This updated classic is a must for any baker, and deserves a spot on the shelf next to The Joy of Cooking. There is so much information here. I plan to buy myself a hard copy, and it will make an excellent gift for the holiday season. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of The Cake Bible, 35th Anniversary Edition.

The 35th Anniversary Edition of the original The Cake Bible is not for the faint of heart.

It's a thick tome, well researched, well organized, and for the baking connoisseur or any baker looking for a challenge to develop their talents and skills.

As someone who barely cooks, much less bakes, The Cake Bible is way over my head.

I may make a few of the simple recipes, like the pound cake, but everything else is out of my league.

Honestly speaking, I was hoping for luscious photos to drool over but alas, there were no photos on my Kindle.

Perhaps the download was too data heavy? Still, I wasn't happy no photos came through.

The recipes are well organized, thoughtfully structured and formatted for anyone to follow.

A comprehensive guide as to why certain ratios exist, the golden rules to baking and the sure-fire steps to success are included.

I appreciated the brief background of each individual cake's origins. It provided context and understanding on how a cake got its name.

The Cake Bible would make a great gift for any baker, chef, or someone who collects cookbooks that are a work of art.

This is *the* cake book, as we all already knew. It’s been over thirty-five years since the original “Cake Bible” premiered, however, and an update has been long overdue. I learned so much from reading this. Rose Levy Beranbaum has dedicated her life to creating delicious desserts, and she’s been very busy since 1988. As such, there are a lot of new recipes and variations in this edition that you simple must try out. I know cake aficionados are anxiously awaiting this, and the long wait ends before Halloween this year! It’s worth it!

Many thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow Cookbooks for an eARC in exchange for my honest opinion. I am writing this review voluntarily.

This cookbook is intense in the best way. Every instruction is precise and thoroughly explained in detail. There are six parts: Cakes, Showcase Cakes, Wedding and Special Occasion Cakes, Frosting and Other Adornments For All Cakes, Special Effects and Decorative Techniques, and Ingredients and Equipment.

This is a book that really shows how baking is an art and it can be precise and practiced. When you follow a formula it’s like cake alchemy! It shows you ingredients and how they work to actually make that cake. It even has a section for useful substitutions for emergencies. I really like the what can go wrong section where it will list different problems and the cause for each. It helps you visualize the why of what went wrong in your previous cakes.

There are different methods to baking everyday cakes and in this revised addition we have the benefit of even more fine-tuned recipes that have evolved and improved with time. It sounds kind of intimidating but everything is laid out so neatly and with nicely colored charts and drawings. It still has a feel of an old school cookbook in the best way. I think this book is a tool that is worth having in your kitchen both for serious occasions and just for wanting to practice at home.

Special thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow|William Morrow Cookbooks for sharing this book with me in exchange for my honest review.

There's a reason this book has persisted throughout the decades! It is so incredibly thorough. It really reads like a cake textbook. If you're wanting to elevate your cake game, this is your resource!

Thank you Netgalley and Rose Levy Beranbaum for giving me an eARC in exchange for an honest review

Concise, detailed, clear. This is what this recipe book is! I believed it was an exaggeration to call it the Cake Bible at first, but it truly lives up to its name. It has explanations of what each component to the cake is and why it is valuable. There is a comprehensive guide as to why certain ratios exist, golden rules to baking and steps to success. It also gives you a short background of the origins of a specific type of cake.

Even for an amateur baker like me, this was a great read! The background and the theory and the knowledge being put in allows you to really truly understand the language of cake. Yum!

Expertly written and well-updated. A recommended purchase for collections where baking books are popular.

There's a lot of recipes in this book. Not all of these are beginner-friendly, but if you enjoy baking and are committed to learning new techniques in addition to new recipes, then I'd recommend this book. I only found a handful of recipes that I'd actually make, the rest was more complicated than I prefer doing.