YOU HAD ME AT CAKE (HB)

We live in a cynical world for which there is an easy solution: more cake. Each of these 80-plus recipes is flexible, adaptable and designed to welcome bakers of any skill level. Contents include go-to classics, like fluffy vanilla cake and cafe-style banana bread; flavour and texture combinations, including a roasted plum, brown sugar and cinnamon pavlova; mini lemon polenta cakes and cardamom and blackberry financiers; and a delicious voyage through cultural cornerstones, from Syrian orange cake, to Hungarian layer cakes, to an incredibly easy but satisfying French yoghurt cake.