Fruit Cake: Recipes for the Curious Baker

"In-demand New York City food stylist Jason Schreiber brings aesthetic flair and flavor to 75 recipes that are whimsical celebrations of fruit and cake in all their glory"--
The influential food stylist blends aesthetic flair and flavor in 75 recipes that combine fruit and pastries, from Raspberry Tea Cake and Mango Coconut Cashew Bites to Roasted Plum Sorbet Cake and Blood Orange Bee Sting Cake. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
&;Jason&;s love of shaking up tradition is evident. Adding fruits to bolster flavors in familiar baked goods is groundbreaking . . . steering us to experiment, try new combinations of flavors, and expand our baking vocabulary.&; &;From the foreword by Martha StewartJason Schreiber, one of New York City&;s most influential and popular food stylists, combines aesthetic flair and flavor in 75 whimsical recipes that celebrate fruit and cake in all their festive and delicious glory.In gorgeous photos and dozens of fresh and flavorful recipes, acclaimed food stylist Jason Schreiber shatters misconceptions about that most maligned of desserts&;fruitcake&;by imaginatively breaking with convention as he pays homage to the delicious combination of fruit and cake. Forget those dried artificially dyed candied doorstops that everyone regifts and passes on. Fruit Cake is a tasty epicurean tour through dozens of cakes and other pastries that use a variety of fruits, combining them with diverse fillings, as well as liquor, nuts, and more. Interwoven with the recipes are stories, anecdotes and asides that are just as charming and intriguing as the lush, full-color photos that accompany them.Each recipe in Fruit Cake showcases one of thirty-eight fruit, whose natural sweetness and juice make desserts that are perfectly moist and sweet without being overpowering. Indulge your taste buds with his beautiful, fanciful creations, including:Constant Cravings&;cakes like Raspberry Tea Cake and Polenta Pound Cake with Spiced Mandarins that will satisfy your cravings at any hour of dayOut of Hand&;finger-focused treats perfect for pocketing or dressing to impress, such as Mango Coconut Cashew Bites and Blueberry Ginger StudmuffinsShowstoppers&;cakes for the spotlight that you can humblebrag about &;just throwing together,&; including Passionfruit Lime Pavlova and Horchata and Roasted Plum Sorbet CakeAll Rise&;the next best thing to eating sumptuous creations like the Blood Orange Bee Sting Cake or Bourbon Peach Kugelhopf, and other sumptuous creations is smelling the just-risen yeasted doughSoaked&;try one slice of these decadent cakes that marinate in booze for days&;whether it&;s the likes of the Pomegranate Molasses Cake or the Fig, Port, and Chocolate Cake&;and you&;ll need a designated driverFilled with divine desserts for all seasons, this wonderful cookbook will forever change the way you think about fruit and cake.