The expert baker and bestselling author behind Zoe Bakes explores her favorite dessert--cakes!--with more than 100 recipes to create flavorful and beautiful layers, loafs, bundts, and more.
Zoe Fran ois studied art at the University of Vermont while also founding a cookie company as a way to earn extra money. She then traveled throughout Europe, tasting pastries along the way, and later studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Since then she has been a pastry chef at several Twin Cities restaurants and has worked repeatedly with Andrew Zimmern. Together with Jeff Hertzberg she wrote the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, which turned into a bestselling series. She created the Zoe Bakes website in order to share her passion for pastry. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Graham, and two sons, her best creations yet!
"One of the most prolific and awarded bakers in America has hit it
out of the park with Zoe Bakes Cakes. Zoe Francois walked
into my life almost twenty-five years ago and I told someone at the
time, that lady is a star. Now I think I might have undersold her.
This is the only cake book you will ever need. Superb recipes,
clear and concise teaching, and a treasure trove of inspiration for
beginners and experts."-Andrew Zimmern, chef, teacher, and
author
"Zoe Francois's love language is cakes. Studded, soaked, or
stacked, she elevates the cake-baking game. From breakfast to
birthday-and every occasion in between-Zoe's artful, yet accessible
cakes are a revelation. If you're a master baker, an experimental
baker looking to learn a few new tricks, orjust someone who loves
eating cake, this glorious gem is for you."-Candace Nelson,
founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes and judge on Netflix's Sugar
Rush
"Zoe Bakes Cakes is a spectacular collection of cakes that
are within anyone's reach, from beginning bakers to those who are
looking to take their cakes to the next level. With the hows and
whys, and lots of step-by-step photos from Zoe's kitchen, it's like
having her right there with you, whipping, creaming, and swirling.
This is the perfect baking book!"-David Lebovitz, author of
My Paris Kitchen and Drinking French
"Not only is this book expertly presented with amazing cake recipes
for any mood or occasion (I see Hummingbird Cake!) and technique
tutorials to ensure the home baker's success, but it's a true love
letter to cake. Zoe's personality and passion for baking and life
will have you cranking up the music and smiling while you dance and
bake, as if she were in the kitchen with you!"-Brian Hart
Hoffman, editor in chief of Bake from Scratch
"There are few I trust as much as Zoe Francois to deliver recipes
for astonishingly beautiful cakes. She has the knack of
demystifying complicated methods as well as imparting her amazing
knowledge in ways that will have you rushing for your whisk. From
the simple to the sensational, Zoe Bakes Cakes will inspire novices
and experts alike. Generous, warm, and instructive, Zoe's family
favorites will undoubtedly become yours too. A joyous and delicious
celebration of cake!"-Helen Goh, recipe columnist and co-author
of Sweet
"Zoe Francois's book on cake is a must-have for every kitchen.
Through her recipes and instruction, she is able to take intricate,
complex cake creations and present them in ways that are
straightforward and accessible to everyone-new bakers with much to
learn, as well as experienced bakers with years of recipes under
their belts."-Sarah Kieffer, cookbook author, baker, and writer
at The Vanilla Bean Blog
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