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The Boy Who Bakes
A modern and inspirational guide to baking from the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2010. From the traditional to new twists on old favourites there are recipes to suit all abilities. Covering cakes, cookies, pastry, desserts and even ice-creams, recipes include Peaches and Cream Upside Down Cake, Chocolate, Pecan and Salted Caramel Tart, Mango Pavlova and the ultimate Fudge Brownies. Accompanied by gorgeous, full-colour photographs to tempt you into the kitchen, let Edd show you how to beat off the competition and become a brilliant baker.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2011
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About the author
Edd Kimber
21 books24 followersEdd Kimber is a baker, food writer and TV personality and is the author of three cookbooks - The Boy Who Bakes (2011), Say It With Cake (2012) and Patisserie Made Simple (Oct 2014).
Edd grew up in a house where baking was a regular occurrence, his first memory was standing on a stool in the kitchen helping his mum to make mince pies. After studying politics at university Edd realised the corporate world wasn’t for him and after entering and winning the first series of The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two) he has jumped at the chance of following his passion for baking.
Edd writes for several magazines and newspapers including regular features in BBC Good Food, Delicious and Waitrose Kitchen. Edd has also made regular appearances on TV including on Sunday Brunch and as resident baker on The Alan Titchmarsh Show (ITV 2014) as well as on his own Christmas special ‘John and Edd's Christmas Bakes’ (Food Network 2013).
Theboywhobakes.co.uk has been named as one of the best UK blogs by Woman and Home Magazine and as one of the best baking blogs by Channel4.com.
Edd grew up in a house where baking was a regular occurrence, his first memory was standing on a stool in the kitchen helping his mum to make mince pies. After studying politics at university Edd realised the corporate world wasn’t for him and after entering and winning the first series of The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two) he has jumped at the chance of following his passion for baking.
Edd writes for several magazines and newspapers including regular features in BBC Good Food, Delicious and Waitrose Kitchen. Edd has also made regular appearances on TV including on Sunday Brunch and as resident baker on The Alan Titchmarsh Show (ITV 2014) as well as on his own Christmas special ‘John and Edd's Christmas Bakes’ (Food Network 2013).
Theboywhobakes.co.uk has been named as one of the best UK blogs by Woman and Home Magazine and as one of the best baking blogs by Channel4.com.
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November 13, 2019
Beautiful color; excellent recipes; and the boy CAN bake! Recommendations - try "My Ultimate Chocolate Cake" and the "Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies".
February 6, 2021
The chocolate chip recipe in this book is my favourite of all time.
September 13, 2012
great book contains most recepies and all the onces ive try have been lovely
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