Modern Baking: Cakes, Cookies and Everything in Between

Tried a couple of new ideas worked really well.

This is a gorgeous book. I do like Donna Hay and her recipes. When I visit my daughter in Australia I always make sure I buy her monthly magazine that is issued over there as it is just full of the most lovely stuff.The first section in this book is Chocolate and I just drooled over the pages - chocolate and maple banana cake, white chocolate and amaretti cake. Fig and chocolate truffles (I am making these for Christmas) there are so many imaginative recipes and the instructions are simple and uncomplicated and accompanied by beautiful photographs.There are quick and easy recipes here as well and the feeling is that this is a book which can be used by most competant bakers and cooks. It is not high brow or pretentious in any way. All recipes are, as in all cook books these days, given in metric and no imperial measures and I always find this sightly irritating. But that is my only criticism of a beautiful book. I dislike the word ‘accessible’ as i think it is over used but everything in this book is.A treat to read even if you never cook anything from it!

I have nearly all Donna Hay’s books and really like her recipes, the design and photography makes them appealing. This a substantial volume with many recipes but I feel it has too many chocolate ones! I know most love chocolate but would have preferred less plus they are printed on a dark background which makes them hard to read.

i have been baking for many years. i tried some recipes from this book but didnt turn out as i expected. i think the pictures fool you. its a very nice book with great pictures to look at but not to bake

Beautiful book, gorgeous recipes with even quick suggestions. Marked down because 2 tsp of black salt in the topping of a cake was way way way too much. I kept telling myself to trust the recipe but nope..it was way too salty

Mouth watering recipes and thankfully UK measurements listed on the page alongside the Australian ones. Half the battle sorted just there.

Love her books! Always nice photos with good recipes!

really easy recipes to follow, i haven't cooked donna hays recipes before, but i would now ,easy to follow, great results, the recipes are obviously tried and tested before they are printed, the book is gorgeous well photographed with a picture of every recipe if you like baking, cakes , biscuits and chocolate then this a book i would recommend.