Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings: A Baking Book
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- Author：Yossy Arefi
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Summary
Find sweet satisfaction with 50 easy， everyday cake recipes made with simple ingredients， one bowl， and no fuss。
In Snacking Cakes， the indulgent， treat-yourself concept of cake becomes an anytime， easy-to-make treat。 Expert baker Yossy Arefi's collection of no-fuss recipes is perfect for anyone who craves near-instant cake satisfaction。
With little time and effort， these single-layered cakes are made using only one bowl （no electric mixers needed） and utilize ingredients likely sitting in your cupboard。 They're baked in the basic pans you already own and shine with only the most modest adornments: a dusting of powdered sugar， a drizzle of glaze， a dollop of whipped cream。 From Nectarine and Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake and Gingery Sweet Potato Cake to Salty Caramel Peanut Butter Cake and Milk Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Cake， these humble， comforting treats couldn't be simpler to create。 Yossy's rustic， elegant style combines accessible， diverse flavors in intriguing ways that make them easy for kids to join in on the baking， but special enough to serve company or bring to potlucks。
Whether enjoyed in a quiet moment alone with a cup of morning coffee or with friends hungrily gathered around the pan， these ever-pleasing， undemanding cakes will become part of your daily ritual。
In Snacking Cakes， the indulgent， treat-yourself concept of cake becomes an anytime， easy-to-make treat。 Expert baker Yossy Arefi's collection of no-fuss recipes is perfect for anyone who craves near-instant cake satisfaction。
With little time and effort， these single-layered cakes are made using only one bowl （no electric mixers needed） and utilize ingredients likely sitting in your cupboard。 They're baked in the basic pans you already own and shine with only the most modest adornments: a dusting of powdered sugar， a drizzle of glaze， a dollop of whipped cream。 From Nectarine and Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake and Gingery Sweet Potato Cake to Salty Caramel Peanut Butter Cake and Milk Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Cake， these humble， comforting treats couldn't be simpler to create。 Yossy's rustic， elegant style combines accessible， diverse flavors in intriguing ways that make them easy for kids to join in on the baking， but special enough to serve company or bring to potlucks。
Whether enjoyed in a quiet moment alone with a cup of morning coffee or with friends hungrily gathered around the pan， these ever-pleasing， undemanding cakes will become part of your daily ritual。
Reviews
Mike Mann
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You should own this in your house。 Tons of versatility to the recipes。
Sandee
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I really wanted to love this cookbook！ One bowl， no electric mixer， small pan - what's not to like？ I made 3 recipes， 2 of which seemed inaccurate。 - One called for '1 lemon'， which I would take to mean the whole lemon。 The directions called for the zest and then I hunted through for where the rest of the lemon fits in and it's not there。 - One called for 1 tsp of salt， which is waaaaay too much for a small cake。 And 1 tsp cardamom and 1/2 tsp cinnamon。 The cardamom was overpowering。 I think the I really wanted to love this cookbook！ One bowl， no electric mixer， small pan - what's not to like？ I made 3 recipes， 2 of which seemed inaccurate。 - One called for '1 lemon'， which I would take to mean the whole lemon。 The directions called for the zest and then I hunted through for where the rest of the lemon fits in and it's not there。 - One called for 1 tsp of salt， which is waaaaay too much for a small cake。 And 1 tsp cardamom and 1/2 tsp cinnamon。 The cardamom was overpowering。 I think they flipped those 2 ingredients。 - Then we come to the pineapple upside down cake。 That cake alone is worth the price of the cookbook。 It is light， fluffy， flavorful and 5 stars。 I got this cookbook from the library， of course， and refrained from making notes in it。 Tempting to buy it for the nuggets like the pineapple upside down cake。 。。。more
Mauri
