An inviting, down-to-earth, full-color baking book filled with 130 recipes for irresistible must-bake favorites, from cakes to cookies to brownies to muffins to breads, from the New York Times bestselling star of Food Network’s hit series Ace of Cakes and owner of Charm City Cakes and Duff’s Cake Mix. Duff Goldman may dazzle fans with his breathtaking cake decorating, but behind the rigged-up gravity-defying cakes and fancy fondant is a true pastry chef who understands the fundamentals of making incredibly delicious baked goods at home. In Duff Bakes, he truly gives home bakers the down-to-earth essentials they need for creating mouthwatering favorites. Inside you’ll find the perfect muffin recipe to eat straight while waiting for your morning bus, an easy pizza dough recipe for a quick weeknight dinner, and cookie recipes for every occasion. Filled with Duff’s engaging earthiness and hilarious personality, Duff Bakes includes chapters on different types of pastry dough, a variety of cookies, brownies, muffins, bread, biscuits, pies, cakes and cake decorating, gluten-free and vegan desserts, and much more. Duff provides 130 recipes for a diverse range of goodies, including nutter butter cookies, white chocolate blondies, apple streusel muffins, cereal bars, bacon jalapeno biscuits, banana bourbon cream pie, zucchini lemon cake, and savory bread pudding. Here are a few classics as well, like a re-make of the childhood favorite, Twinkies. Duff Bakes will help both novices and seasoned bakers master the best, most delicious home baked goods, build on their baking successes, hone their skills, and understand the science behind the fundamentals of baking.

ダフ・ゴールドマンといえば、ＴＶ番組「エース・オブ・ケークス」で見せるド派手な演出が印象的ですが、本書はその華やかな装飾の裏側にある「職人の魂」と「科学の美学」を解き明かす一冊です。単なるレシピ集を超え、家庭のキッチンを創造の場へと変貌させる彼の哲学は、挑戦と発見の喜びに満ちた、極めて情熱的な人間ドラマを感じさせます。 映像では視覚的な驚きが強調されますが、本書というテキストにおいては、生地の質感や理論など、映像ではこぼれ落ちてしまう繊細なディテールが丁寧に補完されています。画面越しのスターが隣で語りかけてくるような親密な筆致は、読者を単なる観客から一人の表現者へと昇華させる、力強いシナジーを生み出しています。