Naked Cakes: Simply stunning cakes

I've just received this book and have not tried any of the recipes yet but the cakes look stunning .I recently made a naked cake for a wedding and wish I had this book for inspiration. Just a warning though, through experience.....I've been cake decorating for over 45 years so I have met many callenges with cake requests and have lots of experience, but, this was the hardest! The sheer simplicity of this type of cake makes it very difficult to work with and needs assembly on site....a nightmare in hot weather but it survived and looked and tasted amazing.I made a Carrot cake, Hummingbird cake and a Lavender cake for mine. You will need to support the cakes with wooden or plastic dowel rods but beware, as the cakes are very freshly made they are extremely soft and with the addition of a creamy filling can slide and so the rods can't always offer the best support but are better than nothing. You could assemble it and put acetate around each tier to offer support and remove it before cutting. I hope that's helpful.The contents of this book look inspiring and worth having as a special occasion recipe book, although great for tea time treats too. Would make a lovely gift for someone who enjoys baking. The photos are beautiful and the book is well put together. Hannah uses lots of food colouring to achieve the stunning results but people are veering towards more natural ingredients. Beetroot powder etc can be used to achieve a deep red without altering the taste. Check out natural food colour on Amazon or sites.

This book arrived quite promptly, and I was very pleased with it. There are a variety of recipes to be made inside using a quick and easy formula for various sized cakes. They all look easy enough, though the odd cake does require a little bit of skill, having said that though, its the perfect way to sharpen your baking skills. I think that you would receive a lot of ohhs and ahhhs with the finished cake.All in all a lovely book with super photographs, well worth a place on your coffee table even if you decide not to bake anything in it.

Good value

Nothing out of the ordinary. Very disappointed as I was expecting a book that would give me advice on naked cakes proper when in reality it is just a basic cake recipe book. Let down

I thought this book would have a better variety of cakes in it and better instructions, its ok but a bit overpriced for what it s and what it contains

This is a very beautiful book full of good ideas. I have made the basic cake mixture, which works well, and decorated using a combination of ideas.If you are planning to make a naked cake for a special occasion, there are some useful short videos on the internet.

Good recipes and well illustrated

This is a great book with some lovely recipes when i bought it i unknowingly had another book by Hannah Miles for cake pop recipes i would recommend any of her books to anyone.