The recipes in
Marbled, Swirled, and Layered build on traditional baking techniques, but add marbling, layering and new flavor combinations in ways that make classic baked goods feel new and exciting. Cookies, cakes, pies, brownies, muffins, breads and nearly any other baked good imaginable are eligible for upgrade in the kitchen of Irvin Lin, the blogger behind
eatthelove.com. Jumbo Arnold Palmer Cookies combine lemon and tea in a classic sugar cookie; Carrot and Parsnip Layer Cake offers an upgrade to the classic cream-cheese frosted delight; Grapefruit and Earl Grey bread opens entirely new doors in the world of quick breads.
With his background in design, it's no surprise that Lin's baked goods are as lovely as they are delicious--a fact evidenced by the full-color photography accompanying nearly every one of the 150 recipes in
Marbled, Swirled, and Layered. These inspirational photos, combined with specific, detailed instructions and suggestions for variations on each recipe, offer a warm invitation to bakers of all skill levels to get creative--and play with their food. --
Kerry McHugh, blogger at
Entomology of a Bookworm
