Perfect cakes, lighter in fat and calories, yet full of flavor? You're not dreaming; you've discovered Enlightened Cakes. Award-winning baker Camilla Saulsbury has crafted more than 100 unbeatable cakes that range from the old-fashioned to the sophisticated to the innovative. For example:
*Caramel Apple Bundt Cake *Tangerine Chiffon Cake with Fresh Berries *Plum Crumble Cake *Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake *Warm Pear & Walnut Cake *Wildflower Honey Cheesecake *Brown Sugar Pound Cake *Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache Cake *Citrus-Scented Olive Oil Cake *Tennessee Jam Cake with Brown Sugar Fudge Frosting *Guinness Gingerbread *Dulce de Leche Layer Cake *Mayan Chocolate Cupcakes *Mocha Cupcakes with Epresso Meringue *Fresh Ginger Cheesecake
And that's but the tip of the fork...
All of the recipes are well-tested, include complete nutritional analyses, and follow enlightened eating guidelines, including no more than 10g of fat per serving and whole grain flour in many of the recipes.
To cake!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Any collection catering to dessert bakers will find this a fine addition:
'Enlightened' cakes cut the fat and up the flavor in this cookbook, which offers many choices for cakes that are easy to make, geared to home bakers, and have been field-tested to assure perfect results every time. Over a hundred bundt, layer, cheesecakes and more hold less fat and fewer calories than traditional cakes, and many offer flavor surprises, such as a Chocolate-Lavender Layer Cake and Lemonade Cupcakes. Any collection catering to dessert bakers will find this a fine addition.
Yes! The best.:
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (8/08) "Enlightened" is an understatement! Imagine having cake everyday and eating it too! This delightful book gives more than a hundred recipes - the way I figured it out I could bake a cake every four days and never duplicate a recipe. Although, that said, there are many that could become favorites. I love Bundt cakes and felt that was a good place to start. They are to be heavy and moist, yet delicate. The "Citrus-Scented Olive Oil Cake" is... more info
Simply perfect:
What a beautiful book, in every way; I'm a fan of Ms. Saulsbury's work on the Food Network and her many other books. This one lives up to all of her other beautiful work: innovative flavor combinations and recipes that work perfectly in the home kitchen. I was inspired to begin baking as soon as I got the book a month ago, despite the summer heat. I'm so pleased with the results. I agree with the previous reviewer regarding the plum crumble cake; it's perfect. But the Bee Happy Honey Cupcakes are my... more info
Worthy of the Highest Praise!:
This is a wonderful addition to any dessert lover's library, as well as for anyone looking to bake beautiful and delicious cakes that have all the flavor but not 1000 calories per slice. The pictures, though small, are gorgeous, and made me want to jump right in. There is so much variety in this book, the recipes are very detailed and easy to follow, and most importantly, the four recipes I have tried since the arrival of my book came out absolutely perfectly (the plum crumble cake is going to be a new... more info
