‘A delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.’ PRUE LEITH
‘As fun as cake itself – and equally hard to put down.’ FELICITY CLOAKE
‘A book that offers insight with laughter and history with a tummy rumble. Nothing short of delicious.’ JOHN WHAITE
‘An entertaining, Bill Bryson-esque romp that’s easy to devour.’ The Grocer
‘He does for cake what Bill Bryson did for travel’
JOHNNY I'ANSON, BBC Radio 5
‘Perfect to fill the void when Bake Off ends.’
DELICIOUS
‘How can you not love a book where a chapter on birthday cake spans homemade baking and Jane Asher’s fondant-iced cake empire before ending in a paean to Colin the Caterpillar via Goethe and a partygoing white skunk?’ NICOLA MILLER, Tales from Topographic Kitchens on Substack