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TO MY HUSBAND, LEE, I LOVE YOU Copyright © 2022 by Polina Chesnakova All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form, or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. “Candied Orange Peel” by Domenica Marchetti/Domenica Cooks LLC. Used by permission. SASQUATCH BOOKS with colophon is a registered trademark of Penguin Random House LLC Editor: Susan Roxborough | Production editor: Bridget Sweet Designer: Anna Goldstein | Photographer: Charity Burggraaf Food styling: Polina Chesnakova Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Chesnakova, Polina, author. Title: Everyday cake : 45 simple recipes for layer, bundt, loaf, and sheet cakes / Polina Chesnakova. Description: Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2022] | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021024217 | ISBN 9781632172983 (paperback) | ISBN 9781632172990 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Cake. | LCGFT: Cookbooks. Classification: LCC TX771 .C458 2022 | DDC 641.86/53–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021024217 The recipes contained in this book have been created for the ingredients and techniques indicated. Neither publisher nor author are responsible for your specific health or allergy needs that may require supervision. Nor are publisher and author responsible for any adverse reactions you may have to the recipes contained in the book, whether you follow them as written or modify them to suit your personal dietary needs or tastes. Ebook ISBN 9781632172990 Sasquatch Books | 1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1025 | Seattle, WA 98101 SasquatchBooks.com a_prh_6.0_140788416_c1_r2 CONTENTS Introduction Let’s Get Started BUNDT AND TUBE CAKES Rhubarb Buttermilk Bundt Cake Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Five-Spice Streusel Mama’s Rum Raisin Bundt Cake Double-Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake Sugared Jelly Donut Bundt Cake Grapefruit Poppy Seed Cake with Hibiscus Glaze Gingerbread Bundt Cake with Lemon Mascarpone Icing Raspberry-Rose Angel Food Cake Pear-Walnut Cake with Spelt and Cardamom ROUND CAKES Barely Baked Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Olive Oil Cake Rhubarb-Cardamom Upside-Down Cake Apple Sharlotka Whole-Citrus Almond Cake Apricot Cornmeal Skillet Cake Turkish Coffee Crumb Cake Flourless Chocolate Crunch Cake with Port Cherries Strawberries-and-Cream Cake Coconut-Lime Cream Cake with Fluffy Marshmallow Frosting Carrot Cake with Browned Butter–Cream Cheese Frosting Yellow Birthday Cake with Whipped Malt Chocolate Buttercream SQUARE AND RECTANGULAR CAKES Banana Cake, Two Ways Browned Butter Hazelnut Cake with Sugared Plums “Grated” Jam Cake Frosted Apple-Cinnamon Oat Cake French Custard Cake Golden-Milk Tres Leches Cake Summer Berry Buckle with Crunchy Sugar Santina’s Tiramisu Confetti Cake with Strawberry Frosting Fudgy Devil’s Food Sheet Cake Salted Butterscotch Fudge Sheet Cake Russian Napoleon Cake LOAF CAKES Cannoli Ricotta Cake with Candied Pistachios Marbled Matcha Pound Cake with Berry Compote Lemon-Lavender Yogurt Cake Chocolate Sour Cream Cake Earl Grey Tea Cake Honeyed Fig and Anise Semolina Cake Parsnip and Cranberry Maple Cake Roasted Pumpkin Spice Cake with Tahini Glaze Sticky Date and Ginger Cake with Coconut-Rum Sauce Brandied Persimmon Tea Cake Acknowledgments Index INTRODUCTION Whether right after a meal, while winding down in the evening, or when we gather with friends and loved ones, my family always pours tea—and what is that hot, steaming cup without something sweet to accompany it? This was how I was introduced at an early age to the pleasure of a simple dessert, often cake. Drawn in not so much by the sugar, but by a deep satisfaction that stems from “that ideal match of the right dish and the right moment,” as the restaurateur and cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi said. That idea is what Everyday Cake is all about—cakes in all shapes and forms for every mood and occasion. Maybe a long day at work necessitates a treat, an unexpected guest stops in, or you’re looking to celebrate, but without too much fuss. In other words, day-to-day moments that warrant a spark of joy. In these pages, you’ll find cakes that are neither overly complicated nor too sweet but are reliably delicious. Some, like the Lemon-Lavender Yogurt Cake (this page), are a one- bowl magic trick, while others call for layers (never more than two!) and frosting, like the Yellow Birthday Cake with Whipped Malt Chocolate Buttercream (this page). There are a handful, such as the Salted Butterscotch Fudge Sheet Cake (this page), that feed a crowd, but many more will be easily tackled by a party of two. And if your style, like mine, skews classic with a twist, then you’ll especially love the