Extreme Cakeovers


Book Description

Wanted: Must love candy, cookies, frosting, and fun. No experience required! Make over any purchased sheet cake or frozen pound cake into a stunning creation that looks like it came from a fancy bakery—no special skills or equipment necessary! Even if you’ve never tried to decorate a cake before, with a good supply of candies and other store-bought treats and the detailed instructions in Extreme Cakeovers, you’ll be able to accomplish forty unique designs. You can: • Fashion robot hands from chocolate-covered doughnuts • Make Fruit Roll-ups blossom into a bouquet of red roses • Roll Rice Krispies Treats and Swedish Fish into realistic sushi • String a pretty strand of gumball pearls • Create a train smokestack from an ice cream cone and marshmallow Including tips and designs to please everyone from five to one hundred, Extreme Cakeovers is a whimsical guide to crafting cakes that will be the centerpiece of any occasion, from kids’ birthdays to Halloween, Father’s Day to Valentine’s Day, engagement parties to retirement gatherings.




Tasty Over the Top


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Have fun in the kitchen and wow your friends with 75 of Tasty’s biggest, boldest, and most show-stopping “Over the Top” recipes that are easy to make for any occasion. Tasty is the online and Instagram go-to for creative, playful, and mouthwatering recipes. Tasty Over the Top is peak Tasty, with eye-catching recipes that are sure to impress (and no one needs to know that they’re easier than they look!). Here you’ll find seventy-five recipes that raise the bar with minimal effort, like Breakfast Biscuit Nachos (yes, split biscuits baked on a sheet pan with all the fixins), a sloppy joe/bacon cheeseburger mash-up, a BLT deconstructed into the salad of your dreams (think maple-glazed bacon and mayo-toasted croutons!), and more delicious, out-of-this-world ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between. This book is your all-access ticket to proving your chops and pulling out all the stops. Not only are these dishes unexpected and stunning, but they will also inspire you to explore a world of bold flavor combinations and to experiment with new techniques that will make you feel like a tried-and-true Tasty chef.




The Little Pine Cookbook


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Musician and plant-based ambassador Moby shares his favorite creative and delicious vegan dishes Moby became vegan more than thirty years ago, when few people knew how to pronounce the word. Since then, vegan cuisine has flourished as the fastest-growing and most innovative cuisine on the planet. As a passionate animal rights advocate and also a food lover, Moby has helped fuel this evolution at his wildly popular restaurants. He is the original owner of the L.A. celebrity hotspot Little Pine, which showcases an elevated menu proving once and for all that vegan food is “all grown up” and the most delicious way to be eating today. Now Moby takes readers inside this special corner of Southern California with The Little Pine Cookbook, a collection of 125 recipes inspired by the restaurant's beloved dishes. Gateway recipes like Panko-Crusted Piccata will wow even the hardest-to-please meat lovers. And veg-forward small plates like Fried Cauliflower with Kimchi Aioli and go-to pastas like Orecchiette with Braised Leeks, Asparagus & English Peas will become back-pocket staples, no matter your diet. And didn’t you know that desserts are healthier when they are vegan? Indulge in the simple pleasure of Butterscotch Pudding or the rich decadence of Chocolate Bread Pudding while feeling good about yourself and your contribution to a better planet. Whatever you’re making, the spirit of Little Pine—of community, of sharing, and of giving—is in all these recipes, and they are here for you to savor every day.







The Perfect Cake


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Featured by QVC, Hallmark Home & Family, Tasting Table, and the Washington Post. Cakes are the all-occasion dessert--the center of attention at birthdays, holiday celebrations, and dinner parties, and the most welcome brunch, after-school, or teatime snack. America's Test Kitchen's first all-cake book is the definitive guide to any cake you crave from Classic Pound Cake to enjoy anytime to a stunning and impressive Blueberry Jam Cake with brilliant jam stripes and ombré frosting. In addition to foolproof recipes are features that make towering 24-layer Hazelnut- Chocolate Crêpe Cake as approachable as Applesauce Snack Cake. Sidebars include step-by-step photography for cakes with more advanced techniques like piping the ribbons of frosting that help give beautiful Rhubarb Ribbon Cake its name. Our years of test kitchen knowledge on the art and science of baking cakes provide all the tips and tricks you need for executing perfect cakes every time.




Cake My Day!


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A Gourmet-declared "cake whisperer" and her creative partner present an array of striking baked confections for every occasion, providing simple, step-by-step instructions for fun and unusual themed cakes.




Favorite Cakes


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Bake something beautiful with this incomparable, photo-filled collection of classic and creative cakes. Simple, easy-to-follow directions, ideas for customizing, decorating tips and techniques, and common baking-mistake solutions will help bakers of every level make the most of this book. Organized by basic, modern, and specialty cakes, and including forty recipes and full-color photography, there’s a cake for every occasion. You’ll find essential frostings, meringue, and other cake toppers. Discover reinvented classics, such as Champagne and Raspberry Mini Layer Cake, Rose and Vanilla Bean Mini Tea Cakes, Coconut and Lime Curd Layer Cake, Blood Orange Chiffon Cake, Dulce de Leche Crepe Cake, and Brown Butter and Plum Upside Down Cake. And when it comes to celebrations and parties, this book has you covered with recipes like Vanilla and Berry Ombre Layer Cake, Chocolate, Coconut and Caramel Sheet Cake, and 8-Layer Honey Pistachio Cake. This beautiful collection of classic and new favorites, developed by the Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen, is fit for occasions year-round.




Securities Regulation


Book Description

"The universally acknowledged work Securities Regulation is of immense day-to-day value to the practitioner. The authors' analysis of all relevant statutes plus thousands of cases, SEC administrative decisions and letters definitively clarifies such questions as: When does a note fall within the definition of a "security" How have the courts altered the express civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws? Can the SEC impose additional ten-day suspensions on trading without notice? Does scienter include reckless as well as intentional conduct? And countless others, so that you're almost sure to find coverage of the "small point" on which your case may turn."--Publisher's website.




Peek-a-boo Cakes


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Peek-a-boo cakes are all about fun, and this little book of sweet surprises is full of ideas for unforgettable celebrations. Surprise and delight your family and guests with these delicious treats, which can be cut open to reveal a burst of colour or a distinctive shape - the perfect birthday gesture for friends or loved ones. This recipe collection boasts a range of inventive takes on this brilliant idea, with great suggestions for occasion cakes - try the Treasure Trove for a pirate birthday party, and the Christmas Snow cake for a gorgeous festive centrepiece. Innovative design aside, you'll be savouring delectable flavours in cakes like the Pistachio, Raspberry and White Chocolate Chequerboard and Carrot and Coconut Battenberg.




Surprise-Inside Cakes


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From Amanda Rettke, founder of the popular blog I Am Baker, comes Surprise-Inside Cakes with recipes and techniques to make dozens of stunning, imaginative cakes for every occasion, each with something special inside. Whether it’s a striking, all-white cake with a secret red velvet heart baked inside; a birthday cake, complete with a surprise balloon cake in the middle; or the gorgeous hydrangea cake that took the blogosphere by storm; Amanda’s cakes are downright revolutionary—and really fun to prepare. This beautifully designed cookbook contains eye-popping color photos and step-by-step instructions to create incredible surprise-inside cakes in your own kitchen. For Amanda Rettke, every cake is a gift to be shared with family and friends, a special treat that should be lovingly prepared and meticulously designed—from the inside out.