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Does what it says on the tin: a pile of easy， flavorful cakes using ingredients that most people either probably have in their cabinets or are used to picking up during the average shopping trip （or putting in the average shopping order， these days）。The recipes were so easy that I managed to make three before this had to go back to the library: the Cocoa Yogurt Cake， the Whole-Grain Strawberry Cake， and the Lemony Olive Oil Cake。 Flavor-wise， the strawberry cake was the winner， with the whole wh Does what it says on the tin: a pile of easy， flavorful cakes using ingredients that most people either probably have in their cabinets or are used to picking up during the average shopping trip （or putting in the average shopping order， these days）。The recipes were so easy that I managed to make three before this had to go back to the library: the Cocoa Yogurt Cake， the Whole-Grain Strawberry Cake， and the Lemony Olive Oil Cake。 Flavor-wise， the strawberry cake was the winner， with the whole wheat flour making it unexpectedly satisfying。 It suffered the most in our two person household， however， as the fresh strawberries on top are pretty unappealing by day four。 The cocoa cake， on the other hand， seems to bask in being kept in the fridge， happy to be brought out and eaten immediately or left to come to room temperature。（The lemon cake revealed that our olive oil had gone off， alas。）I'll probably be buying this one。 I also think it'd be a good choice for the aspiring preteen baker。Allergy/special diet notes: there are at least five cakes that are dairy free， but just one gluten free cake， the Citrusy Almond Cornmeal Cake， which uses almond flour and cornmeal。 Most cakes don't use nuts or nut flours or nut butters， and for at least half of the ones that do， the nut components are optional。 I didn't do a thorough check， but it appears that every single cake uses eggs。 。。。more
Stella
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My new go-to cake baking book - the recipes are really easy and nice for when you want to bake something uncomplicated but delish！ Also great if you are going to dinner at someone’s and want to bring something unfussy but lovely that everyone will enjoy。
Katy
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this is a great book - very accessible baking。 Made the blackberry blueberry ricotta cake and it was delicious， many others got earmarked to try in the future！
Sirena Bebee
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This is my favorite recipe book that I have tried so far！ So many delicious recipes that are super easy to create。 I do not feel guilty while eating these amazing cakes。 There are easy to read instructions with a picture for every recipe， a must for me。I was given a copy of this book from Clarkson Potter in exchange for a free and unbiased review。
Heather
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This is such a sweet little book， full of great recipes to make anyday。 I have already made one， it was so tasty and quick to make！ I plan on making several more in the near future。I love that almost every recipe calls for pantry staples， and very few of them require slightly more specialty items。 Even the more "special" cakes use common items you can find in any grocery store or supermarket。 This is the kind of book you want on your shelf for when the cake craving strikes！ This is such a sweet little book， full of great recipes to make anyday。 I have already made one， it was so tasty and quick to make！ I plan on making several more in the near future。I love that almost every recipe calls for pantry staples， and very few of them require slightly more specialty items。 Even the more "special" cakes use common items you can find in any grocery store or supermarket。 This is the kind of book you want on your shelf for when the cake craving strikes！ 。。。more
Katie
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I love cake， so this was definitely a book for me - the Sesame Seed Cake is fantastic， I think I'll be making it all the time I love cake， so this was definitely a book for me - the Sesame Seed Cake is fantastic， I think I'll be making it all the time 。。。more
May-Ling
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small cakes that i can eat， adapt and make in one bowl？ SOLD。truly beautiful book with mouthwatering photosalthough simple， many flavors here really take you in different directions。 i also appreciate the many deviations you can make from each recipe。 i am not doing glazes （less sugar， less guilt！） and might do that if i was gifting it or wanted a lovelier presentation。 i don't bake all the time and part of that is due to dishes and cleanup - making everything in one bowl feels so unfussy and i' small cakes that i can eat， adapt and make in one bowl？ SOLD。truly beautiful book with mouthwatering photosalthough simple， many flavors here really take you in different directions。 i also appreciate the many deviations you can make from each recipe。 i am not doing glazes （less sugar， less guilt！） and might do that if i was gifting it or wanted a lovelier presentation。 i don't bake all the time and part of that is due to dishes and cleanup - making everything in one bowl feels so unfussy and i'm more inclined to grab my book and whisk away now！ the author also starts with some kitchen basics and offers ways to test ingredients you have on hand to make sure they are still fresh。 i can't wait to cook my way through many of these snacking cakes！ 。。。more
Ann Marie
