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A Globe and Mail Bestseller
"Family recipes like these, whether theirs or from others that have been given to them over the years, are at the heart of their bakeries — and now, book." —National Post
Crave brings 70+ recipes for all things sweet from the founders of the Prairies' famous bakery.
Growing up on the family farm near High River, Alberta, sisters Carolyne McIntyre Jackson and Jodi Willoughby were surrounded by talented bakers, including their mother, grandmothers, and aunts. In the twenty years since the pair launched their business, Crave has become famous across the Prairies and beyond for its delicious, beautifully decorated cakes, cupcakes, and cookies, and the pale blue Crave box itself synonymous with special events. To celebrate the bakery's twentieth year in business, Carolyne and Jodi share over 70 of their favourite sweet recipes with home cooks.
The book features stunning recipe photography and anecdotes about the bakery's beginnings, its loyal staff and customers, and the milestones as its grown to six locations. With detailed how-tos on filling and decorating, stocking a desserts-ready pantry, and key kitchen tools, Crave includes chapters dedicated to cupcakes and cakes, cookies and bars, pies (including the ultimate pie pastry), loaves, and recipes lovingly adapted for gluten-free and vegan diets. You'll find recipes for
Homestyle Banana Cupcakes
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Raspberry Sour Cream Pie
Zucchini Pecan Loaf
Farmer's Butter Sauce
Coconut Custard
and Crave's famous buttercream icing in all its mouth-watering variations!
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Ingredient Staples
Essential Tools
A Few How-Tos
How to Fill a Pastry Bag
How to Pipe Buttercream Frosting onto Cupcakes
How to Ice a Two-Layer Cake
How to Add Filling to a Layer Cake
How to Pipe Buttercream Details onto Cakes
How to Fill a Cupcake with Filling or Buttercream
How to Dip and Drizzle Cookies
A Homemade Pantry
Graham Cracker Crumbs
Chocolate Cookie Crumbs
Brown Sugar Crumb Topping
Farmer's Butter Sauce
Toffee Sauce
Milk Chocolate Ganache
Dark Chocolate Ganache
Raspberry Jam
Vanilla Custard
Coconut Custard
Chocolate Custard
Browned Butter
Caramel Filling
Caramel Sauce
Crave's Famous Buttercream Frostings
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Lemon Buttercream Frosting
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting
Browned Butter Buttercream Frosting
Coffee Buttercream Frosting
Mix-in Buttercream Frostings
Variations
Crave-o-licious Buttercream Frosting
Vava Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Mint Buttercream Frosting
Cookies and Cream Buttercream Frosting
Caramel Buttercream Frosting
Toffee Pecan Buttercream Frosting
Brown Sugar Buttercream Frosting
Cupcakes and Cakes
Chocolate Cake with Crave-o-licious Buttercream Frosting
Vanilla Sheet Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
Confetti Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
Apple Cake with Caramel Buttercream Frosting
Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
Banana Caramel Cupcakes with Browned Butter Buttercream Frosting
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
Cookies and Bars
Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Oatmeal Milk Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Double Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Peanut Butter with Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
Confetti Cookies
Snickerdoodle Cookies
Gingersnap Cookies
S'more Cookies
Red Velvet Cookies
Valentine Cookies
Auntie Louise's Gingerbread Cookies
Pecan Sandwich Cookies
Vanilla Thumbprint Cookies with Milk Chocolate Ganache (or Raspberry Jam)
Grandpa Starling's Shortbread Cookies
Twix Bar
Salted Nut Bar
Triple Chocolate Brownie
Magic Cookie Bar
Date Bar
Pies
The Ultimate Pie Pastry
A Few Pastry How-Tos
How to Roll Perfectly Flaky Pastry
How to Line a Pie Plate with Pastry (Single-Crust Pie)
How to Blind Bake a Pie Crust
How to Make a Double-Crust Pie
How To Line a Cupcake Tin with Pastry
Raspberry Sour Cream Pie
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Butter Tarts
Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
Coconut Cream Pie
Loaves
Lemon Poppyseed Loaf
Banana Chocolate Loaf
Marble Loaf
Raspberry Crumb Loaf
Zucchini Pecan Loaf
Gluten-Free and Vegan Cupcakes, Cakes, and Cookies
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake with Vava Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten-Free Confetti Cookies
Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Vegan Chocolate Frosting
Vegan Vanilla Frosting
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vegan Confetti Cookies
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