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- ISBN13: 9780307408839
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Forget everything
you’ve heard about
health-conscious baking.
Simply, BabyCakes is your key to an enlightened, indulgent, sweets-filled future. This is important news not only for parents whose children have allergies, for vegans, and for others who struggle with food sensitivities, but also for all you sugar-loving traditionalists. The recipes in these pages prove that there is a healthy alternative to recklessly made desserts, one that doesn’t sacrifice taste or texture.
Having experimented endlessly with alternative, health-conscious sweeteners, flours, and thickeners, Erin McKenna, the proprietress of beloved bakery BabyCakes NYC, developed these recipes–most are gluten-fre… More >>
BabyCakes: Vegan, Sugar-Free Recipes from New York’s Most Talked-About Bakery
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This book is awesome, I love it. Oh, Erin is my sister, I bought 10 copies. There is a reason why Erin is a regular on Martha Stewart and other cooking shows… because her recipes are AWESOME…
Rating: 5 / 5
Erin’s cookbook with recipes from her Bakery, “Babycakes” is absolutely fantastic! I understand many reviews state that she is misleading with the cover that says gluten free. I am a vegan who enjoys eating gluten free whenever possible and has cut out refined sugar… The sugar she uses is natural, just like fruit, honey etc. I don’t believe there is a recipe to bake with that could be sugar free without using some sort of sweetener. Erin states again and again that she never uses refined or granulated sugar that has been processed and bleached.
Also many reviews have said that the title is misleading. She states in the section spelt vs. gluten free that she includes spelt for those who can digest spelt easier than wheat flour like she is able to you have these recipes to choose from. If you cannot you may be able to substitute the flour so you too may enjoy her recipe. It states to read carefully before beginning any recipe. Not all are gluten free, and sure she may have been able to state this in the title.. but I think that anyone that would have a difficult time digesting wheat or has a wheat sensitivity would read the entire thing before considering purchasing the cookbook. Baking is difficult the way it is, baking with alternative ingredients seems to be even more of a science.
All in all she does a fantastic job of creating recipes and treats for those of us who would like to indulge in a healthier manner. You just have to be careful if you do have these sensitivities and be sure to substitute where necessary. I am glad she added everything she did, there is that much more to enjoy for those who can digest wheat or do not have any kind of sensitivities.
Cannot wait to visit the REAL “Babycakes” Bakery sometime in the near future.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is amazing. I myself do not eat dairy, try to avoid sugar, am wheat intolerant, and like to avoid gluten whenever possible. Therefore, this book is right up my alley. If you actually read the title of the book, it doesn’t actually claim that all recipes are gluten-free…..it sounds like people are making the assumption, and even worse, people who are reviewing the book are making it appear as though McKenna bakes completely gluten-free. I have never been to the bakery, but because I do my research before buying something, I already knew that all the recipes would not be gluten-free. Everywhere Erin goes she speaks about her allergies to *wheat* and dairy, and basically how she made these recipes so SHE could eat sweets again. She never claims to be a Celiac or to know everything there is to know about gluten-free baking. If you have Celiac’s disease, you will only enjoy half of this book. If you are like me, you MUST HAVE IT! Do your research, people!
Rating: 5 / 5
First of all, I have no food allergies and neither does anyone in my family. I’m a mother of two young children (ages 2 and 8 months) who simply wants a healthier version of my favorite treats so that I won’t feel guilty sharing them with my toddler. I used to bake once every year, if that, and pretty much enjoyed freshly baked goods from local bakeries. So, my expectations are that it has to taste good for any of this to be worth it.
I preordered this book on a whim. I had never been to the bakery in New York and I don’t think the L.A. bakery is open yet. Ever since the book arrived, I have looked through it every day. This book is a visual masterpiece! I love everything from the font and photographs to the colors and layout. It makes me want to bake… and buy expensive, hard-to-find ingredients because, what the heck?, it’s part of the challenge.
So far I have baked the chocolate cupcakes (chewy and brownie-like, just like Erin says it should be), banana bread with chocolate chips, and the double chocolate cookies. Everything has turned out well! In fact, the banana bread was BETTER than the non-vegan kind, and you couldn’t even taste the flax seed meal in the cookies, which were incredibly delicious. I mentioned that I am NOT a baker, right? I am a very detailed person though and I guess my advice would be to follow every little step exactly as it is written.
Now, I’ve read a lot of the reviews and have been a bit surprised by some of the negative comments. This is alternative baking, people! The fact that it tastes as good as the real thing is quite an accomplishment! Perhaps the frosting isn’t the real NYC-shots deal, I don’t know because I haven’t made it yet, but I really wouldn’t expect this woman to spend years perfecting her recipes only to spill every little secret on the pages of her book. I’m just excited that there are healthier options out there…. and with such style to boot! I think this book is great fun and worth every penny.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was so excited when I got a copy of this book. I read almost every page when my short-sleep-three-year-old was finally in bed. So far I have only made their famous vanilla cupcake and it turned out wonderful! I have never been to the bakery, so I have no idea how the frosting is different from the actual one, but it was still so tasty.
More than anything else, it is very exciting to be able to make a pretty vegan cake – the book was published right in time for my lacto daughter’s birthday! Thank you and I love you Babycakes!
Rating: 5 / 5
thanks..…delicious..iam going to prepare it soon..