The book has a nice and logical layout. The introductory recipes are easy enough for beginner bakers and the following chapters build on the earlier concepts and finishes. The book is arranged roughly thematically with cupcakes followed by loaves, tray-bakes, and meringues, on to cakes and then celebratory and really fancy cakes.
Recipe ingredients are listed in a bullet sidebar with both metric and American standard *weights* given. These recipes use weights for most of the flours to give a more consistent result. Info and tips about the ingredients or the recipes themselves are given in sidebars below the preparation information. Yields are stated in the header info. Nutritional information and special diet concerns/allergens (nuts, celery, wheat, etc) are not given.
These are yummy and (mostly) made from easily sourced ingredients.
Each of the recipes includes an introductory description, ingredients listed in a bullet point sidebar, step by step instructions. All of the recipes are accompanied by photographs. The photos provided are high quality, clear, and easy to follow. There are a number of really beautifully presented desserts here including some appealing and impressive holiday bakes.
The recipe ingredients themselves are easily sourced and will be available at most well stocked grocery stores. There are a very few ingredients which might be a little more difficult to source, but definitely nothing that is 'way out there'.
Four and a half stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes
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