Home Bake: Cakes, muffins, tarts, cheesecakes, brownies and puddings, with foolproof tips from Master Patissier

by Eric Lanlard, Lanlard

Nothing lifts the heart like the smell of a cake baking, the first slice of a warm homemade tart, a hot muffin with your coffee in the morning or a steamed pudding on a cold night. There are a few simple secrets to making home baking wonderful. Whether you're cooking cakes, meringues, pastries, biscuits or puddings, you will discover in "Home Bake" how to make them the best. The book's simple cakes include classics such as Genoise Sponge and Light Fruit Cake alongside more surprising recipes such as Apple and Honey Crumble Sponge. There are flour-free cakes, muffins and cupcakes too - from the Marshmallow Muffin to the Chai-tea Cupcake. Delicious puddings are also made easy. Discover how to make the perfect Baked Lemon Cheesecake or a simple Blueberry Cheesecake. Create a gorgeous Steamed Sticky Toffee Pudding or a glamorous Hot Ginger Bread Souffle. Or learn the simple tricks behind a great Tarte Tatin or a delicious Bakewell Tart. Delicious recipes, simple tricks...this book contains everything you need to know to make gorgeous homemade bakes.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2010

Reviews

[Martine Bailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book, full of sumptuously photographed cakes. I've loved patissier Eric Lanlard ever since I first saw him on the diabolically titled TV programme Glamour Puds. This did show rather glamorous desserts but was actually the best historical baking programme I've ever seen - particularly focussing week by week on the career of amazing chef, Antonin Careme, reproducing one of his great desserts each week - truly my version of dream TV! Careme's life story, from abandoned street urchin in the French Revolution, to chef to Talleyrand and The Prince Regent is, like the food he created, the stuff of fairytales.
After meticulously downloading all the photographs from the Channel 4 website just to have a record of truly great French baking, my dear hubby bought me this follow up book.
So why the meagre 3 stars? In all honesty, I find Eric's recipes just don't work out for me. I've tried a few, including the Lavender Almond cake recently (but admittedly cutting down on the vanloads of sugar). Even the muffins disappoint. Maybe I really do need a super stand cake mixer - or maybe these cakes are simply visual delights that really do need a master patissier's hand.

[Janie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lanlard, Eric. Cake Boy: Home Baking from Master Pâtissier. Mitchell Beazley, dist. by Hachette. Oct. 2011. 224p. photogs. index. ISBN 9781845336059. $19.99. COOKING
Lanlard is a celeb of sorts in the UK, with his television show Baking Mad; London cake shop, café, and cooking school, Cake Boy; and best-selling cookbooks. The time has come to introduce this master pâtissier to future fans across the pond. This UK best seller has been Americanized, with converted measurements and terminology (e.g., "puddings" become "desserts"), but it maintains the best of the original version. Lanlard's recipes are easy to follow and include hints for success, and the 260-plus myriad photos are lavish. VERDICT Presenting delicious treats from sponge cakes to muffins to pastries to tarts, this gorgeous book is essential for any baker.—Jane Hebert, Orange Cty. Lib. Syst., Orlando, FL


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[Tracy]

This was not just a cake cookbook, but it had a variety of desserts. I copied a few recipes, most significantly a few gluten free cake recipes so I have those around in case my gluten free friend comes for dinner. I plan on making a genoise from the book very soon. I will report back.

[Seraphnina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book and yummy pictures, easy to follow recipes, including little tips.
Made the Classic cake boy chocolate sponge, eaten with a dollop of softly whipped cream. Delicious!

[Becky R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful & amazing cakes, sponges, and desserts. I really love the range of recipes as well as their simplicity. This was one cookbook that I had to share.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pictures are fabulous but the recipes aren't always so easy. Having said that, the roasted banana muffins were definitely worth the effort.