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| Southern Cakes: Sweet and Irresistible Recipes for Everyday Celebrations | 
 enlarge | Author: Nancie Mcdermott
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 16129
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 7.9 x 0.2
ISBN: 0811853705
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8653
EAN: 9780811853705
ASIN: 0811853705
Publication Date: June 7, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 What a beautiful book! January 1, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Not only are the recipes yummy to think about making, but the book is really really interesting to read. I read the whole thing cover to cover when I got it the first day. It has a lot of great information about cakes, how to make them, tips for making them better, etcetera.
I have to admit that the main reason why I bought this book was the coconut cake on the front cover because I am a die-hard coconut fan and the reviewer that said that coconut cakes get their own chapter in this book. They do and rightfully so...they are really in their own genre. The classic coconut cake was the first and only thing that I have made from this book so far. I was QUITE impressed and it looked just like the picture. The cake came out fantastic and was not hard to make at all. The only thing I would recommend for that recipe is to double the frosting quantity as the amount recommended was not enough and the cake didn't stay together because the icing layer was too thin. But it came out great and the cake was such a hit at my dinner party on Christmas Eve. I can't wait to try the other recipes.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a great cake cookbook...I can tell just from reading the recipes that they are really good ones.
 good ole home made November 26, 2007
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Traditional southern recipes suitable to make good ole home made cakes. I tried the cream cheese poundcake with great reviews. DWS
Excellent book November 25, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
These cakes take you back to the ones your grandmother used to bake. Wonderful recipes!
Outstanding! October 20, 2007
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Like all of Nancie McDermott's books, this is well-written, providing clear step-by-step instructions for delectable cakes. Those I've tried have been wonderful.
My only criticism is that I read the book from cover to cover, but couldn't find any reference to such things as the type of flour the author used (bleached, unbleached, protein content, etc.), the size of the eggs, etc. -- which such authors as Rose Levy Berenbaum always mention, and which can make a real difference in the results. IMHO, all modern cookbooks should provide this information. Beginners wouldn't know these things, and it wouldn't have taken up much space to tell them.
Moreover, a book this wonderful should be available in harcover!
However, there is a wide range of recipes (from Tomato Soup Cake to Lady Baltimore Cake), and everything I've tried has been outstanding. (The basic One-Two-Three-Four cake, which most of our grandmothers made, and many of us grew up loving, is included, but not by name ... It is listed as Tres Leches Cake.)
Southern Cakes hits the Sweet Spot! September 19, 2007
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
Wow! Nancie McDermott has done it again with her new book, Southern Cakes. My great grandmother is originally from Louisiana, and many long visits to her house were enlivened by a special coconut cake, glazed chocolate cake or other old-fashioned Southern treat. The recipes in this new book remind me very much of those anticipated childhood desserts. As much as I love the recipes in Nancie's new book--like every single coconut cake (rightly given their very own chapter!)her Ocrakoke Fig Cake and the quirky Tomato Soup Cake, it's Nancie's delicious writing and her unique ability to illustrate the intense love affair Southerners have with their cooking--and their place in the world--that I truly love. I can't wait to see what Nancie will pull out of her (very talented) hat next!
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