Claire Ptak

A design-forward cookbook for sweet and savory baked goods from London's popular Violet Bakery that focuses on quality ingredients, seasonality, and taste (as opposed to science) as the keys to creating satisfying, delightful homemade pastries, tarts, sweets, and more.Violet is a jewel box of a cake shop and café in Hackney, east London. The baking is done with simple ingredients including whole grain flours, less refined sugars, and the natural sweetness and nuanced hues of seasonal fruits. Everything is made in an open kitchen for people to see. Famed for its exquisite baked goods, Violet has become a destination.Owner Claire Ptak uses her Californian sensibility to create recipes that are both nourishing and indulgent. With a careful eye to taste and using the purest ingredients, she has created the most flavorful iterations of classic cakes, as well as new treats for modern palates. Over 100 recipes include nourishing breakfasts, midday snacks, desserts to share, fruit preserves, and stylish celebration cakes.This book is about making baking worth simple to cook and satisfying to eat.

London’s East End meets Northern California in 75 indulgent bakes from the author of The Violet Bakery Cookbook . Renowned for the wedding cake she created for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Claire Ptak knows there’s nothing like a cake when it comes to expressions and celebrations of love. A Chez Panisse alum, Ptak is a Northern California native who now runs the wildly successful Violet Bakery in London. Reflecting on her upbringing and love of in-season produce, she shares 75 sweet and savory creations, including Huckleberry Basil Sugar Scones, Peaches and Cream Angel Food Cake, and a strawberry-coconut meringue cake. Her bakes are homey yet elevated, made with the best possible ingredients, so as to extract the best possible flavors. Included are gluten-free, refined sugar-free and vegan bakes, as well as the sought-after recipe for the Duke and Duchess’s lemon elderflower cake. Featuring gorgeous photographs shot in both England and California, Love is a Pink Cake is a treasure trove of inspiration for anyone eager to emulate Ptak’s unique sensibility and dreamy creations in their own kitchen. 100 color photographs

The third cookbook from the healthy fast food chain Leon, this volume contains hundreds of recipes for everyone from the novice cook to the baking aficionado.

Make way, cupcakes—it’s whoopie pie time! Everyone is falling in love with America’s classic sandwich treat—two soft cookies with a creamy filling. Now, baker extraordinaire Claire Ptak, a pastry alum of Berkeley’s famed Chez Panisse and proprietor of Violet, her own baking company, takes the humble whoopie pie to new heights. Here are 60 irresistible recipes—made with fresh, seasonal ingredients—that show home bakers how to make the components for more than two dozen distinctive, flavorful whoopie • Classic whoopie pies, including Chocolate with Fluffy Marshmallow Filling , Chocolate Chip with Chocolate Marshmallow Filling , and Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese• Iced and glazed treats such as Walnut Whip , Coconut Cream with Coconut Swiss Buttercream , and Meringue with Chestnut Cream whoopie pies• Topped and drizzled indulgences from Blackberry with Blackberry Cream to Banana Cream Pie with Vanilla Custard Cream• Frozen and chilled varieties such as refreshing Key Lime Pie and Chocolate Mint with Frozen Mint Chip Cream• Holiday-themed desserts like Easter Egg and Spooky Halloween whoopie pies—and much more! More than 75 gorgeous full-page photographs showcase every recipe in this book, which also includes a handful of Claire Ptak’s other not-to-be-missed sweet treats, including Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies and Easy Chocolate Macaroons . The Whoopie Pie Book will inspire and guide every time the whoopie-pie urge hits!

Indulge yourself with the ultimate pleasure of home-made confectionery

Usually associated with childhood indulgences, the taste of candy and chocolate is a pleasure that we enjoy all our lives. This volume evokes all those memories of long-forgotten tastes, with 150 recipes for sweets, candies and chocolate confections, whether hard, chewy, soft or sticky. From salt-water taffy, homecomb and vanilla fudge to pear drops, chocolate peanut butter cups and champagne truffles, it includes old-fashioned treats and some modern twists on traditional classics, and every tried-and-tested recipe is shown in step-by-step photographs.

Leon Happy Baking contains sweet and savory recipes for everyone, from the novice cook to the baking expert. Following the Leon principle that what tastes good can also do you good, many of the recipes are sugar, dairy, wheat or gluten free - so there's plenty to indulge in even if you have a food allergy, an intolerance or an eye on your waistline.From Henry's spelt loaf to the perfect pecan pie, the book includes more than 100 fun, straightforward recipes, including new additions straight from the Leon countertops.A remastered edition of the classic Leon: Baking & Puddings with new photography throughout and never-before-seen Leon recipes.

Make your own confectionery with over 90 classic recipes

This gorgeous little book brings together traditional treats and contemporary confections, with easy-to-follow instructions.

This gorgeous little book captures those wonderful tastes of childhood and brings them up to date with modern twists and accessible recipes for contemporary kitchens.

Meet the new cupcake! Want to wow your friends with the perfect party snack? Fed up with cookies, cupcakes and cheesecakes? Enter the deliciously irresistible world of Whoopie Pies! Everyone is talking about these cool traditional American desserts! So what are you waiting for? Open up, start baking and find out what all the fuss is about.

Re-create best-loved candies in your own kitchen 150 recipes for sweets, candies and chocolate confections, whether hard, chewy, soft or sticky.

Three beautiful cookbooks in a gift set - fudges, toffees and caramels; boiled sweets and hard candy; and home-made chocolates and truffles.

Indulge your sweet tooth with this gorgeous collection of classic confectionery, from traditional hard candies and suckable lollipops to chewy taffies and shaped fondants. Every recipe and technique is described clearly, with the help of 100 tempting photographs.