Cakes

There's nothing quite as wonderful as a homemade cake to make friends and family feel nurtured.

But homemade cakes are becoming rarer in our busy lives - many people have never made one, perhaps afraid that they're too difficult to get right.

Each recipe in this book is written in easy-to-follow steps so that even a novice cook can achieve perfect results.

There are instructions for making icings, fillings and decorations too, to make the cakes even more splendid.

Included are butter cakes, chocolate cakes, sponge cakes, fruit cakes, syrup cakes, cupcakes and dessert cakes.