Advance Praise for ROSE’S HEAVENLY CAKES 

“Beranbaum, specialist of baked goods that make people's eyes light up, tops her renowned The Cake Bible with an updated, modern collection of delicious confections. Bakers who have already dog-eared every page of that earlier book need not worry: this is far from a duplicate… with her patient, meticulous description of the measurements and process, anyone with a good mixer and spatula, some time and determination will be able to turn out impressive sweet sensations.” —Publishers Weekly

 “In this stunning volume, we are treated to a firsthand experience of cakes the author has refined since her landmark book, The Cake Bible, was published in 1988. ROSE’S HEAVENLY CAKES is not merely a successor to it, it is a bright new guide to the glories of cake baking.” —Lisa Yockelson, award-winning author of Baking by Flavor and ChocolateChocolate.

Rose Levy Beranbaum is a much beloved and widely respected baking legend—“a worshipped woman . . . revered by serious cooks and part-timers” alike, in the words of USA Today. Eagerly-awaited by her legions of devoted fans, ROSE’S HEAVENLY CAKES is a comprehensive workshop in making perfect cakes.   

In her signature crystal-clear style, Rose takes you step-by-step through making every type of cake imaginable—more than 100 expertly tested (and re-tested!) recipes in all. Full-color photographs of each cake offer inspiration while step-by-step process photographs provide clear instruction. Extraordinarily delicious butter and oil cakes, sponge cakes, flourless cakes, and cheesecakes, such as Pure Pumpkin Cheesecake, Golden Lemon Almond Cake, and Orange-Glow Chiffon Layer Cake with Orange Marmalade Whipped Cream, are perfect for birthday celebrations, coffee breaks, and dinner parties. Rose also includes a range of charming baby cakes such as Mud Turtle Cupcakes and Coffee Chiffonlets with Dulce de Leche Whipped Cream, and blissful creations like the Deep Chocolate Passion Wedding Cake that will make any special occasion more divine.

With each and every recipe step thoroughly explained in Rose’s usual approachable style, baking with ROSE’S HEAVENLY CAKES is like having a master baker right beside you in the kitchen. The baking tips and trade secrets that she shares throughout the book will show you how to transform a simple cake batter into delicious art, with perfect results every time. Rose is a wealth of baking knowledge: just a few of the questions she can discuss include:

• How do you make billowing, satiny meringue that never breaks down?
• How do you make crunchy, buttery crumb topping that doesn’t sink into the cake?
• How can you turn a chiffon into a layer cake with frostings and fillings?
• Can you really make a fruitcake that people want to eat?
• How can you keep cakes soft and moist when they won’t be eaten for days?
• How do you make delicate, golden strands of spun sugar and shape them into nests?
• How do get fudgy pockets of chocolate in every bite and walnuts to suspend in a cake by baking brownies into cake batter?
• How did you turn lemon meringue pie into a cake?

Illustrated throughout with stunning full-color photography, the meticulously tested, easy-to-follow recipes in ROSE’S HEAVENLY CAKES are all you need to create spectacularly beautiful cakes in your home kitchen.