Perfect Cake: Your Ultimate Guide to Classic, Modern, and Whimsical Cakes

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Gathering together years of baking knowledge in their first-ever cake book, America's Test Kitchen offers a comprehensive collection of recipes for any cake you can imagine--from better-than-the-rest yellow cake layers for birthday parties to fanciful creations and elegant holiday desserts. Featured by QVC, Hallmark Home & Family, Tasting Table, and the Washington Post. Cakes are the all-occasion dessert--the center of attention at birthdays, holiday celebrations, and dinner parties, and the most welcome brunch, after-school, or teatime snack. America's Test Kitchen's first all-cake book is the definitive guide to any cake you crave from Classic Pound Cake to enjoy anytime to a stunning and impressive Blueberry Jam Cake with brilliant jam stripes and ombre frosting. In addition to foolproof recipes are features that make towering 24-layer Hazelnut- Chocolate Crape Cake as approachable as Applesauce Snack Cake. Sidebars include step-by-step photography for cakes with more advanced techniques like piping the ribbons of frosting that help give beautiful Rhubarb Ribbon Cake its name. Our years of test kitchen knowledge on the art and science of baking cakes provide all the tips and tricks you need for executing perfect cakes every time.

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"The book offers an impressive education for curious cakemakers, new and experienced alike. A summationof 25 years of cake making at ATK, there are cakes forevery taste." -- Wall Street Journal

"This cookbook has been around for a few years now, but its still my go-to when I want to bake a cake or cupcakes. The carrot cake cupcakes are ridiculously good, Ive made them for my colleagues in the office multiple times, and its always a good day when I bring them in. There are cakes for every skill level and occasion (even if thats just a day when you want cake!) and my copy is dog-eared and splatteredthe true sign of a much-used, well-loved cookbook." Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor

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America's Test Kitchen is well-known for its top-rated television shows with more than 4 million weekly public television viewers, bestselling cookbooks, magazines, websites, and cooking school. The highly reputable and recognizable brands of America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Illustrated, and Cook's Country are the work of over 60 passionate chefs based in Boston, Massachusetts, who put ingredients, cookware, equipment, and recipes through objective, rigorous testing to identify the very best. Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!