Scone with the Wind: Cakes and Bakes with a Literary Twist

by Miss Victoria Sponge

Seventy five delicious literary inspired recipes, from Banana Karenina to Tart of Darkness

Bake your way through the classics from Jane Eclair to Middlemarshmallows, as well as Captain Corelli's Madeleines, On the Rocky Road, Flapjack and the Beanstalk, Nineteen-eighty Petit Fours, and many more. Arranged by genre, enjoy cakes, puddings, and pies from romance and comedy through to horror and science fiction, and discover fun, edible versions of your favorite books. The book includes witty introductions and amusing illustrations throughout, as well as baking essentials and themed menus for book clubs, parties, and afternoon teas. Other recipes include Whoopie Pies and Prejudice, Key Lime and Punishment, Finnegan's Cake, Eton Mess of the D’Urbervilles, Life of Pecan Pie, Lord of the Mille-feuilles, The War of the Viennese Whirls, James and the Giant Peach Cobbler, Much Ado About Muffins, The Cherry Pie Orchard, Scone with the Wind and more.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Food and Drink, Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published February 12, 2015

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

love all the puns in the recipe titles

[Abigail McNutt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my perfect book! It combines my love of baking, as it is a recipe book, and my love of reading classics, as each recipe is inspired by literature.

I recommend this for bakers who also love to read. I received this as a gift from my parents, who bought it from Chatsworth house (aka Pemberley in the Pride and Prejudice 2005 film).

As I'm currently taking A Level English Literature exams I might bake the ones that feature in my exams (Waiting for Gateau + Eton Mess of the D'urbervilles) to celebrate them finishing.

(Disclaimer: I haven't actually baked any recipes yet, as I only received this yesterday, but the literary references are fabulous and the cakes/desserts sound delicious!)

[Aisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars for a very punny, very delightful volume of recipes. It was given to me as a thoughtful gift by my dearest friend AnnaJoy, and it’s very charming overall. It’s full of references to the classics, and even if you haven’t read the books or plays or work that they reference, you’ll probably still understand it enough based on the capitalize name or having seen or heard other cultural adaptations.

[Sally Hetherington OAM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent recipes, however the lack of photos is disappointing.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely book for any literary and cooking enthusiast. This cookbook makes a unique little gift and has a wide variety of recipes, a welcome twist to the world of cooking!

[Bel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that combines my two loves, desserts and books. Each recipe is inspired by a book and have witty titles and descriptions that fit in the theme. Among some favorites are The Hound of the (Baked) Alaska-villes, Banana Karenina, and Tart of Darkness. I mean how cute is that. Makes a great gift for lit and dessert lovers alike.

[Kirra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing because all the recipes have a literary twist! A coupled of my favourites are "Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Streusel" and "The Picture of Dorian Soufflé" but everything sounds amazing because it combines food and books!

[Kirsty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to follow and very inventive; what I have baked so far has been delicious!

[Voirrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A birthday gift this is a brilliant book full of puns, literary references, and glorious recipes.

The only problem would be that if I baked even half of them before my next birthday I might explode!

[Serena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Might be hard to convert some of the British baking terms, and get ahold of some the ingredients (eg treacle)