With twenty years of experience teaching baking classes and three award-winning cookbooks to her name, Carole Walter is renowned for her meticulous directions, foolproof recipes, and scrumptious results. In Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More, Carole turns her attention to the types of treats that are perfect for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or
With twenty years of experience teaching baking classes and three award-winning cookbooks to her name, Carole Walter is renowned for her meticulous directions, foolproof recipes, and scrumptious results. In Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More, Carole turns her attention to the types of treats that are perfect for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert—the sweets people most like to make at home to enjoy with family and friends.
From pound cakes, coffee cakes, muffins, and other quick breads to scones, sweet biscuits, Bundt cakes, and buckles, Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More features more than two hundred recipes for America’s favorite baked goodies. Carole guides novices and expert bakers alike through irresistible recipes including Butter Crumb Coffee Cake, Country Cherry Honey Scones, and Raspberry Buttermilk Muffins with Streusel Topping. A bevy of old-world classics such as Almond Croissants, Double Chocolate Walnut Babka, and Cinnamon Raisin Rugelach are complemented by what are sure to become new favorites, like Crystallized Ginger Pound Cake, Glazed Orange Ricotta Cookies, and Pumpkin Pecan Loaf.
To ensure success, Carole’s signature “At-a-Glance” boxes outline baking pan sizes, oven temperatures, baking times, and any special equipment you might need. In addition, Carole includes extensive general information on outfitting your own kitchen for baking, common ingredients, and techniques. With straightforward directions and enticing recipes, Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More will have you baking up a storm of treats for every occasion.
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The only book I use for baked goods I’ve baked over 30 recipes out of this book and each one was perfect (aside from a couple of user errors). Walter gives great tips on how to handle ingredients to get the best end product, and I religiously follow each step. If Walter says to blend something for 3 minutes, she’s always right. I usually take my baked items in for my colleagues at work. Many of them are from or have lived in Europe, and they rave that they like my baked goods much more than typical American pastries, cakes,…
When you want to make something easy, fast and good, this is the book to turn to. Carole Walters is high up there in my personal pastry pantheon. Especially since she remembers to mention small, but basic steps critical to success. And it gracious enough to avoid mentioning that some of them contradict other author’s bad advice.To get to the book itself – it’s ideal for people who love to bake but have limited time and/or kitchen space: No special equipment, no multiple preparations, no critical timing, nothing requiring multiple components needing to be…
Lovely book, but… I’ve only made the cakes in this book so far, and while this a lovely addition to my shelf, the reason I’m not giving this 5 stars is because the baking TIMES are WAY off. If you really do bake your cakes for the hour-and-fifteen minutes called for in most of these recipes, you will end up with a dry and overbaked product. While I’m aware that ovens vary, I’ve never had this trouble with any similar book. Most often, forty-five minutes does the trick.