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Rose's Heavenly Cakes
Winner of the 2010 Cookbook of the Year Award, IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals
At last an all-new, full-color cake lover's companion from Rose Levy Beranbaum, The Diva of Desserts
Rose Levy Beranbaum is a much beloved and widely respected baking legend-"a worshipped woman . . . revered by serious cooks and part-timers" alike, in the words
...moreHardcover, 498 pages
Published
August 24th 2009
by John Wiley & Sons
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This book is gorgeous to look at. The photography is excellent and while not every recipe has a photo, there are enough pics to make the mouth water.
Several things I noticed about this book:
-all recipes have ingredient measurements by both volume AND weight. I love that the weights are included as that's the most accurate way to measure most ingredients.
-this is not a book for casual/beginner bakers. Most of the recipes contained are involved, time consu...more
Several things I noticed about this book:
-all recipes have ingredient measurements by both volume AND weight. I love that the weights are included as that's the most accurate way to measure most ingredients.
-this is not a book for casual/beginner bakers. Most of the recipes contained are involved, time consu...more
Ok I spent some time flipping through last night.
The pros:
- Gorgeous pictures. As one person said "food porn."
- Interesting ideas... some truly beautiful cakes and cake ideas in there.
- She's remarkably thorough in instructions, going with volume and weight both for measurements and explaining thoroughly what to do/what not to do when making cakes.
- There's a bit of enjoyment in there for the food science folks, as she gets int...more
The pros:
- Gorgeous pictures. As one person said "food porn."
- Interesting ideas... some truly beautiful cakes and cake ideas in there.
- She's remarkably thorough in instructions, going with volume and weight both for measurements and explaining thoroughly what to do/what not to do when making cakes.
- There's a bit of enjoyment in there for the food science folks, as she gets int...more
Rose Levy Beranbaum has never disappointed me with a cookbook before and this one is no exception. I love the way she includes some of the science of baking in her recipes. She also includes weights for the ingredients and I am now a kitchen scale convert. She sometimes provides helpful commentary during the baking process, such as 'the mixture will look curdled' and then goes on to reassure that what she describes is just as it should be- thus no panic attacks in the kitchen. Her approach t...more
While the cakes in this book look gorgeous, and are probably quite delicious, my first impression is that this book is for someone who has much more time and patience in the kitchen than I. Every recipe has a ton of complicated steps, or if not complicated, then at least time-consuming. The woman has found a recipe that makes making Whoopie Pies complicated for crying out loud (step one for the filling is making a sugar syrup - seriously?)
The pictures are gorgeous, and there are many clever...more
The pictures are gorgeous, and there are many clever...more
This is my absolute go-to book for cakes for extra-special occasions. All of the cakes I've made have turned out wonderfully and of course delicious. The photography is beautiful, which always makes it hard to choose which cake to make. The instructions are extremely clear and there is both weight and volume measurements. I wouldn't recommend this book to beginners, as some of the recipes can get a little complex (I really wouldn't even recommend sponge cakes to a beginning baker--which acco...more
I've tried some of the recipes in this book. They worked beautifully. There 're her videos in Youtube for techniques and tips to help you fully understand how to make a cake. I'm a beginner and I find this book very helpful. The specific things she described are good for they prevent many mistakes. I haven't try to do the toppings which seem so much complicated but just the cakes 're good. I've used 9" pan and also baked them as cupcakes with the same recipe and it works very fine. I love ...more
This book has billions (well, a lot, anyway) of really beautiful cakes, and I've paged through The Cake Bible before, too, and know that between the two, it's a pretty exhaustive cake collection. And, there were definitely some recipes I was interested in. But, I was instantly turned off by all the recipes calling for bleached flour. And, it was all a little too fussy for my tastes. That said, I have definite plans to try her "cradle cake", but all in all I just found that I wasn't...more
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I love the Rose cookbooks, and the Cake Bible is one where I have gone to it to get proportions and learn baking lessons time and time again. THis book is a step above the other three that I have--I hope she does another cookie book after seeing this--and in addition, she has a whole section on wedding cakes, which is the next frontier for me. THe pictures are divine, the variety of what is presenting is very appealing tome, and I will give this to baker's on my gift list, it is wonderful.
I tried the gateau breton, tweed (angel food) cake, yellow sponge cake, buttercream icing, and a cream cheese icing recipe from this book. They were all good, but nothing spectacular. This book helped me get the basic idea down, but I'm not excited about using those recipes again. Maybe the more exciting recipes (like Campbells tomato soup cake) do make the more exciting cakes. But I want the basics to shine, too.
While I don't think I would drop $40 on this book, I really enjoyed checking it out from the library. The photographs are gorgeous, and Beranbaum chose a nice, varied selection of cakes. Overall, a great cookbook but not necessarily a must-have for a kitchen library. I'd definitely look for it at the library though, if you need ideas for a special occasion cake.
just delightful to look at. my mom and i made the coconut cake in here and it was the best cake i have ever had. the recipes are complicated but they are that way in order to literally blow your ideas about what a good cake tastes like far away from you. this is what a good cake tastes like. so good.
Another wonder by Rose Levy Beranbaum, baking goddess. Great recipes (the ones I had time to try before it was due back at the library, anyway -- and Rose doesn't publish bad ones, anyhow), and a design that makes my beloved Cake Bible look impossibly frumpy. Totally going on my Christmas list.
Beautifully produced food porn. Very few things that the average home baker could reproduce in her own kitchen. And at $40.00, I wouldn't recommend buying it just to look at the gorgeous pictures. (You could always check it out from your library.)
I love cake! I wish that I could make cakes like this but then I would eat them too! And then again I am kind of lazy and I am still having trouble with high altitude baking even after 10 years of living here!
I want to make every cake in this book. Yes, even the ones I wouldn't want to eat. Even the wedding cakes with 100 finicky little steps. EVERY SINGLE ONE.
I LOVE this recipe book! It has wonderful instructions and recipes!
Absolutely Wonderful! Every Recipe I've tried was a winner!
Gorgeous photographs of nearly (if not every) recipe. Can't wait to actually try the recipes.
Drooling my way through. . .
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