Bake your cake (and eat it, too!)_

The title says it all. This love letter to a classic indulgence offers 60 divinely decadent recipes that offer the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth while getting creative in the kitchen. Organized by flavor profile (banana, coconut, chocolate, caramel & butterscotch, citrus, spirits & spice, garden & orchard) and level of difficulty, each chapter in this cookbook from baking master Jill O'Connor presents a wide range of sweet choices, from easy weeknight sheet cakes to show-stopping creations layered with ganache. Featuring mouth-watering photographs that will make you want to reach out and swipe your fingers through the frosting, Cake, I Love You offers foolproof advice for beginning bakers and master mixers alike. Color photos.

Recipes that take the cake...

• Coconut Coquette
• Banana-Brownie Swirl Cake
• The Chocolate Scotchmallow
• Hummingbird Cake
• Vanilla Mascarpone Crème Brulee Cake
• Old-Fashioned Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Melted Chocolate Bar Frosting
• Brown-Butter Banana Cake with Brown Butter Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

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