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Liam Charles Cheeky Treats: From the host of Junior British Bake Off: delicious recipes for the family
The debut cookbook by the breakout star of The Great British Bake Off 2017.
When you bake you want the results to be mouth-watering and jaw-droppingly good. You want gasps of awe followed by silence as your friends and family munch their way through your genius creations.
No one understands this better than Liam Charles. Who else could bring you a Caramel Peanut Millionaire's Shortbread, an Oreo Chocolate Brownie Freakshake or a Christmas Dinner Pie? It has to be Liam and in his first book, he introduces his latest inventions and favourite bakes that are guaranteed to get you in the kitchen.
Cheeky Treats is a cookbook like no other, packed with fantastic flavours, wonderfully creative bakes, and fun and beautiful photography that captures Liam's personality and flair. Warning: if you're looking for a Victoria Sponge recipe - look elsewhere!
357 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 12, 2018
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October 14, 2018
Full of great, sometimes quirky ideas, but most of all - foolproof recipes and baking tips. Liam was my favourite contestant of GBBO2017, loved seeing what he would come up next! His ideas were not only appealing visually, but I can only imagine that they tasted great too - his flavour combos were always sounding delicious!
What I really like about this book is the way it was written - you can actually hear Liam's voice in your head when your eyes are skipping through the words. I'm happy that he stayed true to himself and wrote it his way :) makes for a far way better read that most of the cookbooks!
Easy to follow instructions, most of them step by step, no complicated techniques, all easily achievable in your home kitchen!
This little cookbook (or should I write "baking book") will be brilliant for anyone who wants to play a bit with their baking, have fun with tastes, but also the look of your creations :) besides isn't that what it's all about - having fun and enjoying the process itself..!?
What I really like about this book is the way it was written - you can actually hear Liam's voice in your head when your eyes are skipping through the words. I'm happy that he stayed true to himself and wrote it his way :) makes for a far way better read that most of the cookbooks!
Easy to follow instructions, most of them step by step, no complicated techniques, all easily achievable in your home kitchen!
This little cookbook (or should I write "baking book") will be brilliant for anyone who wants to play a bit with their baking, have fun with tastes, but also the look of your creations :) besides isn't that what it's all about - having fun and enjoying the process itself..!?
July 31, 2022
seems like a rather average book overall, but sometimes inventive flavors
part fad/part surreal/part mediocre
---
some of the odd combinations have been done before
like banana cake which goes to the turn of the century, but chocolate banana cake is a lot less common
and italian style polenta cake, with chocolate and oranges and orange peel and powdered almonds with instant coffee
---
banana chocolate swiss
flour - cinnamon - nutmeg
sugar - butter - eggs
bananas - egg white - almond extract
dark chocolate - double cream - cocoa powder
almond flakes - banana chips
chocolate and orange polenta cake
butter - sugar - eggs
ground almonds - polenta - oranges
icing sugar - instant coffee powder - double cream
dark chocolate - candied orange peel
oreo shake cake
sugar = flour - cocoa powder
dark chocolate chips - instant coffee powder - buttermilk
vegetable oil - eggs - butter
icing sugar - oreo cookies - double cream
dark chocolate - ice cream wafers - chocolate flakes
nach-o-ordinary tortilla chips [the ghastly]
vegetable oil - dark chocolate - double cream
sugar - salted popcorn - cinnamon
corn tortillas - sour cream - cream cheese
honey - lime - mint
[everyone needs cream cheese and chocolate nachos like a hole in the head]
falafel scones
chickpea - rapeseed oil - smoked paprika
cumin - turmeric - dried herb mixture
flour - eggs - butter
chives - parsley - feta cheese - sun-dried tomatoes
[it's just scones with feta cheese and sun dried tomatoes and some chives]
[with a crappy falafel crumble crust on top]
shout out to nan
goat leg - lemon - fresh ginger
curry powder - turmeric - all-purpose seasoning mix
thyme - onion - red onions
yellow pepper - red pepper - potato
plantain - flour - butter - eggs
[just sounds like goat meat jerk with some crappy potato and peppers added into a tart]
[but a nice touch with the plantain for odd]
[for me the potato sets me off]
salt fish doughnuts
vegetable oil - flour - turmeric
