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Beautifully illustrated with a simple step-by-step guide for each recipe!
Show your child how much fun cookery can be by teaching them how to bake. In this colorful book, beautifully illustrated step-by-step recipes show children how to bake delicious cakes, cookies, pies, and desserts. As well as learning how easy it is to bake all sorts of tasty treats, they'll practice skills like measuring, weighing and counting without even realizing it. Full of sweet and savory ideas for everything from brownies to bread, including breakfasts, snacks, main meals and desserts, there's plenty to keep young bakers busy in the kitchen.
Kids will practice skills including:
- Measuring
- Weighing
- Counting
Features vegan and gluten-free variations.
- More than 30 easy, tasty, and fun recipes to make
- The perfect introduction to baking
- Children will learn basic cooking skills and practise mathematics too
- Suitable for ages 6+, with a little adult assistance
More from the author includes Plant, Sow, Make and Grow, Kids Can Cook, Kids Can Cook Vegetarian.
Winner of the Junior Design Awards, Gold, Best Designed/Illustrated Book for Children 2021:
Praise from the judges:
"This beautifully designed cookery book has a lovely retro, pre-digital feel while still sizzling with excitement for kids!...the step by step, illustrated instructions were clear, concise and easy to read."—Junior
"What a cool baking book. I love the step-by-step illustrations. A lovely gift."—Charlotte Kewley, @thelittlestylist
"A classic kid's baking book packed with recipes that every child will salivate over. The stunning retro illustrations make everything look delicious!"—Bonita Turner
"One of those books that will be very well thumbed, a little bit sticky and much loved."—Eleonore Crompton
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"A lavishly illustrated collection of kid-friendly recipes for a wide variety of foods...The simplicity of the instructions will encourage young chefs to tackle ambitious baked goods recipes."—Mid-West Book Review
"This beautifully illustrated guide to baking is brought to life by illustrator Esther Coombs...Each illustration is super detailed and colorful, and the cover of the book is so mesmerizing it makes your mouth water just to look at it!...a great addition to your cookbook repertoire!"—The Children's Book Review
"The perfect introduction to young, aspiring bakers."—@bookgiftblogger
"With wonderful and clear instructions, simple ingredients lists and step by step guides, this would make a great recipe book to add to your collection!"—@homeplaylearn
"There is something delicious in this book for every child...a perfect introduction to baking."—@kidlitismagic
"A great book, a wonderful, colourful explosion of fun across several pages, a big ten out of ten from us!"—@this_sonny_day
"...filled with beautiful step-by-step recipes perfectly designed for readers who are learning these skills...This would be perfect for a visual learner and working on fine motor skills and hand strength!"—@thetinyactivists
"I love the illustrations in this book – they are so fun and really engaging for children. The instructions for each recipe are written in simple language perfect for early readers and I particularly like the section at the start about keeping yourself safe."—@busy_busy_learning
"...a brilliant introduction to the world of baking. I found the illustrated step-by-step instructions so easy to follow and older children would be able to do so with more independence."—@bookishwaytoplay
Before you begin 3
Equipment 4
Basic techniques 5
Soft pretzels 8
Cornbread 10
White loaf 12
Focaccia 14
Pizza & savory snacks
Pizza 16
Beef empanadas 18
Mini vegetable quiches 20
Pies & Tarts
Chicken pie 22
Jam tarts 24
Apple pie 26
Cookies & other sweet treats
Cookies 28
Macarons 30
British scones 32
Cakes, cupcakes & muffins
Cupcakes 34
Muffins 36
Cake pops 38
Madeleines 40
Swiss roll 42
Carrot cake 44
Marble cake 46
Devil's food cake 48
Rainbow cake 50
Bars & tray bakes
Oatmeal bars 52
Chocolate brownies 54
Caramel shortbread 56
Lemon drizzle cake 58
Desserts
Profiteroles 60
Cake toppings
Chocolate ganache 62
Buttercream frosting 62
Cream cheese frosting 63