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90sinmyheart's review
5.0
Beautiful and yummy-looking cakes. Not going to make of them but... very nice.
klarson90's review
4.0
Definitely all cake recipes! All different kinds of cakes; I liked how she included mug cakes and bundt cakes. Really cakes for any season and any type you can dream of. This is a book for my shelves even though the recipes look difficult and have so many steps I am sure I will make more than a handful of these delicious cakes.
jellogirl2010's review
5.0
I love baking and I love gorgeous pictures of cake. Of course, I don't think I will be able to make the recipes in this book but it didn't make it any less enjoyable to look at or read.
My only complaint was the large section dedicated to cale truffles.
My only complaint was the large section dedicated to cale truffles.
eacolgan's review
5.0
Less than a week ago I was editing my Amazon wish list, as one often does in advance of the holidays (don't worry, I have a note on every book to please buy locally and not from Jeffy Warbucks) and remarked to my wife that I knew I wanted one of Tosi's cookbooks, but I wasn't sure this was the one. After all, I said, thinking only of large-format layer cakes, when would I ever realistically make one of her cakes? I didn't even like cake enough to go to the effort for my own 40th birthday earlier this month, I sure wasn't going to do it for anyone else.
Two days later I received a package from my favorite aunt, a belated gift for the aforementioned birthday, containing 3 cookbooks off my list, this among them. Chuckling to myself, I cracked it right away-- and found myself eating my words almost immediately. How could I have forgotten pound cake, bundt cakes, angel food cake, and above all, Tosi's ability to put a wild spin on even something as homely as a microwave cake-in-a-mug?
Sure, there is a whole chapter devoted to recreating Milk Bar's gorgeous layer cakes. But most of the recipe components appear elsewhere in the book, so if I ever find myself craving (just as an example) a pretzel cake, a popcorn cake, or a birthday funfetti cake, the book offers two or three other formats I can manifest them in that won't leave me thinking nostalgically of the days when I worked in an actual office and could pawn my leftover baked goods on my unsuspecting coworkers. (My wife, it should be noted, does not share my sweet tooth, much to my chagrin.)
In other words, even if you think you're not a big fan of cake, you should still give this book a once-over. Tosi is no less than a genius of sweets and baking, and her techniques and flavor combos mix gourmet taste and childlike delight in equal measure. For years now her corn cookies have been a go-to recipe of mine, often requested by friends and family when we gather, and I'm stoked to add a couple more of her creations to my playbook.
Two days later I received a package from my favorite aunt, a belated gift for the aforementioned birthday, containing 3 cookbooks off my list, this among them. Chuckling to myself, I cracked it right away-- and found myself eating my words almost immediately. How could I have forgotten pound cake, bundt cakes, angel food cake, and above all, Tosi's ability to put a wild spin on even something as homely as a microwave cake-in-a-mug?
Sure, there is a whole chapter devoted to recreating Milk Bar's gorgeous layer cakes. But most of the recipe components appear elsewhere in the book, so if I ever find myself craving (just as an example) a pretzel cake, a popcorn cake, or a birthday funfetti cake, the book offers two or three other formats I can manifest them in that won't leave me thinking nostalgically of the days when I worked in an actual office and could pawn my leftover baked goods on my unsuspecting coworkers. (My wife, it should be noted, does not share my sweet tooth, much to my chagrin.)
In other words, even if you think you're not a big fan of cake, you should still give this book a once-over. Tosi is no less than a genius of sweets and baking, and her techniques and flavor combos mix gourmet taste and childlike delight in equal measure. For years now her corn cookies have been a go-to recipe of mine, often requested by friends and family when we gather, and I'm stoked to add a couple more of her creations to my playbook.
egould1's review
4.0
A fun read and I can’t wait to try the recipes! I have the Birthday Cake and Pumpkin Pie Cake earmarked!
barbielatz's review
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Loved this cookbook by milk bar owner, Christina Tosi! ❤️ The cake recipes were unique, special, and seemed really delicious, and doable! But right now we don’t have all of the ingredients and appliances needed, so I was only able to highlight a few recipes. But our lack of resources does not take away from the beauty that is this cookbook. 5/5! A cookbook to keep!
sanmeow's review
informative
medium-paced
4.75
loved this even more than all about cookies, because i much prefer baking cakes. anyway, bless christina tosi and her recipes, because these are truly great ♡
socal_bookgirl's review
5.0
Great recipes! Most are intricate and require many steps. These are not cakes you will easily whip up. Plan on it being a couple day process.
ankhamun's review
5.0
a lot of great ideas and recipes in here. I was most interested in the pancake cake as I made a pancake cookie and could not get much taste of Maple with maple syrup alone. I might need to make this cake just see see how much maple comes through.