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Crumbs & Doilies

Crumbs & Doilies

Over 90 mouth-watering bakes to create at home from YouTube sensation Cupcake Jemma

Summary

THE MOUTH-WATERING FIRST BOOK FROM CUPCAKE JEMMA'S ICONIC LONDON BAKERY, CRUMBS & DOILIES

Cupcake Jemma has been teaching the world to bake through her hugely successful YouTube channel for almost a decade. In their first ever book, Jemma and her team unlock the secrets to creating wonderfully imaginative cakes, bakes, cookies and traybakes at home.

Packed with over 90 recipes covering cupcakes, layer cakes, cookies, traybakes, brownies and bars, this cookbook includes decadent Crumbs & Doilies classics as well as mouth-watering, exclusive new recipes, including . . .·

· Mighty Ferrero Rocher Cake
· Caramel Cornflake Brownie
· Lemon Meringue Pie Bar
· End-of-the-World Chocolate Cake
· Cookie Dough Brownies
· Pretzel Cookie Sarnies
· Bonfire Bars
· S'mores Cake

Brimming with tips and tricks that will ensure your cakes look every bit as good as Jemma's, the book also features specially created QR codes linking you to videos for key techniques. And for the icing on the cake, you'll find recipes for brilliant basics, from buttercreams and ganaches to pie crumbs, fruit goos and caramels.

With a stunning photograph for every recipe, delicious bakes to suit any occasion and helpful guidance from the best bakers in the business, Crumbs & Doilies is a must-have for any aspiring home baker.

About the author

Cupcake Jemma

Jemma Wilson (Cupcake Jemma) is the co-owner of the Crumbs & Doilies bakery in London, as well as the main host of the hugely successful Cupcake Jemma YouTube channel (2.3 million subscribers), where Jemma and her team of brilliantly creative bakers have been creating beautiful cakes, bakes, cookies and brownies, and sharing recipes for them online since 2013. Launching her business from a small market stall in 2006, Jemma quickly established herself as one of London's most imaginative and sought-after bakers, opening a Wandsworth production bakery to keep up with demand in 2008, followed by the Crumbs and Doilies bakery and shop in Kingly Court, London, in 2015. This is the first book from Crumbs & Doilies.

Jemma Wilson (Cupcake Jemma) is the co-owner of the Crumbs & Doilies bakery in London, as well as the main host of the hugely successful Cupcake Jemma YouTube channel (2.41 million subscribers), where Jemma and her team of brilliantly creative bakers have been creating beautiful cakes, bakes, cookies and brownies, and sharing recipes for them online since 2013. Launching her business from a small market stall in 2006, Jemma quickly established herself as one of London's most imaginative and sought-after bakers, opening a Wandsworth production bakery to keep up with demand in 2008, followed by the Crumbs and Doilies bakery and shop in Kingly Court, London, in 2015. Her first book Crumbs & Doilies, showcasing over 90 delicious bakes to create at home, was published in 2022.
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