The European Cake Cookbook: Discover a New World of Decadence from the Celebrated Traditions of European Baking Kindle Edition

I am also Eastern European and learned to bake from my mother from when I was a kid, and let me tell you, European desserts can be complex and are not easy to get right. Tatyana simplifies the process so that you have a fancy and delicious result. I am so impressed with the variety of recipes and all the amazing pictures, I only wish she had more dessert books! I collect dessert books, and hers is my favorite by far. I have purchased her book for my mom and my sister, and they love it too. I have been following Tatyana's everyday food you tube channel for several years now, and my 10-year old son & 7-year-old daughter often beg to watch her because they know that means we will baking something delicious next, lol.

I just received this book today and I am so excited! This is a beautiful book and I can't wait to bake from it! All the recipes have full page gorgeous photos! The recipes seem fairly easy and are geared toward the American baker. As someone who has traveled extensively through Europe and had the pleasure of consuming many similar cakes, I always searched for a book like this so I could make these kinds of cakes at home.The cakes look awesome! What a treasure this book is! Wish I could find more baking books like this, I love it! In fact, I just ordered myself a second copy- one to keep clean and treasure and one to use for baking that I won't worry about messing up!

When I first opened this cookbook I skimmed through it and I loved seeing that each recipe had a colorful photo and a little introduction about that specific cake. It was very hard to choose which cake to bake first, but since it was late in the evening and didn't want to make a run to the grocery store I settled for a simple Poppy Seed Smetanik. I brought the cake to work and it devoured immediately! I was impressed how easy it was to follow the recipe and I felt confidant in my baking. Also, I appreciated having the "inactive prep time" listed - HUGE plus!

I was pleasantly surprised by this book (kindle edition).I had never heard of this blogger before this purchase though. I would have enjoyed a little more photos than just the one per cake, however, I have been going to the author’s website to get more detailed photos and videos. Hope there are more books like this in the future.

I have been following Tatyana on Youtube for quite a while so when I found out she has a cookbook, I knew I had to get it. She makes the most beautiful cakes but they are doable. So far I have tried the Austrian Pound Cake, Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Tea Cake and Kladkkaka. I didn’t care for the Austrian Pound Cake only because I am not a fan of apricots. The cake has good texture though and good flavor if you like apricots. Now the blueberry cake is a different story. It is so delicious! It is the best blueberry lemon cake I’ve ever had. So yummy with my morning coffee. This is the author’s favorite cake and I could tell why. The Kladkkaka is excellent as well.I have yet to try the more complicated cakes in the book but I am just dying to bake and bake ‘til I get into a sugar coma lol. This is my very first cookbook and I am so happy I bought it. You definitely need this if you are tired of the usual American cakes. Most of the cakes look stunning and delicious. If you are looking for something different (cake wise), this cookbook is definitely a must-have.

do recommend this cookbook with simple detailed recipes for classic European pastries- photos of every recipe- no exotic ingredients- includes both volumetric and mass for ingredients (cups of flour vs grams of flour) - both are provided- detailed simple-to-follow instructions- recipes are not very complicated - but may require time, such as preparing buttercream separately and slicing a cake into multiple thin layers- suited for novice bakers - but knowledge of stiffly beating egg whites and whipping cream are must-have skillsThe reason for the 4-star rating is that the recipes are so GREAT, you wish you had more recipes of other European classic pastries. Hence, deducted one star.HINT to author / publisher - continue with the series and publish recipes for other classic European café pastries - maybe books dedicated by region:- Eastern European,- German / Austrian / Hungarian,- French / British,- Scandinavian / Nordic, etc.

Some of these look sooooo DELICIOUS!!! Can't wait to try them! I grew up in an Eastern European home and many if these look so familiar!

I purchased this book after checking it out from our local library over two months. I don't own many cookbooks and I like to "test drive" them before I commit to a purchase. My creative goal for 2021 was to make fun, fancy, cakes and this book has me well on the way. The instructions are clear and I really enjoy the variety of flavors, styles, and regions. The photographs are very helpful. Some of these cakes are quite a bit of work and some are fairly easy. I have made seven recipes so far with five of them being ones I would repeat. I am learning new ingredients and new techniques and having a lot of fun. My friends really enjoy this hobby as I cannot eat all of these cakes alone.