Duff Bakes: Think and Bake Like a Pro at Home

by Duff Goldman

Overview

An inviting, down-to-earth, full-color baking book filled with 130 recipes for irresistible must-bake favorites, from cakes to cookies to brownies to muffins to breads, from the New York Times bestselling star of Food Network’s hit series Ace of Cakes and owner of Charm City Cakes and Duff’s Cake Mix.

Duff Goldman may dazzle fans with his breathtaking cake decorating, but behind the rigged-up gravity-defying cakes and fancy fondant is a true pastry chef who understands the fundamentals of making incredibly delicious baked goods at home.

In Duff Bakes, he truly gives home bakers the down-to-earth essentials they need for creating mouthwatering favorites. Inside you’ll find the perfect muffin recipe to eat straight while waiting for your morning bus, an easy pizza dough recipe for a quick weeknight dinner, and cookie recipes for every occasion. Filled with Duff’s engaging earthiness and hilarious personality, Duff Bakes includes chapters on different types of pastry dough, a variety of cookies, brownies, muffins, bread, biscuits, pies, cakes and cake decorating, gluten-free and vegan desserts, and much more.

Duff provides 130 recipes for a diverse range of goodies, including nutter butter cookies, white chocolate blondies, apple streusel muffins, cereal bars, bacon jalapeno biscuits, banana bourbon cream pie, zucchini lemon cake, and savory bread pudding. Here are a few classics as well, like a re-make of the childhood favorite, Twinkies. Duff Bakes will help both novices and seasoned bakers master the best, most delicious home baked goods, build on their baking successes, hone their skills, and understand the science behind the fundamentals of baking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062349804
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/03/2015
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	79,669
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Duff Goldman is a baker/pastry chef and television personality, who premiered on The Food Network in the reality show Ace of Cakes, which followed the day-to-day life of his bakery, Charm City Cakes.  He is currently the host of the shows Kids Baking Championship and Duff Takes the Cake and a judge on Holiday Baking Championship and Spring Baking Championship.

Editorial Reviews

09/07/2015
Goldman’s follow-up to his successful Ace of Cakes cookbook is just as appealing as its predecessor. Goldman, a TV personality and owner of Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes, and Gonzalez, the head baker at Goldman’s Charm City Cakes West in L.A., team up to offer readers a litany of tips and practical recipes for all things flour based (as well as an entire chapter that focuses exclusively on vegan and/or gluten-free fare). The duo offer a nice mix of classics such as pecan pie, focaccia, carrot cake, and an apple pear galette, as well as inventive riffs such as Elvis Cookies—a savory-sweet blend of chocolate chips, bacon, bananas, and pretzel crumbs—and chorizo and manchego scones. The reliable sources for ingredients and guidance help readers feel comfortable making their own pie crusts and blueberry muffins before trying their hand at more challenging fare. Rounded out with plenty of salient tips on everything from selecting the right blowtorch (hit the hardware store) to getting cheesecake out of a cake pan (briefly warm the bottom over the stove top), Goldman and Gonzalez’s thoughtful instructions are sure to inspire and embolden readers. Agent: Cait Hoyt: Creative Artists Agency. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

11/15/2015
Goldman is owner of Charm City Cakes, star of the Food Network program Ace of Cakes, and the man who brought power tools to the world of cake decorating, much to the delight of viewers everywhere. With a commitment to using authentic, quality ingredients, and a flair for innovation, the authors have evolved familiar recipes for breads, quick breads and muffins, cookies, sweet and savory pies, and, of course, cakes. An introduction to ingredients, equipment, and techniques leads into recipes that are written in a casual, accessible style. Also included is a chapter on vegan and gluten-free baking, with creative recipes for muffins, granola, doughnuts, and cakes. There are tasty blondie recipes, as well as the Elvis cookie, a combination of bananas, peanut butter, pretzels, bacon, and garlic. Goldman also supplies decorating ideas and techniques and special theme cake instructions. VERDICT Sure to be popular with the author's fans but inventive and engaging enough to add to the shelves of all bakers.—Melissa Stearns, Franklin Pierce Univ. Lib., Rindge, NH

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