Published by Free Press, 2010, hardcover, illustrated, index, 255 pages, condition: as new.
In this heartfelt memoir, master baker and star of the #1 hit TLC show, Buddy Valastro tells his inspiring storyand recounts his familys warm memories from a lifetime of living, loving, and cake making.
Television viewers have fallen in love with Buddy Valastro, master cake maker, and his funny and fiery family, proprietors of Carlos Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the smash hit TLC series Cake Boss. Now, to coincide with Carlos 100th anniversary, cake designer extraordinaire Buddy Valastro brings together his passion for baking and his high-energy family stories in the pages of this charming, heartwarming bookcomplete with 25 recipes and tips that will make every reader the cake boss of their own kitchen.
Buddys beautifully designed cakes are the stuff of legendand so is the remarkable story of his father, a beloved pillar of the community and himself a talented baker who set the stage for his familys rise to the pinnacle of their industry. Cake Boss recounts the story of Buddys life and of his familys bakeshop, originally established in 1910 and now a Hoboken, New Jersey, landmark and culinary tourist destination. Here also are twenty-five recipes for Carlos Bakerys most sought-after pastries, pies, cupcakes, and cakes, an irresistible combination of time-tested old-world recipes and modern creations, all founded on a rock-solid old-school baking foundation and classic techniques.
This is the incredible true story of how Carlos Bakery came to be, how one hard-working family realized their patriarchs dream of making their beloved bake shop a household name. The special bond and loving dynamic of the Valastro clan make this an uncommonly touching and truly inspiring memoir..
