# The Joys of Baking: Recipes and Stories for a Sweet Life - Hardcover

by **Samantha Seneviratne** (Author)

**Baking Your Way Through a Sweet Life, with Great Recipes ... from Samantha Seneviratne** **of Magnolia Network's "Everyday Cooking.**" Cooking is a necessity-everyone needs to eat-but baking is different. No one needs a chocolaty cake or a delectable sweet to survive. That is, until that moment when a chocolate cake is exactly what you need to survive.  
Author Samantha Seneviratne believes that every baking project begins with a spark-a desire, a craving, a memory, or a feeling-and through baking that spark is made real. Inspired by the gumption and charm of the classic, bestselling cookbook _The Joy of Cooking_, this cookbook focuses on the joys that make up everyday life and 75 ways to bake yourself back up when you feel like you've hit the bottom. Each chapter explores one of five themes and provides recipes paired with touching, humorous, and thoughtful essays and beautiful photos throughout.

-   Chocolate Cardamom Swirl Babka
-   Apricot Frangipange Phyllo Tart
-   Nectarine Galette with Sour Cherry Jam
-   Strawberry Rhubarb Cake with Bay and Orange
-   Coffee Crème Bundt Cake

For all the happy and joyous moments, for every stage of love, lovesickness, and everything in between, when you need a moment of comfort and solace, there's always dessert.

### Author Biography

**Samantha Seneviratne** is the author of _The New Sugar and Spice_, nominated for a 2016 James Beard Award, and _Gluten-Free for Good_. A frequent contributor to the _New York Times_ and _Food52_, she has been an editor at _Martha Stewart's Everyday Food_, _Fine Cooking,_ and _Good Housekeeping_, and her blog _Love, Cake_ was a finalist at the 2015 _Saveur_ Awards. Sam lives in Brooklyn with her son Artie.

**Number of Pages:** 208

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 8.7 x 7.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 08, 2019

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