Magic Cakes: Three cakes in one: one mixture, one bake, three delicious layers by Christelle Huet-Gomez is a wonderful new cookbook that showcases a delicious assortment of Magic Cakes. Magic Cakes are three cakes in one, this is every cake-lovers dream! Composed of just eggs, sugar, flour, butter and milk, and with a super simple preparation method. But the magic in these cakes is in the cooking. Baked at a low temperature, the cake mixture divides itself into three layers, each with a distinct texture and taste: a dense, moist cake base; a delicate cream filling; and a light and fluffy sponge to top it off. The cakes look really impressive but are really simple to bake. They are perfect for celebrations, dessert, or simply when you would like a sweet treat.
Salted Butter Caramel Cake
With chapters covering the Basics; Tutti-Frutti; Special and Occasion Cakes; and Savoury, there are a host of flavours at your fingertips, from the simple vanilla cake or chocolate hazelnut, to more exotic flavour combinations of raspberry and Matcha green tea. More than just cakes, there are recipes for cupcakes, pies, cheesecakes and brownies – all with the special ‘magic’ touch. As you can see from these images, everything in the book is beautifully photographed. The hard part is deciding on which cake to bake first! The book has a helpful section on practical tips and golden rules to get you started on baking perfect Magic Cakes.
Praline Cake
Sarah baked a Vanilla Magic Cake this week and it was so delicious. We enjoyed it for dessert with a vanilla ice-cream. If you follow the simple steps, the recipe works perfectly, and you get a magic cake with three distinct layers. We thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who loves to bake.
Hardie Grant Books are giving two lucky A Spoonful of Sugar readers, the chance to win a copy of Magic Cakes. To enter, simply log into the rafflecopter giveaway box below with your email address or facebook account. Do as many of the giveaway options as you wish – if you already follow A Spoonful of Sugar on facebook/pinterest etc, just click the button below for an automatic entry. Giveaway is open World Wide until September 22, 2015 . The winners will be notified by email and announced here on this post. Good Luck!
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Coffee Cake
Book Details:
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Format: Hardcover, 72 pages
ISBN: 9781784880170
RRP: $19.95
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WOW. Just … WOW. I opened Amazon and pre-ordered that puppy by the time I saw the second photo, lol. I have a particular love for German Chocolate cake, but I like most flavours – chocolate … lemon … almond … butterscotchy/caramelly … vanilla … when it comes to cake, I just say YES 😀 Thank you for a great giveaway – it’s extra nice that everyone can enter!
these cakes look amazing!! I love chocolate cakes the best, but I am willing to try something different if they come out this great!!
Hazelnut would be my absolute favourite
Hi Lisa ,wow this book sounds amazing and the cakes look so yummy,thankyou for hosting such a wonderful giveaway xx
i love chocolate but salted caramel cake would have to be my favorite!
i love this kind of cake! My favourite is a Victoria sponge, but I also love anything with chocolate!
Wow! I never knew such a thing existed – magic cakes! They look amazing! I really like caramel cakes and lemony cakes 🙂
You had me a salted butter caramel 🙂
Carrot cake is my favorite!
I tasted one if these cakes, it was amazing! I think a chocolate one would be delicious.
These all look fabulous but the coffee cake. You have won my heart.
So long since I’ve made a Magic cake and this book looks as though it is filled with wonderful flavours. I am rather partial to lemon, salted caramel and chocolate.
Hi such a great Giveaway! Carrot Cake sounds very good!
Impressive – I like to bake but don’t have time for anything too complicated. This looks do-able.
I love vanilla, but that coffee cake caught my eye 🙂
The cakes all look so yummy!
My favorite flavor of cake is chocolate. But I do love a good white cake as well. Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win. The idea of cakes that divide themselves into layers is really intriguing!
My first choice when it’s comes to cakes always seems to be something that includes passionfruit! Love Love Love! 🙂
Slow cooking just gets better and better
My favorite cake is a pound cake, especially chocolate pound cake. Thanks.
OMG these sound fabulous, my favourite cake is chocolate
Chocolate cake is my favourite.
My favourite flavour is a Baci cake!
I love the poppy-fresh cheese-cherry cake of a friend.
