Synopses & Reviews
A charming collection of updated recipes for both classic and forgotten cakes, from a timeless yellow birthday cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, to the new holiday standard, Gingerbread Icebox Cake with Mascarpone Mousse, written by a master baker and coauthor of Rustic Fruit Desserts. Make every occasion—the annual bake sale, a birthday party, or even a simple Sunday supper—a celebration with this charming collection of more than 50 remastered classics.
Each recipe in Vintage Cakes is a confectionary stroll down memory lane. After sifting through her treasure trove of cookbooks and recipe cards, master baker and author Julie Richardson selected the most inventive, surprising, and just plain delicious cakes she could find. The result is a delightful and delectable time capsule of American baking, with recipes spanning a century.
Each cake has been expertly tested and retooled using the best ingredients and most up-to-date techniques. With precise and careful guidance, Richardson guides home bakers—whether total beginners or seasoned cooks—toward picture-perfect meringues, extra-creamy frostings, and lighter-than-air chiffons.
A few of the dreamy cakes that await: a chocolatey Texas Sheet Cake as large and abundant as its namesake state, the boozy Not for Children Gingerbread Bundt cake, and the sublime Lovelight Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream. With recipes to make Betty Crocker proud, these nostalgic and foolproof sweets rekindle our love affair with cakes.
Review
"Bakers will invent reasons to whip up the treats in Vintage Cakes, coached by Julie Richardson's precise and enthusiastic directions." Shelf Awareness for Readers
Review
"The cakes in this book somehow manage to seem fresh and new while simultaneously feeling familiar and immediately lovable....Whether you are considered to be The Cake Baker among your friends or just love a good dessert at the end of the day, there's a recipe or three in this book that will make you smile." The Kitchn
Synopsis
A charming collection of updated recipes for both classic and forgotten cakes, from a timeless yellow birthday cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, to the Christmas standard, Buche de Noel, written by a master baker and coauthor of
Rustic Fruit Desserts.
Cakes are central to the way we celebrate, whether that celebration is a birthday, a wedding, or just a warm summer evening. With recipes for no-bake, roll, layer, and upside-down cakes from both the recent and more distant past, Vintage Cakes is a confectionary stroll down memory lane. Some of the delicious favorites to be rediscovered include: a frosted fairy cake (a hit at children's birthday parties), the picnic-ready lemon icebox cake with white chocolate cream, and a boozy eggnog bundt cake with brandy butter glaze. With Richardson's modern look at beloved baked goods, these 65 nostalgic and fool-proof recipes rekindle our love affair with cakes.
Synopsis
A charming collection of updated recipes for both classic and forgotten cakes, from a timeless yellow birthday cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, to the Christmas standard, Buche de Noel, written by a master baker and coauthor of Rustic Fruit Desserts.
Make every occasion — the annual bake sale, a birthday party, or even a simple Sunday supper — a celebration with this charming collection of more than 50 remastered classics.
Each recipe in Vintage Cakes is a confectionary stroll down memory lane. After sifting through her treasure trove of cookbooks and recipe cards, master baker and author Julie Richardson selected the most inventive, surprising, and just plain delicious cakes she could find. The result is a delightful and delectable time capsule of American baking, with recipes spanning a century.
Each cake has been expertly tested and retooled using the best ingredients and most up-to-date techniques. With precise and careful guidance, Richardson guides home bakers — whether total beginners or seasoned cooks — toward picture-perfect meringues, extra-creamy frostings, and lighter-than-air chiffons.
A few of the dreamy cakes that await: a chocolatey Texas Sheet Cake as large and abundant as its namesake state, the boozy Not for Children Gingerbread Bundt cake, and the sublime Lovelight Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream. With recipes to make Betty Crocker proud, these nostalgic and foolproof sweets rekindle our love affair with cakes.
