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Scone with the Wind

Scone with the Wind

Cakes and Bakes with a Literary Twist

Summary

The perfect gift for those who like a good read and a slice of good cake, Scone with the Wind features 75 delicious literary inspired recipes. Beautifully packaged with bespoke line illustrations throughout, it really is the most novel way to get to grips with the classics!

'Funny and useable present for bakers AND non-bakers!' -- ***** Reader review
'Literally perfect!' -- ***** Reader review
'Super super cute' -- ***** Reader review
'The ideal gift for a book loving baker' -- ***** Reader review
*****
Bake your way through the classics from Jane Eclair to Tart of Darkness, Banana Karenina and On the Rocky Road, Flapjack and the Beanstalk, Nineteen-eighty Petit Fours and many more!

Arranged by genre, enjoy biscuits and cakes, puddings and pies from romance and comedy through to horror and science fiction, and discover fun, edible versions of your favourite books.

Includes witty introductions and amusing illustrations throughout, baking essentials and themed menus for book clubs, parties and afternoon teas.

The ultimate treat for book (and cake) lovers!

Recipes include:
Breakfast at Tiffins
Key Lime and Punishment,
Captain Corelli's Madeleines,
To Kill a Battenberg,
Vanity Fairy Cakes,
Middlemarshmallows,
The War of the Viennese Whirls,
Much Ado About Muffins,
Scone with the Wind and more!

About the author

Miss Victoria Sponge

Miss Victoria Sponge is a writer and baker born in Sandwich, Kent. She studied literature and culinary arts at the University of Madeira, graduating cream of the crop. She rose to fame as the author of such classic books as The Mona Pizza: Italian Cooking Meets Italian Art, The Codfather: Fish and Film and Madame Butterfly Buns: An Opera (Cake). She lives in Bakewell with her French financier boyfriend and their two cats, Ginger and Biscuit. Scone with the Wind is her fourth book.
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