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Baking Bad: A Parody in a Cookbook
What do you do when the greatest TV show ever has come to an end and you no longer have ground-breaking, meth-related drama to get you through the long winter nights? Answer: you create a cookbook full of baked delights, each made in loving reference to the story of our favorite chemistry teacher-turned-drug-baron. Baking Bad is a recipe book full of real, edible recipes created in homage to the TV series that we STILL can't stop talking about.
From "Ricin Krispie Squares" to Walt's signature"Buried Barrel Dessert," each of these recipes is 98% pure and 100% edible and delicious. (No gasmask required.) Baking Bad will make the perfect gift for any fan, or a self-purchase for people who just can't resist one more, tasty, hit. After all, who could turn down "Tighty Whitey Bites," "Box-Cutter Donuts", or "Heisen(Batten) Burg Cake" (complete with black hat). Stylishly designed and illustrated throughout with full-color photos - each page is loaded with visual and textual references that fans will love and offers easy to follow guides to create real, delicious, and inspired treats. As Jesse would say: 'Let's Cook. B****."
From "Ricin Krispie Squares" to Walt's signature"Buried Barrel Dessert," each of these recipes is 98% pure and 100% edible and delicious. (No gasmask required.) Baking Bad will make the perfect gift for any fan, or a self-purchase for people who just can't resist one more, tasty, hit. After all, who could turn down "Tighty Whitey Bites," "Box-Cutter Donuts", or "Heisen(Batten) Burg Cake" (complete with black hat). Stylishly designed and illustrated throughout with full-color photos - each page is loaded with visual and textual references that fans will love and offers easy to follow guides to create real, delicious, and inspired treats. As Jesse would say: 'Let's Cook. B****."
- GenresCookbooksNonfictionHumor
128 pages, Hardcover
First published November 6, 2014
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About the author
Walter Wheat
1 bookWalter Wheat is a retired Home Ec teacher and one of the greatest bakers in criminal history. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, he discovered a unique ability to produce restaurant-quality cupcakes for the black market. He is almost certainly dead.
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October 12, 2017
"The real aim of this book is to use baking as a medium through which to review the show."
Despicable, cult, and often outrageously silly, Breaking Bad was as addictive for me as the product Walt and Jesse produced. This book, a gift from my dad and sister, has done something fun with the parody book genre: in addition to funny comments, it gives back some creativity of its own. The recipe structures with occasional reference insert as if a harmless instruction made each recipe a fun read.
In the Season 2 section, there a recipe for "Recurring Pink Bear Bites" which includes the brilliant instruction: "Pay close attention, or, just invent a theory using words like 'foreshadowing' and 'pathos' and post it online.". Then there's the Gus-based recipe which includes the step: "8. Slowly slide a chair across the floor producing an inhuman, bloodcurdling growl.". And whoever came up with Heisen(Batten)berg cake, I doff my black fedora to you, sir.
The book is really well-produced, each recipe amazingly reminiscent of some cartel crime-scene. And simple enough that it might encourage a novice baker like myself to get my hands wet. My personal favourites were the Tuco's grills jelly, a pie based on the exploding El Paso tortoise, and the easy-looking blue mint meth crystals. It was fun to relive those crazy moments. All the characters are there, and when everyone has forgotten about Breaking Bad, there's no reason not to use these as splatter-punk Halloween treat ideas.
"So, either embrace the gore or go bake a fairy cake or something."
Despicable, cult, and often outrageously silly, Breaking Bad was as addictive for me as the product Walt and Jesse produced. This book, a gift from my dad and sister, has done something fun with the parody book genre: in addition to funny comments, it gives back some creativity of its own. The recipe structures with occasional reference insert as if a harmless instruction made each recipe a fun read.
In the Season 2 section, there a recipe for "Recurring Pink Bear Bites" which includes the brilliant instruction: "Pay close attention, or, just invent a theory using words like 'foreshadowing' and 'pathos' and post it online.". Then there's the Gus-based recipe which includes the step: "8. Slowly slide a chair across the floor producing an inhuman, bloodcurdling growl.". And whoever came up with Heisen(Batten)berg cake, I doff my black fedora to you, sir.
The book is really well-produced, each recipe amazingly reminiscent of some cartel crime-scene. And simple enough that it might encourage a novice baker like myself to get my hands wet. My personal favourites were the Tuco's grills jelly, a pie based on the exploding El Paso tortoise, and the easy-looking blue mint meth crystals. It was fun to relive those crazy moments. All the characters are there, and when everyone has forgotten about Breaking Bad, there's no reason not to use these as splatter-punk Halloween treat ideas.
"So, either embrace the gore or go bake a fairy cake or something."
December 21, 2025
A hilarious collection of mostly cake and cookie recipes inspired by the Breaking Bad TV show. Some are just basic recipes decorated like the characters and others are more creative like “blue meth” rock candy.
Funny little asides in the instructions include:
-Brutally murder anyone who interrupts you before disposing of their body in a car compactor.
-Shave your head to achieve maximum intimidation.
-Produce a deadly looking syringe from an elegant box case.
-Slowly slide a chair across the floor, producing an inhuman, bloodcurdling growl.
-Enjoy at home, basking in the warm glow of your family's love or, alternatively, alone at a roadside diner, safe in the knowledge that you are a fucking boss.
Funny little asides in the instructions include:
-Brutally murder anyone who interrupts you before disposing of their body in a car compactor.
-Shave your head to achieve maximum intimidation.
-Produce a deadly looking syringe from an elegant box case.
-Slowly slide a chair across the floor, producing an inhuman, bloodcurdling growl.
-Enjoy at home, basking in the warm glow of your family's love or, alternatively, alone at a roadside diner, safe in the knowledge that you are a fucking boss.
March 31, 2018
After a difficult day at work this gem was awesome to read for the first time. Wherein I found a few recipes I wanna try. LOVE the dosage telling how many people a recipe serves & rated the difficulty = purity. When I bought this book awhile ago it had been a miserable day, I was exhausted & just wanted in & out of a grocery store before going directly home. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200... Up until I seen a sale bin, with this very book that made me giggle long after I'd left the store. This book tickled me more than once now lol
September 14, 2018
Not a fan. Perhaps because I've never seen the TV show but the parody writing wasn't very clever and the recipes all seemed to be just cakes with lots of red frosting representing blood. Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook and The Snacking Dead: A Parody in a Cookbook are much better parodies.
September 22, 2020
It's a great little book of some fun recipes. Got this as a Christmas present for my sis and her bf as they both love breaking bad.
May 13, 2015
Hahaha, my 100th review and I'm using it on this book of all books. XD The fact this book exists kind of brightens my world to be honest. Best recipe is the bath with the half-dissolved body floating in it, though the Huell cake also looks deadly. OK, I'm done reviewing Breaking Bad books, I think I've got all the ones that are in Eason's.
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January 20, 2016Lets bake, Bitch!
May 13, 2015
Good boom
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