Packed with quick and easy recipes, Cakes and Bakes brings you comfort food at its most creative. From after-school snacks to dinner party desserts and from coffee-time cookies to familiar family favourites, this book is bursting with fabulous treats for those with a sweet tooth and a taste for something special. There's something for everyone, whatever their age and whatever their favourite flavours - from fruity to nutty and from rich to refreshing. Step-by-step recipes will make baking home-made cakes, slices, brownies,muffins - and much more - exciting and satisfying for you and all the family.

Whether you're an experienced cook or just starting out, Cakes and Bakes is the ideal guide to home baking. There's almost always a moment in the busy day when a 'little something' fills the bill - a slice of sponge cake with a cup of tea for a tired mum, flapjacks and glasses of milk for the children when they return from school, gloriously indulgent chocolate cake for a celebratory meal, crisp cookies with a pick-me-up coffee. It has never been easier to rustle up a batch of muffins, a clutch of cookies, a luscious chocolate cake or cute melt-in-your-mouth morsels for a child's birthday.

All the recipes are beautifully illustrated with easy to follow step-by-step instructions. You don't need loads of special equipment or the advanced skills of a professional chef to serve tempting treats every time - with Cakes and Bakes,satisfaction is virtually guaranteed.

family favourites

slices & traybakes

chocolate treats

small bites

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