Little Everyday Cakes

by Candace Floyd

There’s something sad about leftover cake.

Ask most any home cook, and you’ll find they’re more of a pie or cookie baker than a cake baker. There’s a problem with baking a cake: unless you’re taking it to a potluck party or holiday gathering, there’s just too much of it. Enter Little Cakes: 50+ Perfectly Proportioned Confections to Enjoy Any Day of the Week. Author Candace Floyd has taken the guesswork out of scaling down classic and original recipes and included them among the five-dozen delicious, easy-to-make treats that can be enjoyed any day of the week. These little cakes are perfectly sized confections serving four to eight and pack no less of a delightful wallop. With just enough to polish off in one sitting so the leftovers don’t linger, these little cakes are mini versions of American favorites like Peach Upside Down Cake, Yellow Butter Cake, Hummingbird Cake, and Gingerbread Cake. Also included are original recipes that sure to be added to the family’s hit list, like the One-Egg Dinner Cake, Jam Cake, and Fresh Apple Cake. With mouthwatering photos of each cake to inspire you, easy-to-follow recipes to guide you, and lovely icings and toppings to add flavorful flair, Little Everyday Cakes will be the baking cookbook you’ll pull from the shelf again and again—because every day deserves a little treat.

Genres: Cookbooks

160 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2018

Reviews

[Clwseattle]

Little Everyday Cakes is a big book of so many great recipes. Yes, some of them are recipes we already make, but it's nice the author worked hard to not just scale down the recipes but to perfect them in their smaller size. I'm excited to try the Lemon-Rosemary Yogurt loaf.

I appreciate the ingredients in weight and the pictures of the final product.

The only question I have to answer is whether I want to add more cake pans (6"!) to the wobbling stack already taking over my cupboard.

[Jessica]

I love baking cakes and cupcakes, but I rarely do because it's always a large amount and I don't need 2 dozen cupcakes hanging out at home - because I WILL eat them. So, this book offers recipes for lots of cakes that only make a smaller amount. I can't wait to try some of them! The chocolate malt cake looks AMAZING - with crushed malted milk balls in between the layers. This might be worth buying because it would be nice to have some small-batch cake recipes on hand all the time.

[Rereader]

These very good, but its a little annoying that there isn't much variations in the types of cakes. Mostly fruit, chocolate, and spice cakes. They look great and I'll definitely consider making some, just not as diverse as I would have liked.

[Steve Brock]

This book was voted a Best of the Best book for December, 2018. See more reviews and recommendations at http://forums.delphiforums.com/stevo1.

[Hollive]

I want to make nearly everything in this cookbook.

[Carolyn Harmon]

darling little cakes that are bigger than you think