The Violet Bakery Cookbook
$81.64
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2015
Summary
Wholesome and indulgent - these are recipes you’ll want to make again and again.
This book is about making baking worth it: simple to cook and satisfying to eat. Wholesome and indulgent - these are recipes you’ll want to make again and again.
The Violet Bakery is a cake shop and cafe in Hackney, east London. The baking is done with simple ingredients including wholegrain flours, less refined sugars and the natural sweetness and muted colours of seasonal fruits. Everything is m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224098502 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0224098500 |
| Author: | Claire Ptak |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Square Peg |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 1.02kg |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 175mm x 252mm |
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Critics Review
Timeless elegance with a modern approach to flavours … This book is a timeless classic in the offing
Timeless elegance with a modern approach to flavours … This book is a timeless classic in the offing – Dale Berning Sawa * Guardian *
Claire is one of my all-time favourite cake-makers, and all her baking is seasonal, beautiful, achievable, real and of course, totally delicious * Jamie Oliver *
There is a little something for anyone with a sweet tooth – Violet Henderson * Vogue *
[Ptak’s] recipes are thoroughly modern and celebrate simplicity, seasonality and great taste… This book deserved to have its pages smudged with butter and dusted with flour – Roopa Gulati, 5 stars * Time Out *
An inspirational new baking book * Nigel Slater *
A treasure trove of recipes * Waitrose Kitchen *
The book presents the food with beguiling honesty, in beautiful photos by Kristin Perers, and the recipes turn out true to the pictures. – Cliodhna Prendergast * Sunday Times *
This is a lip-smacking collection of classic cakes and new interpretations for the discerning modern home baker * Crumbs *
With sweets that are both nutritious and indulgent, the cookbook infused with California cool is sure to be a crowd pleaser – Reenat Sinay * Evening Standard *
Full of imaginative flavor combinations * Stylist *
Claire Ptak
Claire Ptak is a California native who moved to London in 2005. She opened the Violet Bakery in 2010 and was later commissioned to make the wedding cake for Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s wedding in 2018.
Before her move to London, Claire worked as a pastry chef for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse. She is also a respected food writer and stylist, collaborating with notable figures like Ottolenghi and Jamie Oliver, who has praised her as ‘his favourite cake-maker in the whole world’. Her contributions to the culinary world have been featured in numerous publications, including Vogue, The Gentlewoman, and The New York Times.
Claire is the author of four previous cookbooks: The Home-Made Sweet Shop, Leon: Happy Baking, The Whoopie Pie Book, and The Violet Bakery Cookbook.
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