The Cake and Biscuit Book
Elizabeth Douglas
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This is a collection of recipes for all types of cakes and biscuits including sponge cakes, fruit cakes, gingerbread and icings. - Summary by Larry Wilson (2 hr 13 min)
Chapters
| Preface & General Directions | 9:51 | Read by BettyB |
| Sponge Cakes | 6:03 | Read by ashleighjane |
| White Cakes | 10:26 | Read by BettyB |
| Layer Cakes | 13:50 | Read by Jeff Novak |
| Various Cakes | 8:04 | Read by CBinns |
| Fruit Cakes | 14:03 | Read by Dean Leggiero |
| Icings | 5:36 | Read by Laurie Banza |
| Gingerbread | 6:41 | Read by mleigh |
| Cakes made with Yeast | 5:59 | Read by Tracy Fay |
| Fried Cakes | 4:43 | Read by Dean Leggiero |
| Little Cakes and Sweet Biscuits, Part 1 | 16:14 | Read by BookBard |
| Little Cakes and Sweet Biscuits, Part 2 | 14:43 | Read by BookBard |
| Breakfast and Tea Cakes | 13:11 | Read by BettyB |
| Schoolroom Cakes | 4:08 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Reviews
Take Notes
Phxjennifer
The Recipes generally sound good, but the author assumes you already know how to bake. Sometimes she leaves out how hot your oven should be, sometimes she buries a vital ingredient in the directions, rather than listing it in the beginning. One recipe called for a quarter cup of yeast (!), but I think she was talking about what modern cooks call a sourdough culture. The narrators all did a good job, but I would definitely have to write out these recipes and study them to get edible results.