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“Whitney is one of those bakers who can turn any cake into a masterpiece! She’s an inspiration to any self-taught baker.”
― Duff Goldman, Ace of Cakes and owner of Charm City Cakes

Everything You Need to Know to Create Pretty Cakes with Confidence

Anyone Can Cake brings beautiful, artisan cakes within reach of every home baker. Many professional cake artists appear to have a magical touch where every cake they make looks equally perfect and effortless, so it can be intimidating to home bakers. Whitney DePaoli is here to help. As a self-taught cake artist who has been baking cakes from her home kitchen for over a decade, Whitney shares her best tips and hard-won knowledge to answer all of your cake baking questions, help you avoid common mistakes and master the building blocks that make a great cake.

Discover the pride and joy of achieving the perfect consistency buttercream, the right way to crumb coat your cake and beginnerfriendly methods for popular decorating techniques. The book is overflowing with full-page photography, foolproof recipes, handy graphics, reference charts and stepby- step instructions to lead you to complete cake confidence. Whether you are looking for simple classics or creative flavors such as Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake, Double Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cake and Raspberry-Almond Impressionist Cake, the sky is the limit with what you can do.

Allow Whitney to guide your cake journey and prove that everyone can create a stunning layer cake to be proud of.

Learn how to:
• Bake, build and decorate layer cakes, along with all the techniques and tools you’ll need
• Master buttercream frosting, from mixing gorgeous colors to achieving a perfectly smooth finish
• Create ombrés, stripes, Lambeth piping and more with beginner-friendly decorating tutorials
• Level-up your design with in-depth guides for ganache drips, sprinkle placement and perfect piping

Featured resources include:
• Foolproof base recipes such as Favorite Vanilla Cake, One-Bowl Chocolate Cake and Vanilla Buttercream
• Creative recipes for showstopper cakes like Rainbow Striped Milk & Cereal Cake, Chocolate- Covered Strawberry Cake and Snickerdoodle Cake
• Troubleshooting tips and step-by-step instructions for preventing common mishaps every step of the way
• Luscious full-spread photography and visual reference charts

From the Publisher

Level-up Your Cake Designs with this In-Depth Guide!

Recipes for Foolproof Favorites and Creative Showstoppers!

Classic Birthday Cake

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake

Chocolate Mocha Cake

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Page Street Publishing (February 28, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 164567682X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645676829
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.55 x 8.95 inches
Reviewer: Cayly E.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Baker’s MUST HAVE!
Review: Truly this is the most well laid out, comprehensive, beautiful, informative, helpful & creative baking cook book I’ve come across! It’s very, very user friendly and lays out everything you need to know to create beautiful, delicious cake or cupcakes. These recipes are my go-to for any cake I make, and every single time people tell me it’s some of the best cake they’ve had. I always point them back to sugarandaparrow.com - because truly Whitney breaks it down so anyone can do it. She is a cake master and I’m so glad to have her guidance now physically at my fingertips! Do yourself a favor and buy this, and also gift it to any friend who’s interested in baking.

Reviewer: Unknown
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Truly anyone can cake!
Review: I think this is a great cake cookbook!I have made several cakes from it now and have not been disappointed. There's so much great information on how to bake a good cake, rather than only recipes.I'm fairly experienced with making desserts but cake I never enjoyed making, it wasn't my strongest area. After using this book though I have made a lot of progress and I feel more confident each time I go into baking one.

Reviewer: Corey Henderson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful book with easy step to step instructions!
Review: Great overall hints for anything from ingredients, tools, tips. Beautiful pictures and the best recipes! Love this book. Good for beginner but even someone who is more advanced can get great tips and instructions!

Reviewer: Sarah Hanns
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Get. This. Book.
Review: I’ve been a fan of Whitney’s (Sugar & Sparrow Co.) for years, and always use her recipes. I’ve worked as a commercial cake decorator and have run an out-of-home business, and I’ve still learned so much from following her blog. When she announced this book, I didn’t hesitate to order, and I’m so glad I now have it! The book is SO comprehensive, and covers everything you didn’t even know you’d need in the baking and decorating process. Troubleshooting tips, ways to rescue any fail, color mixing, you name it, she’s covered it. Her recipes and designs range from simple to complex, but this book is informative enough for a first time baker to jump right in and make something beautiful. I love that it is comprehensive enough to make these beautiful designs as well as gives confidence to create your own designs. My 11 year old daughter has even been making cakes and cupcakes using this book, and I’m seriously impressed she hasn’t needed my help in the kitchen! I highly recommend grabbing multiple copies of Anyone Can Cake… one for you, and amazing gifts for anyone in your life interested in caking.

Reviewer: Sarah R.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great beginners book
Review: Have yet to try the recipes but goes over what to do and how to fix issues. The book makes me feel confident I can make nice cakes and fix any issues that may arise.

Reviewer: HJ
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love This Book!
Review: I have been following author's blog for some time and when she announced the book publication, I knew I had to get it. Her cakes are fool & fail-proof and most importantly SO flavorful. The flavor combos are well put-together, directions are easy to follow, ingredients are pantry staples, and for any visual learners, all cakes show a beautiful photo of end product, so you know what it should look like. It isn't a hardcover, but the quality of paper is great, and all the pictures are perfectly shot and capture the beauty of each cakes, so you don't feel like you're missing. I have made several cakes out of this cookbook and received rave reviews and highly recommend this book!!!

Reviewer: Tara Cooper
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Gorgeous pictures but spine coming apart 😮🙁
Review: The adhesive on the book’s spine is not sufficient and therefore it’s coming apart…However the pictures are gorgeous & after a quick flip through the information is very detailed.

Reviewer: Heather Hurt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A must have for gorgeous and delicious cakes!
Review: I love this book! There are step by step instructions with beautiful pictures at each step for anyone to be able to make special cakes that look amazing and are also delicious. It even has troubleshooting tips and suggestions for the right supplies. I made my first attempt this weekend for a friend’s birthday using the lemon cake recipe and her decorating instructions and everyone was impressed. I am already planning my sisters 40th birthday cake and my daughter’s first birthday cake (both months away!) though deciding which recipe is going to be hard! I am so glad I can confidently plan to make cakes myself for these special occasions instead of ordering (super expensive and often not that tasty) cakes from a bakery. Thank you Whitney, I was a bit skeptical of my ability but I think you are right- Everyone can cake!

Reviewer: Sweet
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Este libro es genial si sigues paso a paso su receta te lo recomiendo 100 %

Reviewer: Nelcia Liburd
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Just as it says”Anyone can cake”. What I love about this book, it makes baking a cake so easy. No matter the age group, once you can read and understand. You can make that cake successfully. Every recipe is explained and broken down so simple. The tips are very helpful. The guidelines regarding the proper size baking utensils are excellent.

Reviewer: Camila
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Livro muito completo e detalhado! receitas deliciosas!

Reviewer: CJon61
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great information to have on hand when making my granddaughters 1st birthday cake.

Reviewer: Sarah Isaac
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: What a lovely comprehensive book on how to make incredible and delicious cakes. Gives you all the advice you need on starting out with baking & decorating cakes. Handy info on how to bake and store cakes for later. Gorgeous photos. Highly recommend.