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The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart

Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads by Peter Reinhart

Best Breadmaking Books Ever

139 books — 62 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Food Magic in Children's Fiction

59 books — 32 voters

Foodie Romances

210 books — 222 voters

The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook by Allysa Torey

Your Guide to Fall Baking by Valeria Ray

Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart

Cookbooks on Baking

276 books — 35 voters

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale

The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert

Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

Cake

285 books — 67 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Features Food Magic

68 books — 100 voters

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“ Ginger cake is perhaps the most magical cake of all. I bless the way you don't have to cream the sugar and butter together and gently beat in the eggs or sieve in the flour. I like the fact that you just put the syrup and black treacle, sugar and butter in a pan and melt them. That you then stir in the eggs, flour and spice, pour the runny batter into a cake tin and bake it. Literally magic. ...more ”
― Nigel Slater, A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts

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“ One cup exactly," I say quietly. "Are you seriously whispering?" he asks. I look away from my cup of cream just long enough to glare at him. "Does the volume of someone's voice also affect how a recipe turns out?" he says. I keep glaring at him. "Should I sing to the cream? ...more ”
― Katie Cicatelli-Kuc, Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

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