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There’s something about small, individual cakes which makes for a special treat for tea for coffee time.

I own and use this book often.
Little Cafe Cakes provides a wide variety of stylish individual size cakes. Look for sections on Chocolate, Syrup Drenched, Fruit & Veg, Nutty, Grains & Rice, Tea Breads and Cheesecakes.

In addition to the recipe index, there is an additional index for the icings, syrups and toppings used in the book. This concept makes it easy for you to mix and match.

The color photos and recipes provide plenty of inspiration for cooking and presentation ideas. The book is also a good starting point for ideas to adapt your own recipes, or create new ones. See my own recipe at the end of the review.

I’ve searched for other books devoted entirely to stylish small cakes, and there aren’t many around. If you can get your hands on Little Cafe Cakes, grab it. You can use your friand, mini tartlet or mini muffin bakeware.

Looking for coffee flavors?
Try Colombian Coffee Syrup Cakes, Espresso Cheesecakes and Bambini Tiramisu. Little Chocolate Bleeding Hearts are served warm and when the cake is broken open, chocolate pours from the center. Couscous Cakes, Lemon Curd Ricotta Cheesecakes and a variety of bread and butter pudding style cakes are also on offer.

Little Cafe Cakes is great for anyone wanting to recreate the stylish cakes of the cafes for family or friends. It’s also perfect for those who hanker for the days of a genteel afternoon tea and a slower pace.

Main Features - Little Cafe Cakes

• Additional Sub Index - Icings, Syrups, Toppings
• Excellent book in a hard to find topic area. Little else available.
• Almost 80 recipes covering a wide range of Little Cafe Cakes
• Good color photos. Would have liked one for every recipe

My Own Recipe - Inspired by this book
I needed a quick dessert for unexpected guests. A packet of cake mix and inspiration from this book provided a very quick solution.My Mini Passionfruit Syrup Cakes were a real hit.

They are now a firm favorite for a quick individual dessert. Serve warm with icecream. Enjoy!

Buy - Little Cafe Cakes by Julie Le Clerc
Amazon U.S. • Amazon U.K.

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