No matter what your sweet tooth may be craving, "Hamlyn All Colour Cakes & Bakes" contains a selection of over 100 tasty recipes for all kinds of baked treats, whatever the occasion. With this complete guide to all things cake, you'll be able to bake everything from simple, delicious biscuits such as Chocolate & Cinnamon Shortbread Fingers and Coconut & Pistachio Fridge Cookies for your family to the impressive Apricot & Orange Swiss Roll and Chocolate & Hazelnut Meringue Gateau to impress guests. Every recipe is accompanied by a full-page colour photograph and clever variations and new ideas to give you over 200 delectable goodies to choose from.

Table of Contents
* Introduction.
* Little Cakes. Including: Pistachio and Dark Chocolate Meringues; Maple, Pecan and White Chocolate Muffins; Orange and Sultana Scones; Viennese Whirls; Hot Cross Buns; Mocha Cupcakes; Strawberry and Lavender Shortcakes;
* Cookies. Including: Ginger Snowmen; Coffee Kisses; Maple Biscuits; Almond Shorties; Linzer Biscuits; Triple Chocolate Pretzels; Oat and Ginger Crunchies; Peanut Butter Cookies;
* Traybakes. Including: Cherry and Almond Polenta Cake; Rum and Raisin Chocolate Brownies; White Chocolate and Apricot Blondies; Tropical Coconut and Pineapple Gingercake; Honied Pear and Cinnamon Squares; Apple and Blackberry Crumble Cake; Banana Bars with Chocolate Fudge Frosting;
* Centrepiece Cakes. Including: Gingered Chocolate and Sweet Potato Cake Torte; Lemon Angel Food Cake; Plum and Almond Streusel Cake; Walnut and Strawberry Macaroon Cake; Chocolate Truffle Cake; Coffee Cake with Pistachio Praline; Blueberry Meringue Roulade; Victoria Sandwich Cake;
* Cut and Come Again Cakes. Including: Dundee Cake; Banana, Date and Walnut Loaf; Tropical Christmas Cake; Cidered Apple and Fig Loaf; Pear, Cardamom and Sultana Cake; Jamaican Gingercake with Cinnamon Frosting;
* Pastries. Including: Citrus Baklava; French Apple Flan; Chocolate Eclairs with Bailey's Cream; Raspberry Garlands; Custard Cream Slices with Summer Berries;
* No-bake Cakes. Including: Cheat's Lemon Dainties; Sicilian Cheesecake; Layered Nutty Bars; Chocolate and Peanut Yum Yums

Author Biography

Sara Lewis was the cookery editor of Practical Parenting magazine for over 12 years. She is also the author of the best-selling 30-minute Kids' Cakes, Kids in the Kitchen and Kids' Baking, all published by Hamlyn.