Cake by Andrew Baker - ISBN: 9780008556075
Hardcover
A slice of British history, nostalgia, and our sweet love affair.

Cake

A Slice of British Life

$34.47

  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    14 February 2024

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Summary

‘A delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.’ - PRUE LEITH

The British take cakes seriously. We hold strong opinions about how to bake a brownie with the perfect squidge, the correct proportions of icing to sponge, and whether it’s jam or cream first on our scones. Now – thanks to the success of a certain TV baking show – our flirtation with flour, fruit and frosting has become a full-blown love affair.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008556075
ISBN-10:0008556075
Author:Andrew Baker
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Mudlark
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:14 February 2024
Weight:430g
Dimensions:222mm x 141mm x 30mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘A delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.’ PRUE LEITH

‘As fun as cake itself – and equally hard to put down.’ FELICITY CLOAKE

‘A book that offers insight with laughter and history with a tummy rumble. Nothing short of delicious.’ JOHN WHAITE

‘An entertaining, Bill Bryson-esque romp that’s easy to devour.’ The Grocer

‘He does for cake what Bill Bryson did for travel’ JOHNNY I’ANSON, BBC Radio 5

‘Perfect to fill the void when Bake Off ends.’DELICIOUS

‘How can you not love a book where a chapter on birthday cake spans homemade baking and Jane Asher’s fondant-iced cake empire before ending in a paean to Colin the Caterpillar via Goethe and a partygoing white skunk?’ NICOLA MILLER, Tales from Topographic Kitchens on Substack

About The Author

Andrew Baker

Despite his surname, Andrew Baker is a dedicated and discerning consumer of cake rather than an expert creator. As a writer and editor he has been on the staff of Vogue, The Observer and the Independent, and is currently Publishing Editor of the Telegraph. This is his second book about British food, following his 2019 portrait of the national chocolate scene, From Bean to Bar.

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