Author(s): Claire Ptak

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'AN ABSOLUTELY ENCHANTING BOOK' Nigella Lawson | 'A MARVELLOUS ACHIEVEMENT' Jeremy Lee | 'A VIOLET RECIPE ALWAYS WORKS PERFECTLY' Anna Jones | 'GENEROUS, INTUITIVE and BEAUTIFUL' Laila Gohar The very best cakes are always the ones we bake with love at home. Claire Ptak has two homes: her native Northern California and London's East End. Inspired by the best ingredients found in both places - from fresh-picked berries to peach orchards - these 85 recipes for cakes, cookies, desserts and savoury bakes bring the flavours of her kitchen to yours. In this book, English classics come with a west-coast twist, giving you recipes such as Chocolate Violet Babka Buns, Tahini Halva Brownies, Raspberry Loganberry Roulade with Mascarpone and Brown Sugar Victoria Sponge. Californian classics are reimagined as Ras el Hanout Snickerdoodles, Coconut Pudding Cake and Black Tea and Poppy Seed Muffins. You'll even find the recipe for Prince Harry and Megan Markle's Lemon and Elderflower Wedding Cake.