Cakes to Celebrate Love and Life

by Callie Maritz

Overview

Both stylish and playful, Cakes to Celebrate Love and Life offers a wide variety of bakes from across the world, including traditional cakes, modern creations and everything in between. Each contribution features the creative twist so characteristic of the boutique bakery, Cakebread, and its motto ‘We don’t make mistakes, we simply keep inventing new recipes’. This unique collection of 89 recipes marries exotic with local, old with new, stylish with school fête, and each is lavishly photographed in colour. Whatever milestone you may be celebrating – a christening, a child’s birthday, an anniversary, a wedding or any other special event, you will find inspiration in these easy-to-make cakes. In fact, it’s enough to make any cake lover, from novice to experienced baker, grab an apron and mixing bowl with renewed enthusiasm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781431702701
Publisher:	Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date:	10/05/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Brother and sister CALLIE MARITZ and MARI-LOUIS GUY are master bakers. They were first introduced to the hospitality industry while growing up in a small hotel on the Cape’s West Coast. Their combined careers span restaurants, hotels, catering, guesthouses, bars, nightclubs, food styling and product development. As food stylists, they regularly contribute to a host of local and international magazines and television commercials. Cakebread, Pudding and Pie is their second book, following on the huge success of Cakes to Celebrate Love and Life, also published by Struik Lifestyle.

Editorial Reviews

Grab your apron and enjoy these recipes from this Cape Town brother and sister duo. Luscious photos!

Cakes to Celebrate Love and Life by Callie Maritz and Mari-Louis Guy is a beautiful cookbook you will return to over and over until you wear it out, but it is pretty enough to be a coffee table book. This dessert book has it all...from cupcakes to cheesecake to meringue drops and lollies, each beautifully presented and reasonably easy to make (or so the writers make it sound!) They even feature a delicious chocolate vegan cake! You MUST get this excellent book if you ever go into your kitchen at all!!! Your family and guests will cheer you on any occasion...these teachers cover it all: from family gatherings, to feast days and holy days, from Valentines to weddings. With a beautiful full page photo of each yummy recipe.

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