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| Williams-Sonoma Collection: Cake (Williams-Sonoma Collection (New York, N.Y.).) | 
 enlarge | Author: Fran Gage
Publisher: Free Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 106425
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 120
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.3 x 1
ISBN: 0743250206
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8653
EAN: 9780743250207
ASIN: 0743250206
Publication Date: November 4, 2003
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Product Description
A slice of rich, moist cake is irresistible. From a tart, sweet lemon sponge or airy angel food cake to a decadent chocolate torte, there is a cake to satisfy every craving. Whether you are searching for a special cake to establish a birthday tradition or are simply looking for a sweet ending to an everyday meal, there are cakes to fit any occasion.Williams-Sonoma Collection Cake offers more than 35 tantalizing recipes, including updated classics as well as fresh new ideas. For elegant entertaining, make an impressive Rolled Chestnut Cream Cake before your guests arrive, then relax and enjoy the party. When time is short, keep it simple with easy Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes or Espresso Pound Cake. The many delicious recipes inside these pages will inspire you to tempt and dazzle friends and family alike. A chapter devoted to deorating ideas will help you transform any cake into a work of art. Full-color photographs of each recipe help you easily decide which cake you want to preapare, and photographic side notes throughout the book highlight key techniques and ingredients. In addition, an informative basics section, with tips for both beginning and experienced bakers, makes this book the ideal source to have on hand for creating the perfect cake.
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 Good January 7, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are pictures of all the recipes, so you can tell if it came out right.
Delicious cakes October 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've made several recipes from this book.
The yoghurt cake, the gateaux bisque, the spice cake, the chocolate hazelnut cake, the almond flour cake... they've all turned out delicious!
The recipes are definitely go-tos. Nothing is "healthy". Everything uses sugar, butter and white flour. But I've played around replacing whole wheat flour and cutting the sugar in half and I've never really gotten something inedible out of the experience. All in all this is the first book I go to when I need a delicious, simple cake I know will turn out great.
There are pictures of every single recipe. The book, like all of Williams-Sonoma's books, is well laid out, well explained, straight to the point. I love it.
 Disappointing September 21, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I returned the book to Williams-Sonoma after I attempted 3 recipes with disappointing results. I wonder how many of the recipes were actually tested in the kitchen.
 Excellent Recipes and Good Reference October 22, 2005
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I have a few of the books in this series. The Cake and Ice Cream books are my favorites. The recipes are outstanding -- well-written and produce great results. The sidebars provide invaluable tips. If you enjoy the science behind cooking -- ala America's Test Kitchen/Cooks Illustrated and Alton Brown, you will enjoy the books in this series. WS, unlike Cooks Illustrated, presents just the winning method.
There is a good range of recipes -- simple birthday and carrot cakes to a very elegant rolled chestnut cream cake. There's enough variety within the recipes so that the user can find a cake for any occassion. The cake basics section is a nice, but short reference section.
This book represents a nice collection of recipies and good reference information -- it's a nice addition to the kitchen library. I know WS just introduced its Mastering series of books, including one on cakes. Those books are intended to be "a cooking class in a book" and break down the basics of cake making for true novices or those who have ploblems getting their cakes to turn out right. For more advanced techniques and/or all the science behind cakes, try The Cake Bible.
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