The expert baker and bestselling author behind Zo Bakes explores her favorite dessert--cakes --with more than 100 recipes to create flavorful and beautiful layers, loafs, bundts, and more. Cake is the ultimate symbol of celebration, used to mark birthdays, weddings, or even just a Tuesday night. Yet too many people use chemical-laden mixes even though a cake is so easy to make from scratch and infinitely more fun to share. In Zo Bakes Cakes, bestselling author Zo Fran ois demystifies the craft of cakes with more than 100 easy-to-use recipes, showing how to get gorgeous confections on the table to mark any occasion, big or small. In the opening chapter, Zo explores the techniques and tricks of cake baking, using step-by-step photos to break down baking fundamentals like creaming butter and sugar and whipping egg whites, making it easy to follow along. In the following chapters she gives simple, straightforward recipes for loaf cakes, layers, fillings, frostings, and more--including treats like Apple Cake with Honey-Bourbon Glaze, Lemon Curd Pound Cake, Coconut Candy Bar Cake, and Chocolate Devil's Food Cake. There's even a tutorial on how to make a wedding cake from scratch, complete with constructing the layers. With Zo 's encouragement, as well as her lighthearted approach, delicious homemade cake is within reach for any celebration imaginable.
The expert baker and bestselling author behind the Magnolia Network original series Zo Bakes explores her favorite dessert--cakes --with more than 85 recipes to create flavorful and beautiful layers, loafs, Bundts, and more. "Zo 's relentless curiosity has made her an artist in the truest sense of the word."--Joanna Gaines, co-founder of Magnolia Cake is the ultimate symbol of celebration, used to mark birthdays, weddings, or even just a Tuesday night. In Zo Bakes Cakes, bestselling author and expert baker Zo Fran ois demystifies the craft of cakes through more than eighty-five simple and straightforward recipes. Discover treats such as Coconut-Candy Bar Cake, Apple Cake with Honey-Bourbon Glaze, and decadent Chocolate Devil's Food Cake. With step-by-step photo guides that break down baking fundamentals--like creaming butter and sugar--and Zo 's expert knowledge to guide you, anyone can make these delightful creations. Featuring everything from Bundt cakes and loaves to a beautifully layered wedding confection, Zo shows you how to celebrate any occasion, big or small, with delicious homemade cake.