All Cakes Considered!

I have a new addition to my cookbook shelf that may even cause the others to develop an inferiority complex. The title of this cake baker's bible? 'All Cakes Considered' by Melissa Gray. Ok, so I gave it away in the title of this post but I'm no good at keeping secrets!
Chris and I saw this book in Urban Outfitters a few weeks back and were mesmirised by the beautiful, hunger inducing photos of cakes of all shapes and sizes within. We planned to buy the book at some point, but to my surprise and delight, he bought the book for us and presented it this week, complete with christmas wrapping paper. The book covers an array of cakes baked over 1 year by the author for her office to munch on once a week. She must have been super popular with her colleagues! They vary in level of difficulty, cost, and access to ingredients, so it will be an adventure to try them out.
We decided there wasn't a moment to lose in selecting the first recipe, and with easter just around the corner, we had the perfect excuse occasion to get baking. So, we picked the araby spice cake, which has a middle eastern influence and seems like a good tie in with the easter story, being set in Palestine and all. So, watch this space to see how our first attempt at exploring the sweet, iced gems of this treasure trove of goodies turn out!

you can buy the book on Amazon here:
All Cakes Considered at Amazon.co.uk