Baked Occasions

A dessert cookbook from a New York bakery with holiday recipes that are “personal and approachable, even for those who don’t consider themselves bakers.” (Giada De Laurentiis, chef and New York Times bestselling author of Everyday Italian) Celebrating a year in desserts from their beloved Brooklyn bakery, Baked, Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito offer recipes for cookies, puddings, whoopie pies, cakes, brownies, and more to commemorate holidays both expected and unexpected. Rum-infused Hair of the Dog Cake for New Year’s Day and Peanut Butter Sheet Cake for Texas Independence Day join Praline Ice Cream Cake for Mardi Gras, Chocolate Pop Tarts for Halloween, and 12 Days of Cookies for Christmastime. With 65 gorgeous photographs and 75 unique recipes, you’ll have everything you need to create a wide range of sweet treats for quirky festivities and traditional holidays all year round. “Honey, don't open this book unless you are prepared to drop to your knees and, in my case, beg somebody to make you every one of these recipes! If you do cook, be prepared to run home, get out the pans, the measuring cups, and the ingredients and start baking January through December, all in a day or two—in this case, send me some!” —Whoopi Goldberg “I have all of the BAKED cookbooks because the recipes are inventive, delicious and always turn out perfectly.” —Zooey Deschanel

Baking expert Braker rises to the occasion with more than 200 celebration-worthy recipes. Whether it's an impressive Dark Chocolate Custard Tart or an Old World Braided Coffee Cake, each recipe is custom-crafted to commemorate life's special events. Color photos throughout.

The acclaimed bakers and authors of Baked return with an inventive array of treats to make any celebration even sweeter. Celebrating a year in desserts, BAKED’s beloved duo Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito offer cookies, puddings, whoopie pies, cakes, brownies, and more to commemorate holidays both expected and unexpected. You’ll discover creative treats like Rum-infused Hair of the Dog Cake for New Year’s Day and Peanut Butter Sheet Cake for Texas Independence Day. Plus you won’t want to miss Praline Ice Cream Cake for Mardi Gras, Chocolate Pop Tarts for Halloween, and twelve Days of Cookies for Christmastime. With sixty-five gorgeous photographs and seventy-five unique recipes, you’ll have everything you need to create a wide range of sweet treats for quirky festivities and traditional holidays all year round./

Create your own Sweet Bake Shop at home with easy, magical sweets for all occasions. Featuring whimsical, delicious and enchanting desserts, Sweet Bake Shop has the perfect recipes for every moment whether it be a weekday craving or a special occasion. Discover how to bake irresistible and easy-to-make layer cakes and cupcakes including a pink sprinkle-covered Vanilla Birthday Cake and Raspberry Ripple Cupcakes topped with buttery vanilla frosting. Impress your friends with a fresh batch of cookies, perhaps Tessa’s favourite Vanilla Bean Shortbread or Giant Gingerbread Cuties and expand your sugar cookie skills to make magical sweets like Pretty Pastel Pony Cookies and Polka Dot Bunny Cookies. There are so many delightful treats to whip up, from adorable Cotton Candy Cloud Macarons and Fuzzy Peach Macarons to decadent Cookie Dough Scoops and Overnight Oreo Party Popcorn. Sweet Bake Shop also offers easy-to-follow tutorials, expert tips, baking techniques, and a list of the essential tools and ingredients for your baking success. Tessa’s helpful guidance and delectable desserts will inspire the baker in all of us.

Baking expert Flo Braker rises to the occasion with more than 200 celebration-worthy recipes for baked goods. Whether it's an impressive Dark Chocolate Custard Tart to wish someone a happy birthday, a blue ribbon-worthy batch of Fresh Mint Brownies for the annual family reunion, or an Old World Braided Coffee Cake to impress the bridge club, each recipe is custom-crafted to commemorate life's special events. Lots of introductory information on techniques and ingredients ensure that each treat will be baked to perfection, making this a fabulous reference for any cookbook library. Baking for All Occasions makes each day something to celebrate.

There are moments in life when only cake will do. In I’ll Bake!, classically trained pastry chef Liberty Mendez shares the joy that baking, entertaining and feeding her friends brings her, with over 85 failsafe recipes that are at once impressive and effortless.

Traditional treats get an innovative twist in these seventy-two recipes from the owners of the famous Baked bakeries. In Baked Explorations, Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, owners of the acclaimed Baked NYC and Baked Charleston, put a modern spin on America’s most famous sweet treats. From Mississippi Mud Pie to New York’s Black & White Cookie and the classic Devil’s Food Cake with Angel Frosting, these are the desserts that have been passed down for generations, newly updated with Lewis and Poliafito’s signature tongue-in-cheek style—just like Baked’s most in-demand item, also included here, the Sweet and Salty Brownie. They may not be your grandma’s treats, but these new renditions of old favorites will have everyone begging for more.

A quintessential baking cookbook – with 500 step‐by‐step photographs – for both beginners and seasoned bakers, by Jane Hornby, author of the popular What to Cook and How to Cook It. What to Bake and How to Bake It is destined to be the new favorite cookbook of novice bakers, while offering plenty of inspiration for more experienced home cooks. With ten photos per recipe, the steps are easy to follow for fifty go‐to desserts, including classic cookies, family‐friendly cakes, elegant pastries, and much more. From Salted Caramel Shortbread Bites to Malted Milk Chocolate Birthday Cake, Skinny Blueberry Muffins to One Crust Apple and Blackberry Pie, and Sticky Pear and Pecan Toffee Cake to Vanilla Fruit Scones, there is a homemade treat here for everyone. Hailed as a "Gen Y Nigella Lawson" by Glamour, Hornby has a down‐to‐earth style that makes the impossible possible, and her new collection of foolproof, repeatedly tested, delicious recipes will ensure you’re confident in the kitchen.