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This is a great little book。 Snacking cakes are great when you just need a little snack。 I love the variety of recipes offered and all of the ones I have tried so far have turned out quite yummy。 Can't wait to work my way through all of the others。 This is a great little book。 Snacking cakes are great when you just need a little snack。 I love the variety of recipes offered and all of the ones I have tried so far have turned out quite yummy。 Can't wait to work my way through all of the others。 。。。more
Slmstanley
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Bought this title because I tried making the apple cake recipe; now it's a family favorite。 Simple， one-bowl （more often than not）， and delicious little cakes to make quickly and keep on hand for cake cravings。 Bought this title because I tried making the apple cake recipe; now it's a family favorite。 Simple， one-bowl （more often than not）， and delicious little cakes to make quickly and keep on hand for cake cravings。 。。。more
Beth Polebaum
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What a great book！ You can make these cakes without a mixer。 😋
H
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Cute， but the library copy did NOT come with cake :（
Sara Rishforth
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The Powdered Donut Cake is amazing！ Looking forward to baking more from this cookbook！
Judi
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If you like to bake cake， eat cake， gift cake， bake with children， try new recipes or get new ideas - buy this book！I'm pretty sure I'll be making a lot of these recipes！！ If you like to bake cake， eat cake， gift cake， bake with children， try new recipes or get new ideas - buy this book！I'm pretty sure I'll be making a lot of these recipes！！ 。。。more
Claire
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Every cake I have baked so far has turned out absolutely delicious: fluffy and packed with flavor。 Baked: - Lemon rosemary currant cake - Sweet potato ginger cake - Berry cream cheese cake Bought myself a copy after initially borrowing from the library because SO MANY of these look amazing。
Emily
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I have now read each recipe in this book and made four cakes （two sweet and two savory）， and I can say with certainty that this book is everything it promises to be。 All of the cakes are simple - you aren’t winning any decorating awards here， but you will win over stomachs。 Everything is made in one bowl， and I almost always have had every ingredient already in my pantry。 The various icings and glazes are a nice bonus， but they aren’t necessary。 The cakes are small enough that my husband and I c I have now read each recipe in this book and made four cakes （two sweet and two savory）， and I can say with certainty that this book is everything it promises to be。 All of the cakes are simple - you aren’t winning any decorating awards here， but you will win over stomachs。 Everything is made in one bowl， and I almost always have had every ingredient already in my pantry。 The various icings and glazes are a nice bonus， but they aren’t necessary。 The cakes are small enough that my husband and I can snack on them for a few days without having to take any to work to share。 The recipes are clearly written and easy to follow （even when you decide to bake a cake at eight on a Sunday）。 Highly recommended for anyone with a sweet tooth。 。。。more
Amelia
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I would bake anything from this book。 Everything we've tried so far has been delicious: lemony olive oil cake， swirled jam cake， buttered walnut cake with maple coffee glaze 🤤， and espresso choc chip cake。 I would bake anything from this book。 Everything we've tried so far has been delicious: lemony olive oil cake， swirled jam cake， buttered walnut cake with maple coffee glaze 🤤， and espresso choc chip cake。 。。。more
Kai Charles（Fiction State Of Mind）
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Great recipes
Cher
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I absolutely love this delicious book， from the wonderful， easy-to-follow recipes to the enticing photography。 So many cakes to add to my repertoire！
Rosa
