Chosen by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to make the cake for their royal wedding, Violet is a bijou cake shop and cafe in Hackney, east London. The baking is done with simple ingredients including wholegrain flours, less refined sugars and the natural sweetness and muted colours of seasonal fruits.Everything is made in an open kitchen for people to see. Famed for its exquisite baked goods, Violet has become a destination.Owner Claire Ptak uses her Californian sensibility to devise recipes that are bothnourishing and indulgent. With real thought about taste and using the purest ingredients, she has created the most flavoursome iterations of classic cakes, as well as new treats for modern palates. Over 100 recipes include nourishing breakfasts, midday snacks,teatime treats, puddings to share, pantry preserves, and stylish celebration cakes. For example- Morning- Buckwheat Granola or Cinnamon BunsMidday -Squash, Brown Butter and Sage Quiche or Mozzarella, Rosemary and New Potato TartsTeatime- Butterscotch Blondie or Ginger Molasses CakeDesserts- Cherry Cobbler or Fig Leaf Ice-cream Party Party- Loganberry-vanilla Birthday Cake or Coconut-cream Trifle CakeThis book is about making baking worth it- simple to cook and satisfying to eat.
About the Author
A California native, Claire Ptak worked as a pastry chef for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley before moving to London in 2005. She staged in restaurants including Moro and St. John before starting Violet, her stall on Broadway Market in east London. Claire opened the Violet Bakery in 2010. Jamie Oliver said Claire is ‘his favourite cake maker in the whole world’. Claire is also a food writer and stylist whose work includes Ottolenghi’s weekly Guardian column, Observer Food Monthly, Jamie Magazine, Kinfolk, and Vogue. She has published three cookbooks, The Home-Made Sweet Shop, The Whoopie Pie Book and Leon: Baking && Puddings.
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