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hopegirl0727's review
4.0
I am rating this a 4/5 right now just based on how excited I am to make these, how simple they sound, and how delicious the pictures look.
I picked this book up a little bit by accident. I'm in my hometown for the holidays. I went to my dad's workplace (which happens to be a library) to have lunch with him today. I stopped by early so I could peruse. Low and behold, there was an entire display about holiday baking. Goodie! Literally! I picked this one up because, let's be real, I adore bundt cakes. They're so freakin' cute and oh my god a jubilee pan looks so gorgeous and I want one like, yesterday. Anyhow, I didn't want to waste my time on it if it was just going to have the same-old, same-old kinds of recipe. So I flip, and I immediately land on "Cornmeal Lime Chile with Glaze". I'm sold.
In actual fact, this book is well-divided according to theme. The first section is classics, the second decadent, the third food snob ones, and the fourth minis. While I only took a recipe or two out of the food snob section, all were interesting and would be delicious if, say, I liked Earl Grey or rosemary. I'm also really excited for the classics and the decadents.
Having said all that, I have yet to actually BAKE any of these recipes. Will update when have actually baked. Am thinking of baking one a week until I'm through. Yummmmmmmm.
I picked this book up a little bit by accident. I'm in my hometown for the holidays. I went to my dad's workplace (which happens to be a library) to have lunch with him today. I stopped by early so I could peruse. Low and behold, there was an entire display about holiday baking. Goodie! Literally! I picked this one up because, let's be real, I adore bundt cakes. They're so freakin' cute and oh my god a jubilee pan looks so gorgeous and I want one like, yesterday. Anyhow, I didn't want to waste my time on it if it was just going to have the same-old, same-old kinds of recipe. So I flip, and I immediately land on "Cornmeal Lime Chile with Glaze". I'm sold.
In actual fact, this book is well-divided according to theme. The first section is classics, the second decadent, the third food snob ones, and the fourth minis. While I only took a recipe or two out of the food snob section, all were interesting and would be delicious if, say, I liked Earl Grey or rosemary. I'm also really excited for the classics and the decadents.
Having said all that, I have yet to actually BAKE any of these recipes. Will update when have actually baked. Am thinking of baking one a week until I'm through. Yummmmmmmm.
itisallmydoing's review
informative
slow-paced
3.0
This book sells the simplicity and variability of bundt cakes, but I did not find it particularly inspiring. Many recipes felt too focused on being "grown-up" (nothing wrong with jars of Nutella and grocery store chocolate) rather than inspiring. For such a small book with a specific focus, it lacked pictures and details. Where's the history? What makes a good bundt pan? What makes a recipe better for a bundt than a layer cake? All that to say that I am definitely making a bundt cake this weekend.
kelseyreads's review
5.0
I made the Mexican chocolate cake and it came out amazing. Everything I've made from this book has come out nice and moist. I can't stop making bundts.
megfang315's review
3.0
I randomly found this cookbook, but I was really impressed by the middle two chapters. I'm the type of person who likes seeing new recipes (instead of vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream all day), so I was excited by the cornmeal/lime/chile, spiced chocolate/dulce de leche and PB&J bundts.
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