CrafterNews asked the mother-daughter baking and decorating team behind the beloved Whimsical Bakehouse books, Liv Hansen and Kaye Hansen, what inspires their sweet creations.
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Posts Tagged ‘baking’
Kids’ Cakes from the Whimsical Bakehouse: Magic Wands
Monday, June 7th, 2010 Press Release: My Life From Scratch by Gesine Bullock-Prado
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Chronicling her lifelong obsession, Gesine tells her story by following one day in her busy baker’s life, from rolling her flour-logged body out of bed at three thirty a.m. until closing the shop at four p.m. in her memoir MY LIFE FROM SCRATCH (Broadway Books; On-Sale June 8, 2010; $14.00 Trade Paperback). Complete with nineteen perfectly sweetened recipes for exquisitely crafted treats, Gesine shows how she rebuilt her life from scratch one cake at a time.
Press Release: Ready for Dessert
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Ready for Dessert, a new compilation of David’s greatest hits, is packed with more than 170 updated and revised recipes from the last decade, along with a dozen never-before-published new favorites. His cakes, cookies, candies, ice creams, tarts, pies, pastries, custards, and soufflés range from simple to showy, light to rich, and classic to contemporary, and are tied together by David’s humor, refined palate, and obsessively perfected technique.
Blogger is baking her way through Baking by James Peterson
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Blogger Jessie T. from Alaska is baking her way through James Peterson’s Baking. In her blog, BAKE LIKE YOU MEAN IT, she shares how she wanted to “bake in a way that would make [her] unusual”. So, she typed baking into an Amazon search, discovered Peterson’s new book, and set out on her journey.
Free Recipe: Apple Crisp with Brandy-Soaked Currants
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
This recipe calls for soaking dried currants in apple brandy. The longer the currants steep, the more the flavor will be enhanced, so plan accordingly. Our favorite apple brandy, also called eau de vie, is made by Steve McCarthy’s Clear Creek Distillery (see the Sources section) using Golden Delicious apples grown on the northeast slope of Mt. Hood, just seventy miles east of Portland. The brandy is excellent for both sweet and savory recipes.
• Download Apple Crisp with Brandy-Soaked Currants (from Scribd.com)
Press Release: The Grand Central Baking Book by Piper Davis & Ellen Jackson
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Northwest natives flock to their favorite Grand Central Bakery for gooey whole wheat cinnamon rolls with a strong cup of coffee, satisfying savory tarts filled with seasonal vegetables or fabulous fresh fruit pies filled with local fruit picked at its peak. Now, in The Grand Central Baking Book, by Piper Davis and Ellen Jackson, recipes for Grand Central’s much-loved baked goods are available to home bakers for the first time, accompanied by easy-to-follow pointers on baking for breakfast and brunch, cookies, fruit desserts, cakes, pies, and more.
• Download this press release as a PDF or text document: Press Release: The Grand Central Baking Book
Free Recipes From Peter Reinharts Artisan Breads Every Day
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
To celebrate the October 27th publication of Peter Reinhart’s Artisan Breads Every Day, award-winning baking instructor Peter Reinhart is giving away two free recipes for you to download in their entirety.
Free Recipes From Baking by James Peterson
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 To let you see the kind of tasty, gorgeous treats that are inside Baking, we’re offering two recipes completely free. You can download James’ recipe for Scones and Alsatian Apple Tart in their entirety from the following links.
Recipe of the Week: Stone Fruit Slump
Monday, June 1st, 2009A slump is a simple steamed pudding, somewhat akin to a cobbler, that uses whatever fruit you have on hand. Because a slump is usually cooked on the top of the stove it is the perfect dessert to make on a hot day.