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If sometime during this pandemic you've decided that you were cooped up/bored enough to embark upon a true baking adventure， that you would finally tackle Hong Kong egg tarts and 90 minutes later， every visible surface of the kitchen is encrusted in flour， every appliance and cooking utensil you own has somehow been utilized/dirtied， and all your former culinary aspirations have been exposed as a wastrel's pipe dream - you realize that you have actually come to despise flour， and oil， and sugar， If sometime during this pandemic you've decided that you were cooped up/bored enough to embark upon a true baking adventure， that you would finally tackle Hong Kong egg tarts and 90 minutes later， every visible surface of the kitchen is encrusted in flour， every appliance and cooking utensil you own has somehow been utilized/dirtied， and all your former culinary aspirations have been exposed as a wastrel's pipe dream - you realize that you have actually come to despise flour， and oil， and sugar， but most of all， you loathe the starry-eyed fool you were 90 minutes earlier， the one who， despite never having exhibited any particular talent for pastry or custard， decided it would be nbd to recreate a dim sum staple that perfectly highlights the culinary resourcefulness and imagination your forebears demonstrated while living under the yoke of British colonialism and ethnocentrism - now， 90 minutes into a deep and unmitigated mess， you have nothing to show for your troubles but chaos， and all you really desire anymore is a hard cold exit from your kitchen to an utterly new life/beginning， Jason Bourne style。。。 if any of this nightmare feels at all familiar， Yossy Arefi's Snacking Cakes may be exactly what you seek。Arefi's recipes call for dirtying 1-2 bowls at most （especially if you weigh your ingredients instead of using measuring cups）， oil or melted butter （not room temp， so no pre-planning to set out butter hours beforehand）， and mixing with a whisk， with no other fancy gadgets， aside from a grater here or there; I've only found one recipe that asks for a hand mixer and softened butter （she profusely apologizes for this in that recipe's intro）。 Every recipe has different pan size options listed （square， round， Bundt， etc。）However， there's more to this book than just baking ease; because Arefi has a highly diverse （yet approachable） palate， the adventure is not in techniques， but rather， in the flavor combinations。 I've made an orange/beet/poppyseed chocolate cake with beet and orange glaze （thumbs up）， and a rhubarb cake with a sumac crumb topping （which my evil children ate the very last pieces of while my back was turned， a bittersweet triumph）。 She has interesting variations for every recipe， such as switching out some of the AP flour with rye or buckwheat， and listing a few possible glazes for each recipe that would greatly alter the final effect， thereby expanding each recipe to represent 2 or 3 more。 One of my kids has severe nut allergies - this book offers enough variations to work around that， except for maybe one or two recipes。 [However， if you're gluten-free or vegan， I would check it out from the library or at the bookstore first; there's less flexibility with those diets。] If you're like me in not really caring about improving technique， but still enough of a food snob that you can't accept the glut of online recipes that are essentially rolling a stick of buttered cream cheese in powdered sugar sprinkles and calling that a result， this book hits exactly right。3 more things: 1） I would exercise caution with the printed bake times - I've had to shave off an average of 10 minutes for all 5 recipes I've tried so far （most of us know not to follow recipe bake times to the letter in general， right？ My point is， they are even more off than I'm used to - mayhap her oven and mine are entirely different species）; 2） because of the melted butter thing， the only vanilla-based cake I've made so far was kind of corn-bready; overall， some of the more delicate cakes might come off tasting like "easy" cakes， though for me， Arefi's ingenious flavor profiles compensate for those compromises; 3） Arefi explains early on that a snacking cake is a cake you have on the counter that you cut off a slice of every time you walk by， which I can 100% vouch for。 If you are at peace with this scenario， and the devil's knowledge that would bring this vision to fruition， this book is the source。 。。。more
Chessa
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I love this book！ I got the opportunity to read an ARC but I will absolutely be buying myself a print finished copy。 Approachable recipes that mostly only use one bowl and a whisk but with lots of variations and fun flavor combos - what more could you want？ I can’t wait to mix and match every recipe under the sun。 Long live the snacking cake！
Honour Harlowe
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The best baking book ever
Kelly Sauskojus
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I don’t know if I’ve ever found someone who more perfectly shared my cake opinions （it is always a breakfast food， cupcakes are too much effort， all icing apart from homemade whipped cream is overrated）
Jennie
