The Victorian Book of Cakes
Over-size hardcover with dust jacket. 1991, 248 pages.
Excellent condition from non-smoking home.
A treasure from the past, this book was originally published at the turn of the last century, during the heyday of cake-making, designed to be the standard work on cakes and confectionery. There are recipes for all kinds of of traditional Victorian cakes, biscuits and cookies, petits fours, shortbreads, pound and slab cakes, gingerbreads, marzipan and nougat, as well as a multitude of fillings, icings and frostings. Also includes notes on adapting the recipes for the modern kitchen.
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