Piece of Cake!: One-Bowl, No-Fuss, From-Scratch Cakes

by Camilla V. Saulsbury

One-bowl cakes are the forgotten gems in the world of home baking. Many home bakers believe there are only two options for making cakes at 1) commercial cake mixes, or 2) complicated, multi-step recipes developed by professional chefs. But there's another one-bowl cakes are all-natural, quick and easy to prepare. They're as much about what isn't required as what You'll be able to create a multitude of cakes everyone loves to eat, from classic layer cakes and Bundt cakes to old-fashioned cakes and modern innovations. The ever-popular lay-flat concealed wire-o hardcover binding, with full color throughout, makes this book even more convenient. In addition to the cake recipes, there are over 50 recipes for icings, glazes, syrups and sauces.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction

288 pages, Spiral-bound

First published September 5, 2011

About the author

Camilla Saulsbury is a food writer, recipe developer, cooking instructor, and fitness trainer. Camilla has been featured on the Food Network, in the New York Times, on Today and QVC, and is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Her work has appeared in many magazines and she has won several US top cooking competitions. Camilla holds a Ph.D. in sociology with a specialization in food studies. She lives in Texas.

Reviews

[Vlada · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Tried three cakes - Perfect Chocolate Bundt, Pear and Cranberry Bundt, and Peach, Pecan and Bourbon Bundt (this one was actually nectarine, cashew and rum bundt, lol). All three were really good. I'm spoilt for choice for what to bake next!

[Nags · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought the book recently and have tried two recipes already. Both came out superbly well. This is probably the only baking book I have seen with all 5-star ratings in Amazon (32 ratings as I type this). Came highly recommended from a friend and no regrets for ordering it immediately.

Only thing to note is, the portions are large so halving the recipes may be recommended. I even made 1/4th of a recipe once.

Recipes tried so far:

Luscious Lemon Loaf - I substituted lemon for orange
Date Toffee Cake

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got this from the library and might have a hand cramp from writing so many down! I've always used cake mixes other than one or two family recipes, but looking through here making cakes from scratch is nearly as easy! Most dont' have any odd ingredients and all are one bowl/pan wonders. Also looking forward to trying some of the different icings and glazes. The librarian mentione that she tried several that were good!

[Natashya KitchenPuppies · Rating 5 out of 5]

One bowl! And big selection of bundt cakes in the book too. I love this book, it'll be my go-to cake book.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great variety of cake and icing recipes; laid out well with most (or maybe even all) recipes taking up only one page.