Synopsis
In the tradition of cooking with each seasonandrsquo;s bounty, Hannah Queen applies the same spirit to her baking, turning out an abundance of fresh cakes, trifles, biscuits, and more. From the citrus of winter to the bright squash of summer, more than 70 classic and modern dessert recipes celebrate locally sourced ingredients. Relish the sweet fruit of the spring with the delectable Rhubarb Custard Cake, and savor the ripe flavors of autumn with the Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Bourbon Buttercream. The wide range of flavors and recipes for year-round baking ensure you will never tire of these fresh indulgences.
Featuring Queenandrsquo;s rich photography throughout, Honey and Jam not only showcases a collection of rustic desserts, but also captures the sprawling forests and farmlands of Blue Ridge, anchoring each recipe in the backdrop of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
About the Author
JULIE RICHARDSON is the owner and head baker of Baker & Spice, a small-batch bakery and café in Portland, Oregon. She is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and the coauthor of Rustic Fruit Desserts. Her sweet tooth led her to open her first bakery, Good Earth, in Ketchum, Idaho. Upon moving to Portland, she fell in love with the farms and fruits of the Pacific Northwest and launched Baker & Spice from a stall at the farmers’ market in 1999. Julie spends most days baking cakes, croissants, and pies or teaching classes at SweetWares, her retail bakeware shop. When Julie is not baking, she can be found digging in her garden. She lives in Portland with her husband, Matt, and their many four-legged friends.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Cake Baker’s Battery
The Cake Baker’s Cupboard
Tips and Techniques
Hasty Cakes
Berry Long Cake with Ginger Crumb
Rhubarb Pudding Cake
Shoo-Fly Cake
Grammy Cake
Wacky Cake
Texas Sheet Cake
Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake
Blueberry Cornmeal Skillet Cake
Ozark Pudding Cake
Everyday Cakes
Honey Bee Cake
Pearl’s Chocolate Macaroon Cake
Lemon and Almond Streamliner Cake
Blackberry Chocolate Cream Icebox Cake
Not-for-Children Gingerbread Bundt Cake
Kentucky Bourbon Cake
The Harvey Wallbanger
Little Cakes and Light Cakes
Lemon Queen Cakes with Meringue Frosting
Boston Cream Pie-lets
Mississippi Mud Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting
Malted Milk Chocolate Cupcakes
Tropicups
Daffodil Cake
Maple Pecan Chiffon Cake with Brown Butter Icing
Angel Cake with Chocolate and Orange Freckles
Flips & Rolls
Nectarine Oat Upside-Down Cake
Butterscotch Cream Roll-Up
German Chocolate Roll
Coffee Crunch Spiral
Chocolate Apricot Upside-Down Cake
White Chocolate Rhubarb Downside-Up Cake
Layer Cakes
Lovelight Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream
Shinny Cake
Stack Cake
Banana Cake with Coffee Walnut Buttercream
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Red Velvet Cake with Mascarpone Cream Cheese Frosting
Watergate Cake with Impeachment Frosting
Jam Cake with Caramel Chocolate Ganache
Italian Cream Cake
Cassata Cake
Goober Cake
Blitz Torte
Party Cakes
The Classic
The Pink Cake
Black & White Cake
Champagne Cake
Old Vermont Burnt Sugar Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Double Dip Caramel Cake
Cherry Chip Cake with Cherry Buttercream
Blackout Cake
Gingerbread Icebox Cake with Mascarpone Mousse
Peppermint Patty Flourless Chocolate Cake
Fillings, Frostings, and Icings
Chocolate Ganache
Caramel Chocolate Ganache
Basic Butter-cream and Variations
Cherry Buttercream
Chocolate Butter-cream
Coffee Buttercream
Coffee Walnut Buttercream
Lemon Butterceam
Raspberry Buttercream
Vanilla Bean Buttercream
Malted Milk Chocolate Frosting
Fudge Frosting
Mascarpone Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream Cheese Frosting
Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Brown Butter Icing
Peanut Butter Frosting
Marshmallow Frosting
Dreamy Vanilla Frosting
Bibliography
Index