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Hello, Cupcake by Alan RichardsonKaffeehaus by Rick RodgersBaking by Dorie GreenspanThe Pie and Pastry Bible by Rose Levy BeranbaumThe Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz
Dessert Cookbooks
415 books — 91 voters
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderThe Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHaleThe Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. ReichertParis Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis HallCheat Day by Liv Stratman
Cake
291 books — 69 voters

Close to Famous by Joan BauerSave the Cupcake! by Lisa PapademetriouCake Pop Crush by Suzanne NelsonScones and Sensibility by Lindsay ElandPizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous by Kathryn Williams
YA & MG Baking Fiction
150 books — 65 voters
The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook by Allysa ToreyBaked by Matt LewisButter Baked Goods by Rosie DaykinYour Guide to Fall Baking by Valeria RayMartha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart
Cookbooks on Baking
276 books — 35 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlCake Pop Crush by Suzanne NelsonShug by Jenny HanChocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel SmithSee You at Harry's by Jo Knowles
Middle Grade Fiction with Food on the Cover
122 books — 24 voters
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan MatsonArtichoke's Heart by Suzanne SuppleeThe Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoyYou Wish by Mandy HubbardHeretics Anonymous by Katie Henry
YA Fiction with Food on the Cover
130 books — 24 voters

By Invitation Only by Jodi Della FeminaSavor the Moment by Nora RobertsAlways the Baker, Never the Bride by Sandra D. BrickerSkinny Bitch Gets Hitched by Kim BarnouinPinch Me by Adena Halpern
Wedding Cake Covers
65 books — 24 voters
Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsThunder Cake by Patricia PolaccoIf You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Joffe NumeroffLittle Mouse and the Big Cupcake by Thomas TaylorPancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaola
Picture Books About Cakes
165 books — 22 voters

The Cake Bible by Rose Levy BeranbaumSouthern Cakes by Nancie McDermottAll Cakes Considered by Melissa GrayVintage Cakes by Julie RichardsonThe Cake Book by Tish Boyle
Cake Cookbooks
156 books — 14 voters
Sugar and Spice by Lisa PapademetriouI Love Macarons by Hisako OgitaThe Color of Tea by Hannah TunnicliffeMacarons at Midnight by Suzanne NelsonThe Cinnamon Recipe Book by Valeria Ray
Macaron Covers
56 books — 12 voters

The Diabetes Code by Jason FungWhy We Get Fat by Gary TaubesThe Case Against Sugar by Gary TaubesFat Chance by Robert H. LustigGood Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes
Anti-Sugar
64 books — 9 voters
The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant GinderPinch Me by Adena HalpernAlways the Baker, Finally the Bride by Sandra D. BrickerLoose Screws by Karen TempletonMike, Mike & Me by Wendy Markham
Wedding Cake Toppers
71 books — 8 voters

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderFinally by Wendy MassYounger by Pamela Redmond SatranThree Wishes by Liane MoriartyYou Wish by Mandy Hubbard
Birthday Cake
40 books — 8 voters
You Wish by Mandy Hubbard29 by Adena HalpernThe Year I Turned Sixteen by Diane SchwemmWhat More Could You Wish For by Samantha HoffmanThree Wishes by Liane Moriarty
Birthday Candles
46 books — 8 voters

The Scrumptious Life of Azaleah Lane by Nikki Shannon SmithWays to Make Sunshine by Renée WatsonAnsley's Big Bake Off by Kaitlyn PittsFrom the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae MarksJustin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Mildred Pitts Walter
Young Adult and Middle Grade Baking Fiction by African-Americans
6 books — 2 voters
A Little Book of English Teas by Rosa MashiterA Little Italian Cook Book by Anna Del ConteA Little Welsh Cook Book by E.Smith TwiddyA Little Russian Cookbook by Tania AlexanderA Little German Cook Book by Gertrud Philipine Matthes
Best of International Little Cookbooks
13 books — 1 voter

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