The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Recipes from the World-Famous Bakery and Allysa Torey's Home Kitchen by Appel, Jennifer, Torey, Allysa (2009) Hardcover

by Allysa Torey

CUPCAKES CAN INSPIRE OBSESSION.Ever since the original Magnolia Bakery opened its doors in 1996, people have been lining up day and night at the old-fashioned yet funky bakery to satisfy their sugar cravings. Now, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the bakery's fi rst cookbook, comes The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook, a comprehensive collection of recipes from New York's sweetest bakery.Magnolia's home-style cupcakes, layer cakes, pudding, and other treats can weaken the strongest will. In these pages you'll fi nd the much requested recipes for the bakery's famous Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting, mouthwatering Magnolia's Famous Banana Pudding, and sinfully rich Red Velvet Cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting. You'll also find breakfast treats like Dried-Cherry Crumb Buns and Blueberry Coffee Cake with Vanilla Glaze; and afternoon snacks like Black Bottom Cupcakes, Raspberry Crumb Squares, and Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies. In the well-loved Magnolia style, there are new twists on old favorites, such as Devil's Food Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting, Peaches and Cream Pie with Sugar Cookie Crust, and Apple Tart with Hazelnut Brown Sugar Topping. From Banana Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing to Chocolate Pudding Pie, the desserts are unfussy, straightforward, and simply delicious, and the Helpful Hints section will make sure you achieve the same sweet results as the bakery.Illustrated with sixteen pages of beautiful color photographs, as well as black-and-white stills that capture the daily life of the bakery, The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook is an irresistible collection of new classics that will inspire you to fi ll your kitchen with sweet things.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction, Reference

Paperback Shinsho

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Charla Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have you ever tried NYC's Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding? If so, then you know how wonderful it is and you should know that the price of this book is well worth that one wonderful recipe. If you have never had their Banana Pudding, then you must try it, it is heavenly! But, there is an added benefit with this book. You also get the Magnolia Bakery's famous cupcake and buttercream icing recipes! These cupcakes, in my humble opinion, are the best in the world! I have made the vanilla cupcakes and the buttercream so many times that I have the recipe's memorized. I have tried many buttercream recipes, but none come close to this one, and it is easy to make ! So, it should be pretty obvious that I believe you will love this book. As if the ones already mentioned were not enough, let me tell you a few of the other recipes included. They are (randomly chosen), Raspberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Buns, Blueberry Coffee Cake with Vanilla Glaze, Pear Pecan Cake, Brown Sugar Pecan Cake, Pumpkin Walnut Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting, Peanut Butter Cup Cookies, Orange Vanilla Chip Cookies, Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake, Caramel Apple Pecan Cheesecake, Cheese Pie, Nectarine Cobbler, and Sweet Potato Pie. Those are just a few of the many wonderful recipes you will get in this delicious book! Happy Baking!

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful cookbook. Everything is doable in my own kitchen, the directions are easy to follow with a terrific tips section in the front of the book. A must for anyone who likes to bake.

[diarhafsari · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't say that I finished reading this book, since I did not read ALL of the abundant recipes included.

The amount of the recipes listed itself already overwhelmed me in the first place (correct me if I'm wrong, but this book consists of the two previous Magnolia books, doesn't it?).

Not to mention that I already knew in prior that the cookbook uses cup measurements for the recipes, which I have to tell once again, that I resent. I much prefer recipes with metric measurements.

So when I picked the book from #InternetArchive, I intended solely to know more about #MagnoliaBakery, the renowned, dreamy bakery. And of course to know about how they make their bestseller products, especially their cupcakes and banana pudding. And to learn how they combine flavors in their baked goods.

I admit that I did save two of the recipes from this cookbook for future reference, though I'm not sure whether or not I'll use cup measurements like the recipess call. Let that be for another brainstorming session in my kitchen.

[Chez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this recipe book, and glad I did. Have tried a couple of the recipes and the Oatmeal Muffins turned out fantastic, keep in the fridge and heat them in the microwave for 15 seconds and put butter on them. Yum, then I had a go a making the Raspberry Cream Cheese Buns, don't know what I did wrong, they were looking really good, and while I let them cool, the centre sank, but still taste good. Just have to keep trying till I get it right. Next time I'll use home made preserve instead of store bought as I found that it was too sweet. Can't wait to try more recipes from this book.

[K · Rating 2 out of 5]

Having never been to the Magnolia Bakery, I was hoping to find some new/different recipes, but this was not the case. Many of the recipes were not bakery recipes, but 'family' recipes, and just older ones passed down (that can be found most anywhere). Calling what are essentially muffin recipes "rolls" just because they're made in a different tin didn't do it for me. I think I bookmarked only 3 recipes to maybe try.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm surprised that some of the bakery items in the book were recipes given to them by customers. It kind of bothers me that they charge so much for their cupcakes when you can make it at home with the recipes in the book. I'm planning on making the classic cupcakes with a easier pre-made coconut oil frosting (vegan). Also why aren't there more photos?!

3/5stars

[Seebee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not enough content to interest me. American measurements are easy enough converted but the American ingredients are harder to figure out substitutions, half and half, semisweet chocolate, peanut butter chips and plenty more besides

[Judith Page · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amounts for ingredients are not clear

Ingredient amounts are not clear. 1 and a half cups of chopped white chocolate doesn’t tell me how much I need. I want ounces. Why don’t I have weights for all the ingredients.

[Lauri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my my!

Can’t wait to start baking! Already ordered the bun pan!
I couldn’t put this recipe book down, it’s that good.

[Margaret Gerberding · Rating 4 out of 5]

Be prepared to be very hungry as you read this cookbook! I want to bake all the recipes.

[shereen v wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yum, great baking book

Great recipes and easy instructions. This was a great book to get before the holidays.I look forward to making the banana pudding.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The content of the book is as expected but without photos of the wonderful recipes, it is lacking.

[Yaaresse · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't really see anything in here that made me want to run to the kitchen and start baking. It felt like these were just recycled recipes from every women's magazine or family cookbook from the 1970s and 80s.

Where they really lost credibility with me was with the banana pudding. Sweetened condensed milk and vanilla pudding mix? Seriously? This is your "famous" banana pudding? No, that's the pudding brought to potlucks by that one relative who can't manage to make instant grits without watching twelve YouTube how to videos, and they know they can't get away with bringing a bag of Fritos again. That's lazy banana pudding for when you don't care what it tastes like. Just use the one on the Nilla wafer box. Even that's not as good as it used to be, but at least it doesn't taste like something a high school cafeteria would serve.

[Ann-Kristin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hmm.. Maybe I have gotten the rotten apple?
My paperback has got many flaws. First off: the edges are cut uneven.
Second, there are a serious lack of pictures in this book. One of the fun Things With cookbooks is to look at the pics and get inspiration. Many pages are blank.
One picture is upside down,
I've heard soooo much about Magnolia Bakery so I expected to get a book that would become a favorite in my shelf. But this book? Thinking about returning it to the web bookstore.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this book! I've made the cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting many times, and get rave reviews each time I make them! The Key Lime pie recipe is amazing too. :)

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Expected to want to bake everything in here, but not so much.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yum! Great recipes! Cakes and icing are wonderful and so easy to make.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I made the strawberry pie from this book and it was very very very very good.

[Avis Black]

The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook suffers from a serious lack of pictures.

[Ann M. Noser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every recipe I've tried has been a success.
The blondies and the oatmeal peanut butter chip cookies have been repeat favorites. (I do make some modifications, but the recipes themselves are great)

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my new favorite baking cookbook!