Sky High Cakes
Last week was a busy baking week, getting ready for BFF’s big birthday, which required a big and tasty cake. I knew exactly which cookbook I wanted to bake from: Sky High Cakes.
I bought this book purely because I had drooled over the results that Ed Kimber had shown on his blog, He Eats. The Boston Cream Pie, the Coconut cake…I was sold! On reading it the first time I was slightly intimidated, as there were types of sponge in there that I’d not tried to make before. But having made three different things now, all with great, if not downright spectacular results, then I’m getting over that.
There is something special looking about a 3 tier cake, and it really does say special occasion. There are fruit based cakes, vanilla cakes, cakes for chocolate lovers, wedding cakes…really something for every kind of occasion and every kind of cake lover.
And BFF ended up with a version of the Strawberry Shortcake, with a few more types of berries thrown in. There wasn’t much left, so I take that as a good sign. Definitely one to add to the shelf, if you’ve got room for one more cookbook. I’ll definitely be baking from it again. Particularly if more come out like this:
Great cake results
Couldn’t agree more. I’m a big fan of this book. Try the Sour Cream-Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and and Chocolate-Peanut Butter Glaze. Really outstanding and a handsome cake.
There is nothing bad sounding in that title at all! Will try that one next!