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This book is a bit dangerous。 Almost every recipe can be made in a single bowl with just a scale and a whisk。 You don't even really need the scale， but you'll be more accurate and do less dishes if you have one。 And every recipe that I tried turned out really well！ Her cakes aren't quite as sweet as I'm used to cake being so the other flavors get to shine more and less sugar means more snackable。 I loved the ideas she has in the notes of each recipe for how to try different variations or dress u This book is a bit dangerous。 Almost every recipe can be made in a single bowl with just a scale and a whisk。 You don't even really need the scale， but you'll be more accurate and do less dishes if you have one。 And every recipe that I tried turned out really well！ Her cakes aren't quite as sweet as I'm used to cake being so the other flavors get to shine more and less sugar means more snackable。 I loved the ideas she has in the notes of each recipe for how to try different variations or dress up the cakes。Here are the recipes I tried over the last couple of months:Corn Cake w/ Honey ☆☆☆☆☆Beautiful texture for an incredibly easy cake。 This would go equally well in savory contexts as it does in a dessert context。 It's like cornbread but sweeter and fluffier。Double Apple Cake ☆☆☆☆This cake looks as amazing as it tastes。 The base flavor is really light and easy so I could definitely see it being made without the apple topping in a pinch。Lemon Olive Oil Cake ☆☆☆☆Probably the platonic ideal of a snacking cake。 Such great flavors and I'm curious to try this with oranges instead of lemon。Chocolate Hazelnut Cake ☆☆☆☆☆The center of my cake sank when I made this。 Definitely user error， I think maybe my coffee was too hot when I added it or it sat around too long before going in the oven。 Even still， the flavor was so out of this world amazing with a perfect texture that it's probably the tastiest cake I made。Vanilla Buttermilk Cake ☆☆☆☆☆Simple but perfection。 I tried this twice， once with a funfetti topping and once going offscript with a strawberry variation on the frosting。 I like this recipe so much because of how easy it is to start riffing。 Next time I'm going to try and work in some freeze dried strawberries into the batter to accompany the strawberry frosting。Recipes I'm looking forward to trying: Swirled Jam Cake （I have sooo much jam from the summer） and Chocolate Orange Beet Cake （I need something to use all those summer CSA beets in）Should you get this book？ Yeah， probably。 Or check it out from your library。 There's only one gluten free recipe， but she said gluten free flour works well as a substitute in these （I haven't personally tried that yet， but will update if I do）。 Also I think only one vegan recipe。 These might be harder to adapt for a vegan diet; most of the recipes call for an egg or two。 Leave a comment if you try any vegan variations that work well。***** UPDATE 2/3/21 *****I made the Cocoa Yogurt Cake with gluten free King Arthur flour and am happy to say it turned out really well！ Good rise， good flavor， super easy。 So if you're looking for gluten free cakes， I think it's pretty safe to say these will work with a simple substitution。 。。。more
Gloria
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Got this as a Christmas present and I love how it's written。 All of the recipes are written out with possible variations， add-in's， and serving ideas。 Every recipe looks delicious and doable。 I will definitely be working my way through all of the recipes in this book。 1/10/2021- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake Really easy to make， not overly sweet。 Next time I'd make it with a sweeter chocolate instead of a 70% I'd also maybe want to use apple sauce instead of all of the oil。 It would be great to ha Got this as a Christmas present and I love how it's written。 All of the recipes are written out with possible variations， add-in's， and serving ideas。 Every recipe looks delicious and doable。 I will definitely be working my way through all of the recipes in this book。 1/10/2021- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake Really easy to make， not overly sweet。 Next time I'd make it with a sweeter chocolate instead of a 70% I'd also maybe want to use apple sauce instead of all of the oil。 It would be great to have with a cup of coffee。1/16/202 - Chocolate Olive Oil cake with Raspberry The perfect snacking cake。 I love the chocolate/raspberry combination （yes， I omitted the almond flour， I didn't have any on hand）。 It was delicious， and it disappeared quickly。 。。。more
Nelly Paulina
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My new favorite book for sweets to keep around the house！
Allison
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A great book full of wonderful， simple cakes。 What's not to love？ A great book full of wonderful， simple cakes。 What's not to love？ 。。。more
E。
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A Christmas gift from Beth--this is a neat book， focusing on smaller， one-layer cakes。 I think I'm going to make the lemon olive oil first。。。 A Christmas gift from Beth--this is a neat book， focusing on smaller， one-layer cakes。 I think I'm going to make the lemon olive oil first。。。 。。。more
C
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