More From Magnolia by Allysa Torey

by Allysa Torey

A cupcake can change your life. Ever since Magnolia Bakery opened its doors in 1996, people have been lining up day and night to satisfy their sugar cravings -- patiently waiting in line at the old-fashioned yet funky bake shop to buy cupcakes, layer cakes, pudding, and ice cream, much to the surprise and delight of owner Allysa Torey. Now, from the baker who brought cupcakes to everyone's attention, come even more recipes from Greenwich Village's favorite bakery and her home kitchen.Whether it's a birthday cake, weekend breakfast treats, or sweets for a bake sale, you'll find simple and delicious recipes to delight family and friends on all occasions in More from Recipes from the World-Famous Bakery and Allysa Torey's Home Kitchen. Beginning with the ever-popular cupcakes and frostings, you'll find the much-requested recipes for the mouthwatering Magnolia's Famous Banana Pudding and sinfully rich Red Velvet Cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting, all with helpful hints that let you achieve the same sweet results as the bakery. In the well-loved Magnolia style, Allysa Torey brings you new twists on old favorites, such as Devil's Food Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting, Peaches and Cream Pie with Sugar Cookie Crust, and Apple Tart with Hazelnut Brown Sugar Topping. You'll also find breakfast treats like Cream Cheese Crumb Buns and Blueberry Coffee Cake with Vanilla Glaze; and afternoon snacks like Black Bottom Cupcakes, Walnut Brown Sugar Squares, and Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chip Cookies. From Banana Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing to Heavenly Hash Ice Cream Pie, these are the desserts that Allysa makes for friends and family at home -- unfussy, straightforward, and simply delicious.Illustrated with eight pages of beautiful color photographs, as well as black-and-white stills that capture the daily life of the bakery, More from Magnolia is an irresistible collection of new classics that will inspire you to fill your kitchen with sweet things.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published September 28, 2004

Reviews

[Miss Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

No pictures but extremely tasty recipes!

Apple Cake with Cinnamon Sugar Topping
Blueberry Coffee Cake with Vanilla Glaze
Cream Cheese Crumb Buns
Raspberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Buns
Toffee Pecan Drop Cookies
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
White Chocolate Pecan Bars
Blondies with Cream Cheese Swirl and Pecans
Apricot Cream Cheese Streusel Bars
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Icing
Apple Tart with Hazelnut Brown Sugar Topping
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
Coconut Pecan Cheesecake

[Taun · Rating 3 out of 5]

I so wish there were photographs to accompany the recipes. I enjoyed creating a few treats out of this, modifying some recipes as any experimental baker is likely to do.

Overall 3.5 stars for generally simple recipes that can be modified as I’d like, the iconic recipes to duplicate while I cannot be in the city, and the few inserted photos of magnolia bakery staples.

And if you ever get the chance in New York City, don’t pass up a cupcake from Magnolia.

[Shelby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar recipes to the first Magnolia cookbook, I also did not care for the black & white photographs. I did not find the recipes inspiring.

[C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, baking is Mulzer's pervue, and we bought this during our short-lived romance with Magnolia's. Mulzer got this mainly for the bannana pudding and red-velvet cake recipies, but she disliked their frosting (too oily) and has moved on to other red-velvets. Lots of pretty pictures however, and, of course, the hip magnolia moniker.

[Susanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything I have made from this book has been amazingly good and relatively straightforward. Their buttercream is now one of my buttercreams. The buttermilk chocolate cake and white cake recipies are excellent. (The review is basically the same as the other Magnolia book because they repeat some key recipes. You don't really need both but I'm not sad I have them.)

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yumm. Way too much butter, sugar, shortening and cream, but still, for special occasions there are some outstanding looking treats in here. I'm kind of glad THIS cookbook doesn't have nutritional info included, I might have heart failure just seeing the damage. LOL

[Staci Magnolia · Rating 4 out of 5]

One word: cupcakes.

[Emily Gong · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dessert bible

[Emily Potter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Went to the bakery in New York, came back inspired to try the recipes out from brother's book.

My brother makes a mean banana cream pudding.

[Cherie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Yum, yum, and oh yeah, YUM! I can't wait to bake these recipes…or maybe I'll just go to Magnolia's and get it there! YUM!!!

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yum yum cupcakes...

[annie · Rating 2 out of 5]

best plain with plain cupcake recipe ever. nice ice-cream recipes. the rest, eh. the chocolate cupcake is where it really falls apart.

[Karina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous recipes!

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Magnolia's Famous Banana Pudding recipe makes this book 5-stars alone! This cute little bakery in Greenwich Village, NYC was one of my favorite stops on our trip.

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

As far as I can tell, most of the recipes are already in The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook or At Home With Magnolia. Don't bother buying this if you have the other two.

[Donna]

Really enjoyed reading the intro and some good practical cooking hints to start with.

[Libraryassistant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yummalicious

[Trisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite dessert book!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The black bottom cupcakes are fab!

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must stop reading and start cooking