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| The Cake Bible | 
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| Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  163 reviews
Sales Rank: 5538
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 8th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 560
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.3 x 2
ISBN: 0688044026
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8653
EAN: 9780688044022
ASIN: 0688044026
Publication Date: September 20, 1988
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| Customer Reviews:
 If you only buy one baking book, this should be the one. March 17, 1998
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THE CAKE BIBLE is by far the most definitive cake baking book on the market. Not only are the recipes practically foolproof for most every kind of cake, there are thorough and informative descriptions for WHY certain methods are used over other methods. I've had this book for over five years already, and still learn something new from it each time I try out a new recipe.
The most used cookbook in our collection. March 8, 1998
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ms. Beranbaum does not over-reach by calling this book a "bible." Her precision, clarity and guaranteed results exceed both Julia Child and Martha Stewart. We bought The Cake Bible when it was first published and use it exclusively for cakes (and waffles!) and for wedding and hostess gifts. Brava, Rose!
Exceptional reference guide for cakes! March 5, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
EXCELLENT reference for the expert or professional baker. Crystal clear directions and analysis of recipes. Might not include enough pictures and a little too much analysis for the beginning baker.
"The Cake Bible" deserves more than a rave! December 14, 1997
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Rose Levy Beranbaum raises the fun of browsing and researching recipes to nearly a fantasy level by writing a work that is as much a delight to read as it is to follow for cake baking. (I am not ashamed to confess that I have read this book late into the night and in bed!) Ms. Beranbaum has effectively interwoven aspects of cake baking that are important to me: taste, chemistry and presentation. Each and every recipe that I have made has been scrumptious. (Nor am I ashamed to admit that I have had to use cake pans smaller than recommended because the batter was too delicious to stop tasting!) The explanations as to the how's and why's of each recipe is fascinating, and the book's photos are nothing less than spectacular. (Finally, I refuse to be shamed by the fact that my final products have often had to be remade because they looked so good and somehow "disappeared" before the guests arrived!)
The Cake Bible has a generous variety of recipes which are both broad and interesting. And, the icing on the cake, so to speak, is Ms. Beranbaum's inclusion of adornments, techniques and instructions for the home baker to use to individualize each cake and claims as her or his own. I have given this book as a gift more times than I can remember...it is that good.
Best cookbook I own November 22, 1997
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the first of my some 75-plus cookbooks that I have read from cover to cover. Her instructions are a marvel of clarity, and I have made desserts I never dreamed were within my skills. I wish she'd do similar books for other food groups.
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