ANYTIME CAKES: A Conversation with Dorie Greenspan and Joe Yonan

Join Bold Fork Books and Joe Yonan in welcoming Dorie Greenspan back to Washington DC for a sweet evening focused on Dorie's latest book, ANYTIME CAKES!

ABOUT THE BOOK

From beloved James Beard Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author Dorie Greenspan—a vibrantly illustrated collection of recipes for simple yet most-memorable cakes. Over the years, Dorie has created thousands of excellent recipes. And out of all of them, the ones she always comes back to are the simplest cakes. Some may have a dusting of powdered sugar or a drizzle of icing, but most of them are straight-from-the-oven cakes that are great as-is. They’re cakes that you probably already have all the ingredients for in your pantry. They’re the kinds of cakes you can whip up, put out and know that anyone with a hankering can come by and cut a sliver or a hunk. Any time.

With evocative writing, expert advice, and gorgeous illustrations by Nancy Pappas, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes celebrates the simple—but still exciting and special—with more than 100 recipes for easy-to-make, easy-to-love cakes.There are recipes for all kinds of cakes, including loaves and rounds, muffins, crumbles, and Bundts—even savory cakes—plus frostings, fillings, and other flourishes.

You’ll also find “Playing Around” suggestions throughout—Dorie’s inspirations for making each recipe to your own taste and right for all occasions. Flavor your sugar with citrus or tea for a special touch, spice your cake up with hot honey, or transform your plain cake into an impressive, layered party cake. Just like Dorie, you’ll return to baking these favorite cakes again and again.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America, Dorie Greenspan is the New York Times bestselling and IACP award and James Beard Award winning author of fifteen cookbooks, including Baking with Dorie, Dorie’s Cookies, Around My French Table, Baking Chez Moi, and Baking: From My Home to Yours, and a Substack with a hugely devoted following, xoxoDorie Newsletter. She lives and bakes in New York City, Westbrook, Connecticut, and Paris.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Joe Yonan is the James Beard Foundation Award Winning Author of "Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking" (Ten Speed Press, Sept. 3, 2024): 500 pages and more than 300 recipes aimed at helping anyone learn to cook vegan cuisine, whether it's for one meal or a lifetime. His previous books include the bestselling "Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking With the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein" (Ten Speed Press, 2020). He resides in Washington, D.C. and is the Washington Post's Food Editor.

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