Melissa Gray

All Cakes Considered

by Melissa Gray

Hardcover

By day, Melissa Gray is a producer at NPR’s All Things Considered. By night, she’s a cakebaker. For years, she’s delivered a different cake to her colleagues every Monday morning. As she’s discovered, nobody will tell you the truth like a co-worker—and nothing inspires a determination to improve like the chance to show up your cubicle-mate. And, boy, does she ever with the year’s worth of weekly recipes in All Cakes Considered. From Honey Buttercream & Apricot Jam Cake to Dark Chocolate Peppermint Pattie Cake to Faux Fruitcake for those who despise fruitcake, these coffee cakes, gingerbread, pound cakes, angel food—and moderately sinful—cakes, bundts and fancy-pants layer cakes are lick-the-cakeplate-clean delicious! Color photos.