The Violet Bakery Cookbook

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Review ------ "Timeless elegance with a modern approach to flavours ... This book is a timeless classic in the offing" (Dale Berning Sawa Guardian) "Claire is one of my all-time favourite cake-makers, and all her baking is seasonal, beautiful, achievable, real and of course, totally delicious" (Jamie Oliver) "There is a little something for anyone with a sweet tooth" (Violet Henderson Vogue) "[Ptak’s] recipes are thoroughly modern and celebrate simplicity, seasonality and great taste… This book deserved to have its pages smudged with butter and dusted with flour" (Roopa Gulati, 5 stars Time Out) "An inspirational new baking book" (Nigel Slater) "A treasure trove of recipes" (Waitrose Kitchen) "The book presents the food with beguiling honesty, in beautiful photos by Kristin Perers, and the recipes turn out true to the pictures." (Cliodhna Prendert Sunday Times) "This is a lip-smacking collection of classic cakes and new interpretations for the discerning modern home baker" (Crumbs) "With sweets that are both tious and indulgent, the cookbook infused with California cool is sure to be a crowd pleaser" (Reenat Sinay Evening Standard) "Full of imaginative flavor combinations" (Stylist) About the Author ---------------- A California native, Claire Ptak worked as a pastry chef for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley before moving to London in 2005. She staged in restaurants including Moro and St. John before starting Violet, her stall on Broadway Market in east London. Claire opened the Violet Bakery in 2010. Jamie Oliver said Claire is ‘his favourite cake maker in the whole world’. Claire is also a food writer and stylist whose work includes Ottolenghi’s weekly Guardian column, Observer Food Monthly, Jamie Magazine, Kinfolk, and Vogue. She has published three cookbooks, The Home-Made Sweet Shop, The Whoopie Pie Book and Leon: Baking & Puddings.