sugar - yeast - eggs
tamarind paste - butter - dried salt fish
callaloo - onion - tomato
red pepper - yellow pepper
peanut butter and jelly sandwich tart
flour - butter - lemon
thyme - egg yolk - honey roasted peanuts
honey - peanut oil - golden sugar
egg whites - blackberry jam
plantain tarte tatin
golden sugar - plantain - oranges
puff pastry - double cream - dark rum
ginger - cayenne - cinnamon
cloves - raisins
rhubarb and custard
butter - golden sugar
milk - flour - eggs
almond extract - ground almonds
oranges - ginger - egg yolks
ginger - rhubarb - icing sugar
pink food colouring - yellow food colouring
[only interesting for the almond liqueur or almond extract and oranges and ground almonds]
[not a bad use of roobarb like rhubard and strawberry pie]
[but an odd use of nasty food colorings that might add a bitter tinge]
[but people like their desserts to look vibrant]
Chilled rice pudding creme brulee
pears - blackberries - lemons
pudding rice - milk - double cream
cardamom - white chocolate - sugar
[i think the pears and chocolate ruin it]
malted crepes
flour - cinnamon - sugar
eggs - milk - malt powder
mascarpone - cream cheese
icing sugar - brandy - double cream
pre-dinner pies [ick]
flour - thyme - rosemary
butter - eggs - lemon
vinegar - fresh ginger
turkey breast - potato
all-purpose seasoning mixture - herb mixture
black pepper - pancetta - brie
oranges - cranberries - cinnamon stick
[fruity potato with chicken and cheese]
[chicken pot pies from hell]
[just put thanksgiving dinner in a blender and add gravy while you're at it]
oh, how cheesy
smoked streaky bacon - bread - maple syrup
aged cheddar - gruyere - mozzarella
[a fancy bacon sandwich in a hot dog bun without the HP sauce and sometimes mayo]
[i've used tyrolean bacon/black forest bacon with green relish in a hot dog bun myself]
[usually it's better than the hot dog]
chocolate and peanut and bacon sarnie/sandwich
smoked streaky bacon - butter - flour
cocoa powder - icing sugar - peanut butter - pretzels
[peanut butter with bacon sandwich has been around for years]
[just cocoa and sugar as the extra which is like some Dutch/Belgian peanut butter/hazelnut like spreads, some with crushed up cookies or cocoa in them, uh like a cinnamon cookie spread]
[like gingerbread cinnamon toast]
white lime hazelnut biscotti
flour - sugar - eggs
hazelnut - ime - white chocolate
---
so about 16 things got my attention
and a third of those are interesting, but a novelty
so like 75% of the book is definately sub-par
---
i like the
three cakes
interesting brulee crepe and biscotti
---
and the biggest minuses but interestingly weird enough to try once, maybe
scary nachos with cream cheese popcorn chocolate and mint (!)
a feta scone with oily sundried tomatoes with a nasty falafel dusting on top
a potato and plantain jerk goat meat tart
a salt fish doughnut
i'm massively underwhelmed and minorly charmed
but there is zero to like about half the book
part fad/part surreal/part mediocre
---
some of the odd combinations have been done before
like banana cake which goes to the turn of the century, but chocolate banana cake is a lot less common
and italian style polenta cake, with chocolate and oranges and orange peel and powdered almonds with instant coffee
---
banana chocolate swiss
flour - cinnamon - nutmeg
sugar - butter - eggs
bananas - egg white - almond extract
dark chocolate - double cream - cocoa powder
almond flakes - banana chips
chocolate and orange polenta cake
butter - sugar - eggs
ground almonds - polenta - oranges
icing sugar - instant coffee powder - double cream
dark chocolate - candied orange peel
oreo shake cake
sugar = flour - cocoa powder
dark chocolate chips - instant coffee powder - buttermilk
vegetable oil - eggs - butter
icing sugar - oreo cookies - double cream
dark chocolate - ice cream wafers - chocolate flakes
nach-o-ordinary tortilla chips [the ghastly]
vegetable oil - dark chocolate - double cream
sugar - salted popcorn - cinnamon
corn tortillas - sour cream - cream cheese
honey - lime - mint
[everyone needs cream cheese and chocolate nachos like a hole in the head]
falafel scones
chickpea - rapeseed oil - smoked paprika
cumin - turmeric - dried herb mixture
flour - eggs - butter
chives - parsley - feta cheese - sun-dried tomatoes
[it's just scones with feta cheese and sun dried tomatoes and some chives]
[with a crappy falafel crumble crust on top]
shout out to nan
goat leg - lemon - fresh ginger
curry powder - turmeric - all-purpose seasoning mix
thyme - onion - red onions
yellow pepper - red pepper - potato
plantain - flour - butter - eggs
[just sounds like goat meat jerk with some crappy potato and peppers added into a tart]
[but a nice touch with the plantain for odd]
[for me the potato sets me off]
salt fish doughnuts
