A World of Cake

The book has a bit of damage on the bottom. That being said, I am keeping it, as I will likely use it a great deal while baking, which will take it's toll on the book. I first checked this out from my local library, and decided to purchase as I just loved it. I've baked the German Chocolate Cake and Stollen, both of which were amazing. The German Chocolate Cake was probably one of the best cakes I've ever made; I didn't use the buttercream frosting and it didn't need it. The Stollen was enormous, but wonderful. Can't wait to try something else!

I would recomend this book if you love cakes it contains cake holidays to various kinds of cake recipes. It even contains knowledge on various things we might not consider a cake like doughnuts. However the book employs knowledge of recipes from North america, latin america , India subcontinent and even Southeast asia and more.I would recomend this book to anyone who wants to open a bakery if they are going to buy cakes this book is a must read because you would not only know cake holidays of different cultures but you would be able to have the recipe of the cake for that holiday or know what recipe to look for. So don't have a typical bland bakery if you are in a multicultural place in california or another big city donot be afraid to pick up this book and try to put some of its recipes to use. Then again that is only my opinion.

I have purchased Krystina Castella's cupcake recipe book before. She is a wonderful writer who includes concise and clear baking instruction. The photographs are beautiful and inspiring. A World of Cake is very comprehensive including cake recipes from all over the world. I love the fact that she gives the history behind the recipe. I have made a few of the cakes and they turned out well just like the photos. Great book to add to any baker's collection.

I absolutely love this book! It's so much fun, not only because of the great variety of cakes but the tidbits of backstory and cake history. If you love cakes and traveling or exploring new tastes, this is such a great buy!

Not what I expected, but I'm okay with that. its a very good walk through cake versions over the world. I might try some of these, they look very interesting.

We made the German Chocolate cake this weekend- It was a 10 out of 10. The combination of textures between the filling and the frosting were sublime.The histories of the cakes within their cultural origins created "an experience" beyond making a dessert for our dinner party. Everyone left a little more enlightened and insisted on taking a piece home for a family member. My Fiance's mom loved it too. One can only hope all history books are this exciting to read and fun to experience. Bravo Ms. Castella!

The book brings a lot of information but when I reached the Brazilian cakes and their descriptions I started questioning the rest of the book. The Brazilian cakes are not 100% correct. For example, yucca cake is made with coconut milk in Brazil not milk. These are mostly known in the North/Northeast, Minas and Rio de Janeiro. I hate to doubt the information because the book is well organized and the cakes seem to be delicious. I love food history too so I feel bad when something is missing.

Let me start by saying that this is a beautiful book--not just full of recipes but so much more! It's not just a cookbook but you'll get a good geography and more than a few nice and informative history lessons too! I actually can't wait for my grandbabies to come so that I can READ to them out of this book! They will certainly enjoy the pictures (and the cakes). I have already picked out so many recipes that I can't wait to try. So many countries--so many recipes!! I'm working on one this evening! This book has me EXCITED!! I could hardly put it down! It's a winner and surely a keeper forever!! I had no ideal it would be this good!

I already baked a couple of the recipes and I can say they are the best I have tried so far. Great book, great recipes, lots of different choice of cakes and combinations plus it teaches an insight of world cultures.

I brought this for a friend for her birthday but I did have a look at it first and it is a really nice book, the biggest problem is is that it is American so alot of the ingredients are hard to find.I have since first writing this review made some cakes from it and have to say despite unconventional ingredients the cakes still turn out really well.

This really is a trip around the world with great recipes and information how similar cakes are made in different cultures.

Eine schöne Zusammenstellung von Backrezepten aus aller Welt.Zum Glück sind nur wenige aus Deutschland dabei. Die kenne wir....In dem Buch befinden sich auch Tips zum Backen und kleineArtikel z.B. zu der Entstehungs- oder Hintergrundsgeschichte bestimmterKuchen. Buch ist aus den USA.

Full of wonderful recipes. Not in as good shape as I had expected, but is acceptable.