Cakes by Melissa

More than 120 recipes for fabulous cakes,icings, fillings, and toppings for endlessly delectable combinations from the founder of Baked by Melissa. Melissa Ben-Ishay believes baking should be fun and easy-and that incredible flavor can be inbite-size amounts.This ethos and her lively, personal style are infused throughoutCakes by Melissa. A simple-to-follow crash course in making baking more like crafting,it offers Melissa's fresh takes on traditional cakes and inventive ideas to make dessert in any form extra sweet. The cookbook will encourage home bakers to be creative and spontaneous in their baking, even including fill-in-the-blank ingredientsheetsto individualize their special treats. From the very recipe that started it all-thetie-dyecupcake-to peanut butter banana cake batterandicings and crumbles that inspire the baker in us all to create scrumptious desserts, Cakes by Melissais filled with unique and totally irresistible recipes to devour. Replete with 125-150 photographs and stunningly designed pages that mirror thedown-to-earthand colorful Baked by Melissa aesthetic,Cakes by Melissais a celebration of the joys of baking for experts and novices alike, and is a must for Melissa's fans.