vegetable oil - flour - turmeric
sugar - yeast - eggs
tamarind paste - butter - dried salt fish
callaloo - onion - tomato
red pepper - yellow pepper
peanut butter and jelly sandwich tart
flour - butter - lemon
thyme - egg yolk - honey roasted peanuts
honey - peanut oil - golden sugar
egg whites - blackberry jam
plantain tarte tatin
golden sugar - plantain - oranges
puff pastry - double cream - dark rum
ginger - cayenne - cinnamon
cloves - raisins
rhubarb and custard
butter - golden sugar
milk - flour - eggs
almond extract - ground almonds
oranges - ginger - egg yolks
ginger - rhubarb - icing sugar
pink food colouring - yellow food colouring
[only interesting for the almond liqueur or almond extract and oranges and ground almonds]
[not a bad use of roobarb like rhubard and strawberry pie]
[but an odd use of nasty food colorings that might add a bitter tinge]
[but people like their desserts to look vibrant]
Chilled rice pudding creme brulee
pears - blackberries - lemons
pudding rice - milk - double cream
cardamom - white chocolate - sugar
[i think the pears and chocolate ruin it]
malted crepes
flour - cinnamon - sugar
eggs - milk - malt powder
mascarpone - cream cheese
icing sugar - brandy - double cream
pre-dinner pies [ick]
flour - thyme - rosemary
butter - eggs - lemon
vinegar - fresh ginger
turkey breast - potato
all-purpose seasoning mixture - herb mixture
black pepper - pancetta - brie
oranges - cranberries - cinnamon stick
[fruity potato with chicken and cheese]
[chicken pot pies from hell]
[just put thanksgiving dinner in a blender and add gravy while you're at it]
oh, how cheesy
smoked streaky bacon - bread - maple syrup
aged cheddar - gruyere - mozzarella
[a fancy bacon sandwich in a hot dog bun without the HP sauce and sometimes mayo]
[i've used tyrolean bacon/black forest bacon with green relish in a hot dog bun myself]
[usually it's better than the hot dog]
chocolate and peanut and bacon sarnie/sandwich
smoked streaky bacon - butter - flour
cocoa powder - icing sugar - peanut butter - pretzels
[peanut butter with bacon sandwich has been around for years]
[just cocoa and sugar as the extra which is like some Dutch/Belgian peanut butter/hazelnut like spreads, some with crushed up cookies or cocoa in them, uh like a cinnamon cookie spread]
[like gingerbread cinnamon toast]
white lime hazelnut biscotti
flour - sugar - eggs
hazelnut - ime - white chocolate
---
so about 16 things got my attention
and a third of those are interesting, but a novelty
so like 75% of the book is definately sub-par
---
i like the
three cakes
interesting brulee crepe and biscotti
---
and the biggest minuses but interestingly weird enough to try once, maybe
scary nachos with cream cheese popcorn chocolate and mint (!)
a feta scone with oily sundried tomatoes with a nasty falafel dusting on top
a potato and plantain jerk goat meat tart
a salt fish doughnut
i'm massively underwhelmed and minorly charmed
but there is zero to like about half the book
September 25, 2020
It was great! I’ve made a lot of the recipes, and they taste brilliant!😋
April 4, 2019
Cakes, biscuits, scones, cheesecakes... what more could you possibly want!
Innovative designs, lovely flavour combinations and easy to follow techniques.
A great book, some recipes are much quicker and simpler than others, but all are doable for home bakers as long as you ensure you have the correct equipment and ingredients.
I loved Liam on the Bake Off and his own show, can’t wait to see what he does next.
Innovative designs, lovely flavour combinations and easy to follow techniques.
A great book, some recipes are much quicker and simpler than others, but all are doable for home bakers as long as you ensure you have the correct equipment and ingredients.
I loved Liam on the Bake Off and his own show, can’t wait to see what he does next.
March 18, 2021
Though I liked Liam on GBBO, I didn't enjoy his cookbook as much as I expected to. It certainly has some delicious looking treats, but after a while, I got tired of all his "cheekiness" and slang. Still wouldn't turn down anything in here.
April 4, 2021
Liam is one of my favorite people whom I wish I could meet. This cookbook is fabulous and just as cheeky and interesting as he is. I can't wait to tackle all of these recipes, but I would have bought it for his personality and wit that shine through on the pages alone!
February 8, 2022
Cheeky treats - yes please!
OMG my favourite kind of cooking, so much toffee my teeth hurt thinking about them, the recipes look gorgeous.Yummy yum yum!
OMG my favourite kind of cooking, so much toffee my teeth hurt thinking about them, the recipes look gorgeous.Yummy yum yum!
December 24, 2023
Mostly pretty approachable but more cake than not, a little standard
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