You Had Me at Cake

We live in a cynical world: there's not nearly enough cake. Baking holds and shares a memory. Each slice carries the scent, the flavour and the wonder of a birthday, a friendship, a celebration. The art of cake-baking is also a rhythm that can bring so much joy to its baker - especially when you're measuring, creaming, folding and scraping to foolproof Emelia Jackson recipes. Every style of cake imaginable is covered across four approachable, delightful, fully-photographed chapters:

• Hello, is it cake you're looking for? - for all the basic classics, from one-bowl wonders like a fluffy vanilla cake or carrot and pecan cake, to the code-breaking recipe for caf�-style banana bread.
• All you need is cake - with an introduction to nut meals, syrups and more in these creative and simple cakes to up your flavour and texture combinations, including a roasted plum, brown sugar and cinnamon pavlova for a very special summer celebration.
• May the mini-cake be with you - cake can come in all shapes and sizes, including mini lemon polenta cakes or cardamom and blackberry financiers, all purpose-designed for travelling to a friend's home or gifting (after saving one for yourself).
• Around the world in 80 flavours - a delicious voyage through cultural cornerstones, from Syrian orange cake, to two wonderful Hungarian layer cakes to impress, or and incredibly easy but satisfying French yoghurt cake.