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The Primrose Bakery Book

The Primrose Bakery Book

Summary

The Primrose Bakery is a way of life. From croissants for breakfast to layer cakes at tea, it has the whole day covered. And of course their signature buttercream cupcakes are delicious any time of day!

With over 80 inspirational and easy-to-follow recipes for cupcakes, layer cakes, biscuits, loaves and much more, as well as tips like perfect icing, The Primrose Bakery Book is a baking bible. It is also a gorgeously quirky window onto the very special day-to-day world of the Primrose Bakery.

Reviews

  • A place everyone should have in their little black book. A treasure trove of deliciousness, amazing cakes and gorgeous surroundings that our whole family loves. Our birthday cakes will only ever come from here. Yummy
    Jools Oliver

About the authors

Martha Swift

The Primrose Bakery was co-founded in the kitchens of Martha Swift and Lisa Thomas in 2004. In the last decade the bakery has gone from strength to strength, with the opening of two shops in Primrose Hill (2006) and Covent Garden (2008) and the publication of three recipe collections, Cupcakes From the Primrose Bakery, The Primrose Bakery Book and Primrose Bakery Celebrations. In October 2014 the bakery celebrated its 10th anniversary and the publication of a fourth cookery book, Primrose Bakery Christmas.

Martha Swift is now sole owner of the bakery and lives in Primrose Hill, north London, with her two daughters.
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Lisa Thomas

Lisa lives in Primrose Hill, North London, with her husband and two sons. She and co-founder Martha Swift set up Primrose Bakery in Lisa's home kitchen in 2004 and they now have two bakeries, in Primrose Hill and Covent Garden, supplying their unique cakes to London business and hungry customers. They have published three recipe collections. Their Cupcakes From the Primrose Bakery is a modern classic.
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