On the corner of Bleecker and Eleventh Streets in the heart of
Greenwich Village sits the Magnolia Bakery. This unassuming shop,
where the smells of home-style baking weaken even the strongest
will, has attracted a clientele that ranges from kids on their way
home from school to celebrity glitterati. Cupcakes swirled with
pastel frosting crowd the counter, and cakestands display Lemon
Vanilla Bundt Cake, Apple Walnut Cake with Caramel Cream Cheese
Icing, and Coconut Layer Cake, swathed in fluffy white frosting and
covered in drifts of coconut. As
Time Out New York says:
"The secret to Magnolia''s success is simple: Nobody knows how to
bake like this anymore."
Magnolia''s owners Jennifer Appel and Allysa Torey know how, and
in The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook they share their most
mouth-watering recipes, from sweet breakfast treats like
Dried-Cherry Crumb Buns to classic Iced Molasses Cookies, from
decadently rich Caramel Pecan Brownies and Raspberry Marzipan
Cheesecake to refreshing Lemon Icebox Pie. Their easy-to-follow
recipes and invaluable baking hints mean that even the
inexperienced baker will be able to frost the perfect layer cake,
turn out the flakiest pie crust, and whip up the creamiest
cheesecake. Illustrated with eight pages of glorious color
photographs, The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook will inspire you
to turn on the oven and create sweet memories for your family and
friends.