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(More customer reviews)I checked this book out from my local library and I'm glad I did, because I would not be willing to pay for this book. The pictures are helpful for learning techniques, but I had huge issues with the recipes included in the book. At the beginning, it offers a fairly detailed, scientific description of the ingredients that go into a cake and what you should look for in the grocery store. This depth is completely missing from the recipes. The instructions are incomplete or not descriptive enough (a pat of butter? This is baking- not cooking! Accurate measurements are important!) and it doesn't tell you how long to let things cool before moving onto steps like taking the cake out of the pan and cutting it into layers. I tested out the Boston Creme Pie recipe and ended up with soupy creme filling instead of the very thick creme it should be. The chocolate ganache recipe included in the book (for the sole purpose of this one cake) made a huge amount of topping. They should have said it doesn't use the whole recipe or just halved the original recipe. Not impressed by this book at all!
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