First published 2025
Dorie Greenspan focuses on the cakes she returns to most often: the simple ones. These recipes require pantry staples you likely already own. Most need no frosting beyond powdered sugar or basic icing. You can bake them quickly and leave them out for anyone to slice whenever they want. Greenspan includes loaves, rounds, muffins, crumbles, Bundts, and savory options. Recipes range from Buttermilk Plum Cake to Faux-caccia Squares to Miso-Cheddar Scone Cake. Nancy Pappas provides illustrations throughout. The book features "Playing Around" sections that suggest variations for each recipe. You can flavor sugar with citrus or tea, add hot honey for heat, or build simple cakes into layered party desserts. Greenspan offers expert guidance and encourages readers to adapt recipes to their tastes and occasions.
Genres: cooking, cookbooks, food-and-drink, how-to, food-writing
Vibes: accessible, encouraging, instructional, practical, warm
Tropes: adaptable-instructions, expert-guidance, recipe-variations
320 pages · Hardcover · Harvest