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The Cake Bible | 
| Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  155 reviews
Sales Rank: 14423
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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Rose Levy Beranbaum is a kitchen chemist extraordinaire--this, after all, is the woman who wrote her master's thesis on the effects of sifting on the quality of yellow cake. In The Cake Bible, she explains the science behind types of leavening, the merits (or not) of sifting, melting chocolate, preheating ovens, and more. There are precise and detailed instructions for intricate wedding cakes as well as cakes that can be mixed and in the oven in five minutes. In addition, nutrition information is included with every recipe. Cake scientist Beranbaum doesn't forget the art, either; pencil drawings teach novice bakers how to create a garden full of flowers from royal icing and mushrooms from piped meringue. It's no wonder that the International Association of Culinary Professionals picked The Cake Bible as their cookbook of the year for 1988--this book has something to teach bakers at every level.
Product Description
"If you ever bake a cake, this book will become your partner in the kitchen." -- from the foreword by Maida Heatter This is the classic cake cookbook that enables anyone to make delicious, exquisite cakes. As a writer for food magazines, women's magazines, and newspapers, including The New York Times, Rose Levy Beranbaum's trademark is her ability to reduce the most complex techniques to easy-to-follow recipes. Rose makes baking a joy. This is the definitive work on cakes by the country's top cake baker. The Cake Bible shows how to: Mix a buttery, tender layer cake in under five minutes with perfect results every time Make the most fabulous chocolate cake you ever imagined with just three ingredients Find recipes for every major type of cake, from pancakes to four-tiered wedding cakes Make cakes with less sugar but maximum flavor and texture Make many low- to no- cholesterol, low-saturated-fat recipes
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 the worst recipes July 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book (quite expensive) and was so excited about trying the recipes. I read from beginning to end, and decided these cakes must be awsome. Boy OH BOY! I have been baking for awhile with great results, but these recipes were a disaster. Horribly dry, buttercreams tasted like whipped butter. No matter what liquers you added they still tasted horribly bland. The PERFECT ALL AMERICAN CHOCOLATE CAKE was any but perfect. All I did was waste my time, money, and great ingredients. The cakes were dry dry dry and did I mention BLAND. Even when you added the syrup it was still awfull. I am really suprised to see how many people thought this book was any worth anyone time.
 Wonderful recipes July 3, 2008
Haven't tried a recipe from this book yet that has failed in any way. The recipes are really excellent and her presentations are out of this world. Although some are quite labor intensive, the outcome is worth the effort. Highly recommend this book to any aspiring baker who wants to make an impact or impress with a cake. Wonderful!
 Cake bible- confusing June 21, 2008
I think a book called "A cake bible" should have step-by-step instructions. I found this book confusing.
not a good choice May 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought it was just me until I read these reviews. I am a busy working wife and mother who has tried many times over the last 9 years to make cakes from this book with no success. I like the flavor of the white whisper cake but like all of the cakes in this book I have to double the recipe to get enough batter to make a decent sized cake. And yes, they never cook in the center. I am throwing this book out so I won't be tempted to waste my time trying to make her recipes work.
 star book April 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of those learning books. I have learned so much about the science of baking a cake! Watch out Alton Brown! Seriously, if your are very interested in everything about cakes this is the book for you. The only reason I gave is four stars is because most of the recipes I tried weren't phenomenal. She makes them sound sooo good, but I wasn't blown away. I do, however love this book, only because it has taught me everything I know about cakes, and has helped me develop my own recipes!
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