Good Food: Bakes & Cakes

Whether you want to make a moreish snack for tea, or bake a perfect cake for a special occasion, Good Food: Bakes and Cakes serves up fabulous baking ideas for tasty treats. Taken from Britains top-selling BBC Good Food magazine, these imaginitive and easy recipes are guaranteed to guide you to baking success.

From such delicious classics as Authentic Yorkshire Parkin and Shortbread, and the imaginative combinations of Raspberry and Blueberry Lime Drizzle Cake or Cranberry and Poppy Seed Muffins, to spectacular cakes such as Seriously Rich Chocolate Cake, there's plenty to keep your family and friends happy.

These quick and easy recipes have been specially chosen to help even the busiest people enjoy delicious, fresh, home-cooked food. Each recipe is written with simple step-by-step instructions and is accompanied by a useful nutritional analysis and a full-colour photograph, so you can cook with complete confidence.

This edition is revised and updated with brand new recipes and a fresh new look.

Mary Cadogan is a renowned food writer and stylist, and author of 14 cookbooks. She was food director ofBBC Good Food magazine for 12 years, and was on the launch team of Olive magazine. She continues writing features for Good Food magazine, as well as other publications, including a regular column inLiving France magazine.