Masala-Chai Carrot Cake and Caramelized Plantain Upside-Down Cake are as impressive as they are simple.
Delicious Poke Cakes: 80 Super Simple Desserts with an Extra Flavor Punch in Each Bite (2017)
With no stress and using ingredients already in your pantry, authors Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore will show you how to create flavorful cakes that will win rave reviews. Begin with a simple cake, whether made from scratch or from a box mix, but then transform it into something spectacular by adding an array of glazes, puddings, and sauces.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (2011)
On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother’s emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair. Soon, she’s privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden: her father’s detachment, her mother’s transgression, her brother’s increasing retreat from the world.
Best Cake Books Worth Your Attention
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some cake books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy
Author(s): Adreanna Limbach
ID: 2387946, Publisher: Sounds True, Year: 9 July 2019, Size: 691 Kb, Format: epub
The "I Love My Air Fryer" Cooking for One Recipe Book : 175 Easy and Delicious Single-Serving Recipes, from Chicken Parmesan to Pineapple Upside-Down Cake and More
Author(s): Heather Johnson
ID: 3575736, Publisher: Adams Media, Year: 2023, Size: 110 Mb, Format: epub
Forget Prayers, Bring Cake: A Single Woman's Guide to Grieving
Author(s): Merissa Nathan Gerson
ID: 3619133, Publisher: Mandala Publishing, Year: 2023, Size: 10 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are absolutely hot items according to The Wall Street Journal, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.