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Lauren Ko's unique geometric style uses fruit and dough cut and woven into stunning shapes to highlight color and texture. With an elegant symmetry that matches their knockout flavor, her dazzlingly intricate and inventive designs look difficult to produce, but can be achieved with little more than a knife, ruler, and some patience. Here, she reveals her secrets, sharing stories about her designs and the inspiration behind them. She recounts the spectacular...

"Star baker Samantha Seneviratne wants to tell you the baking secrets of industry pros: You can soften butter in a microwave in seconds, without melting it. Don't bother sifting flour. No stand mixer? No problem-you can mix it by hand. Test the doneness of a cake without toothpicks (who actually has those?). Make a custard with a dump and stir method. Tempering schmempering. Break free from common baking myths, fears, and fussy procedures, with Bake...

Over 125 gluten-free recipes that taste just like-or even better than-their wheat counterparts. Plus helpful baking tips for creating light-textured breakfast favorites, muffins and quick breads, yeast breads, cookies, cakes, and pies. This book makes living a gluten-free life simple, affordable, and delicious!

Get ready to bake mouthwatering desserts in just minutes! Making these delicious cakes couldn't be easier and less time consuming - all of them can be made in 15 minutes or less.

A "culinary guru" and author of the award-winning "Around My French Table" and "Baking: From My Home to Yours "returns with an exciting collection of simple desserts from French home cooks and chefs. With her groundbreaking bestseller "Around My French Table," Dorie Greenspan changed the way we view French food. Now, in "Baking Chez Moi," she explores the fascinating world of French desserts, bringing together a charmingly uncomplicated mix of contemporary...

With the questionable help of his friends, Big Brown Rooster manages to bake a strawberry shortcake which would have pleased his great-grandmother, Little Red Hen.

"With allergies to commercial yeast on the rise, natural yeast is the easy and healthy solution to baking all the foods you love. Brush up on your techniques with Melissa Richardson's newest book, Beyond Basics with Natural Yeast, with mouthwatering recipes like Soft Pretzel Rolls, Honey Whole Wheat Bread, and Lemon Chiffon Cake. Say goodbye to commercial yeast, and hello to a healthier body!" --

Uni the Unicorn helps her friend to bake and frost a cake they hope will win a contest.

Hayley's world is far from perfect: her parents have divorced, her mom has lost her job, and she and her sister Chloe are stuck sharing a bedroom in their grandmother's apartment. Luckily, Hayley has a knack for baking cupcakes--and cupcakes always make life just a little sweeter! But when she and her best friend Artie start drifting apart, she realizes that it's going to take more than sugar and spice to make things nice."--p. [4] of cover.