Layer Cakes and Sheet Cakes

Layer Cakes and Sheet Cakes by Lisa Yockelson is a first edition cookbook published by HarperCollins on October 3, 1996. This book features 128 pages dedicated to layer and sheet cakes, offering a collection of 40 recipes that highlight these classic desserts. The recipes are designed for various occasions, including family gatherings, birthdays, and bake sales, showcasing a range of flavors and textures.
Readers will find detailed instructions for creating both one-, two-, and three-layer cakes, complemented by a variety of frostings and icings. The book includes recipes for Banana Cake, Mint Chocolate Chip Cake, and Wellesley Fudge Cake, among others, along with frostings like Fluffy White Frosting and Cream Cheese Frosting. Additionally, Yockelson provides introductory material and notes on ingredients and equipment, making this a comprehensive resource for baking enthusiasts interested in mastering the art of cake-making.
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The only cookbook that focuses exclusively on layer and sheet cakes, the fourth book in the American Baking Classics Series offers 40 delicious and detailed recipes for these old-time favorites.
Distinctively American, tall layer cakes and serve-from-the-pan sheet cakes are festive treats often baked for family gatherings, birthdays, community suppers, and school or charity bake sales. Layer Cakes and Sheet Cakes features these one-,two-, and three-layer wonders that serve up light and downy-textured cakes capped with tasty frostings, icings, and glazes.
Sure to please every time, the cake recipes include Banana Cake, Mint Chocolate Chip Cake, Wellesley Fudge Cake, Spiced Pumpkin Cake, Apple Cake with Walnuts and Raisins, and Blueberry and Spice Cake; and the frostings and icings include: Fluffy White Frosting, full of Chocolate Frosting, Creamy Coffee Frosting, Coconut-Pecan Frosting, and Cream Cheese Frosting. Along with these recipes, Lisa Yockelson, author of the three previous books in the series, also provides introductory material and notes on ingredients and equipment.
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