Zoe Bakes Cakes

The expert baker and bestselling author behind Zo Bakes explores her favorite dessertcakes!with more than 100 recipes to create flavorful and beautiful layers, loafs, bundts, and more.

Cake is the ultimate symbol of celebration, used to mark birthdays, weddings, or even just a Tuesday night. Yet too many people use chemical-laden mixes even though a cake is so easy to make from scratch and infinitely more fun to share. InZo Bakes Cakes, bestselling author Zo Franois demystifies the craft of cakes with more than 100 easy-to-use recipes, showing how to get gorgeous confections on the table to mark any occasion, big or small.

In the opening chapter, Zo explores the techniques and tricks of cake baking, using step-by-step photos to break down baking fundamentals like creaming butter and sugar and whipping egg whites, making it easy to follow along. In the following chapters she gives simple, straightforward recipes for loaf cakes, layers, fillings, frostings, and moreincluding treats like Apple Cake with Honey-Bourbon Glaze, Lemon Curd Pound Cake, Coconut Candy Bar Cake, and Chocolate Devils Food Cake. Theres even a tutorial on how to make a wedding cake from scratch, complete with constructing the layers.

With Zos encouragement, as well as her lighthearted approach, delicious homemade cake is within reach for any celebration imaginable.