Wow, love the sound of these cakes. Never heard of magic cakes before but I’m keen to give them a go.
Oh my! The look stunning. Perfect for gatherings where you’re pushed for time but still want to impress a little!
Oh they look so good, I think a Lemon Magic Cake would be relish!
“delish” not relist!
Wow! These look DELISH !
Would love to own this book! I love baking sweet treats for my family, but feel myself lacking in the cake baking department.
oh wow…been playing with this for a couple of months… Now I want to try the savory ones!
What a fascinating idea! The photos look gorgeous and I’d love to win a copy of the book. Thank you!!!
That looks amazing! Would love that book.
This looks so delicious – I would love to make these cakes!
i would love to try even the “plain” type of one of these, but that coffee one looks delish
carrot cake with lots of goodies – pineapple, nuts, raisins – yummy
I would say chocolate for the most part but it varies!!!^_^
YUMMMMMM!!!!!!!
Oh how wonderful! Cookbooks are something I collect and of course use, so it would be fabulous to win this give away that you are graciously offering! Thank you and have a wonderful creative day!
My favorite cake flavor is almond. Thanks for the chance to win the cookbook.
CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE!!!!! and also chocolate peanut butter 🙂
I love chocolate cake the best.
This is so cool! I have to try it! I would love the chocolate flavor.
Looks delicious!
This book looks amazing. Chocolate is my favourite flavour of cake, but I would love to try that coffee cake!
I adore caramel cakes! Thanks for the great giveaway!
What a fabulous book. Anything with chocolate wins my vote.
It has to be orange and poppyseed! It reminds me so much of my grandmas kitchen growing up!!!
I love Cherry Ripe Cake, because I love the flavours of chocolate, cherries and coconut together!
My hubby is the cake lover but I guess we would have to agree that carrot cake is a favorite. Thanks!
They all look so delicious! Would love to try them all out especially the brownies 🙂
Fantastic giveaway!! I personally like a good CUSTARD CAKE, the rest of my family’s favourite is off course – CHOCOLATE CAKE!!
Cake IS my favourite!
Hmmm, probably salted caramel…….or chocolate zucchini……or carrot……or lemon curd…..well, you get my drift lol.
Anything chocolate is my favorite. For special occasions love tiramisu.
I would love to try one of these cakes. It would probably have to be chocolate for my husband to try it though. Thanks!
Chocolate. Such a cool book!!
Wow .I always have room for i more cook book ,and that looks like very interesting Cakes to try out.
My favorite cake flavors are lemon, marble, and I’m sure there are others, but German chocolate coated lemon and marble cakes are delish.
Rhubarb crumble cake is my current favourite.
chocolate is favorite flavor of cake
Everyone of those cakes are such lovely creations and look sooo delicious! Hard to pick one flavor as a favorite but some of my favorites are coconut, lemon or chocolate. You just can’t go wrong with making a cake to share. Cake makes everyone smile? ???
My favorite flavor is Red Velvet Cake!
Coconut cake is my absolute favorite!
Double chocolate with choc fondant on top. Or, if it’s still breakfast time then date and bran.
My favorite is blueberry buckle
I’m a total vanilla fan.
Vanilla and caramel
Chocolate with heaps of cream and choc shavings and bits!!
These look incredible – would love to give all of them a go but chocolate would have to be first of course!
salted caramel!!!
My favorite flavor of cake is german chocolate.
Lemon creme cake. Oh so delicious!
vanilla bean and pecan cake – goes perfectly
I usually steer away from cooking cakes because i am not a good baker but these look so fabulous I’m going to try to bake one….and if that works …maybe another one!
Chocolate, chocolate and chocolate!!!!
Thanks so much 🙂
Pudding Poke Cake…My kids absolute favourite treat!
I love red velvet cake.
I love Red Velvet Cake!
Having a birthday in the warmer months, I usually opt for coffee and chocolate gelato cake… but rich flourless chocolate cake is also a melt-in-your-mouth delight!
This little baby would have pride of place on a book stand in the most popular place in my house – the kitchen… so everyone can pick it up and choose a dessert!!
anything with chocolate or vanilla in it would be a ht in my house… but if I put something different on the table – there would still be “oohs’s” and “arrhhhs” sung by the stweet tooth choir!