250 Best Cakes & Pies

Find the perfect cake or pie to suit any occasion in this collection - from chocolate cakes, cheesecakes, coffee cakes, sponge cakes, fruit pies, cream pies, frostings, fillings and glazes.

Also included are detailed instructions for preparing pie crusts.

Create bakery classics such as Boston Cream Pie, New York Style cheesecake and lemon meringue pie.

Take a new spin on an old classic with Baked Alaska Loaf or the home-inspired goodness of sour cream chocolate layer cake and upside-down apple pie.

An after-school special that everyone can enjoy is the easy and delicious pineapple carrot cake.

Extensive baking tips and techniques are included and novice cooks soon find that baking a cake need not be the challenge once imagined.