Rose's Heavenly Cakes Book

Rose Levy Beranbaum has never disappointed me with a cookbook before and this one is no exception. I love the way she includes some of the science of baking in her recipes. She also includes weights for the ingredients and I am now a kitchen scale convert. She sometimes provides helpful commentary during the baking process, such as 'the mixture will look curdled' and then goes on to reassure that what she describes is just as it should be- thus no panic attacks in the kitchen. Her approach to a recipe is a bit different from the cream-the-butter-and-sugar norm. Many of the offerings are inventive twists on classics, such as the Bostini, a deconstructed Boston cream pie. If you're a fan of the book, there is a bloggers' bake-through on the internet that I enjoy following. It's found under Heavenly Cake Bakers. Good stuff!