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6 continents, 51 countries, 80 cakes. Cake, in all its multifarious incarnations, is adored the world over. Top pastry chef Claire Clark explores six continents of cake culture in this treasury of adventurous baked delights. Discover the cakes most loved around the world and make the best versions of them in your own home. These favourites are finessed to perfection and each given the inimitable Claire Clark twist. An inspiring and diverse range of indulgent cakes for every home baker to enjoy!
Photography by Jean Cazals.
ARGENTINA: toffee cake. AUSTRALIA: frog cakes, lamingtons. AUSTRIA: Sachertorte, coffee cake. BARBADOS: rum cake. BELGIUM: Belgium chocolate cake. CANADA: raspberry layer cake. CHILE: milhojas cake. CHINA: pandan spiral mooncakes. CROATIA: Croatian Easter cake, honey cake. CUBA: cake de nata Cubano. CYPRUS: tourva. DENMARK: marble cake. ENGLAND: fondant fancy, Swiss roll, lemon drizzle cake, Victoria sandwich cake. FIJI: rainbow cake. FINLAND: Runeberg cake, Helsinki caramel cake. FRANCE: croquembouche, bûche de Noël, macaroons. GERMANY: black forest gateau, streuselkuchen, bienenstich (bee sting cake), gingerbread house, lebkuchen. GHANA: accra banana and peanut cake. GREECE: walnut cake karidopita. HOLLAND: Dutch apple cake. HUNGARY: dobos torte. ICELAND: vinarterta. INDIA: bebinca. INDONESIA: chocolate and strawberry steamed cakes. IRAN: pistachio cake. IRELAND: barmbrack, Irish coffee cake, chocolate potato cake, chocolate Guinness cupcakes. ISRAEL: chocolate pomegranate cake. ITALY: pandoro di Verona, torta gianduja, Italian hazelnut cake, Genoa cake, génoise. JAMAICA: Jamaican coconut and gingerbread. JAPAN: green tea roulade. KOREA: mujigae ddeok. LITHUANIA: sakotis. LUXEMBOURG: apple kuchen. MARTINIQUE: pineapple rum cake. MEXICO: pastel de tres leches. NEW ZEALAND: pavlova layer cake. NORWAY: kransekake. PERU: turrón cake. POLAND: Polish Easter cake, beetroot cake. PORTUGAL: bolo rei. RUSSIA: black Russian cake. SCOTLAND: whisky Dundee cake, marmalade cake, treacle scones. SPAIN: tarta de Santiago. SWEDEN: princess cake. SWITZERLAND: rueblitorte, zuger Kirschtorte. TAIWAN: pineapple cake. TURKEY: Turkish fig and sesame cake, sini katmer. UKRAINE: Kiev cake. USA: angel food cake, chocolate rocky road cheesecake, maple and bacon doughnuts, red velvet cake. WALES: Welsh cakes, bara brith. YEMEN: honey and date cake.
Synopsis
A selection of the best cakes in the world from one of the leading pastry chefs in the world.
Synopsis
6 continents, 52 countries, 80 cakes. Cake, in all its multifarious incarnations, is adored the world over. Top pastry chef Claire Clark explores six continents of cake culture in this treasury of adventurous baked delights. Discover the cakes most loved around the world and make the best versions of them in your own home. These favourites are finessed to perfection and each given the inimitable Claire Clark twist. An inspiring and diverse range of indulgent cakes for every home baker to enjoy! Photography by Jean Cazals.
About the Author
Claire Clark, regarded as one of the top three pastry chefs in the world, learned her craft under the legendary Swiss patissiers Ernst Bachmann and John Huber. Her glittering career has taken her to some of the leading restaurants in London including the kitchens of Claridges Hotel in Mayfair and The Wolseley on Piccadilly. Claire Clark moved to California in 2005 to take up the position of Head Pastry Chef at The French Laundry, voted 'The Best Restaurant in the World' in 2003 and 2004, where she worked under the admiring eye of the inspirational double Michelin three-star chef Thomas Keller. Claire is now a freelance chef consultant based in London. Her huge range of clients includes Benares, The Square, Harvey Nichols, Morrisons and MasterChef.
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