A review by megfang315
The Baking Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum

2.0

I like how Beranbaum breaks everything down (for example, she'll tell you how to make the lemon curd, then turn that into mousseline or buttercream), but this makes the recipes seem very long-winded (this was probably exaggerated due to my viewing of this cookbook on an e-reader). And some of the cakes easily have 5/6 different parts; even the cookies seem time-consuming. I'm all for complicated recipes, but sometimes easy ones are nice, too.

I was intrigued by her flavor combos though. I love the idea of a prune caramel cream cake (I'm one of those people who actually likes prunes), and the mango cheesecake sounds divine.