Love Bake Nourish: Healthier Cakes, Bakes and Puddings Full of Fruit and Flavour
Amber’s recipes unite luxury with nature. Her cakes are truly delicious and original with tastes that awaken your senses.(Sadie Frost, Actress)I adore the whole concept behindLove, Bake, Nourish. All of the recipes use honey, maple syrup, and fruit for naturally sweet flavors (minimizing the use of refined white sugar) and ancient flours like spelt, buckwheat, rye, and nut flours (replacing white all-purpose flour). As you all know, I’m not one to shy away from sugar and all-purpose flour, but it’s nice to experiment with alternatives that are not only more healthful but also provide a wealth of different flavors to experience. I’m also a sucker for beautiful food photos, and the images by Ali Allen fromLove, Bake, Nourishdon’t disappoint.(StefThe Cupcake Blog, 3/12/2014)'How you like your meringues is a very personal subject,' writes Amber Rose in her cookbookLove, Bake, Nourish. The New Zealand native chef hails from a land famous for the pavlova, a meringue dessert topped with cream and fresh seasonal fruit. 'I like them a bit chewy, while others like them to be crisp and crunchy.' She notes for larger meringue, such as a pavlova, the longer it should bake in the oven. However, once it’s cooked, you may leave it in the oven overnight to cool.(Shannon McCook, The Perfect Summer Peach MuffinParade.com, 4/18/2014)Amber Rose has just publishedLove Bake Nourish, a baking book that reflects a very distinctive personal nature. She’s a passionate about foods that are seasonal, organic and not processed. She loves different flours and she cannot abide processed sugar. In her career as chef and author, she has scoured for recipes, old and new, that meet her standards for superior and naturally healthy baking. This dish is old, Italian, and a treasure. No sugar, just honey. No flour, just ground walnuts plus chestnut puree. There is a reason traditional recipes are the core of our culinary heritage. They taste good. Amber’s recipes typically end with serving suggestions. I expected to read about whipped cream. How lovely to find she wants this dense, rich cake served with sour cream. This combination is truly self-intensifying. And, uh, no, there is no chance of confusing this cake for a baked potato.(A Comforting Chocolate and Chestnut Cake from Amber RoseCooking by the Book, 4/6/2014)I was sent Amber Rose’s book, Love, Bake, Nourish:Healthier Cakes and Desserts Full of Fruit and Flavorfor review and the minute I flipped through the pages, I knew this woman had an original voice and approach to baking. The recipes are healthful, yet they remain firmly planted within the arena of classic baking. The design and format beautifully support her goal of bringing delicious, lighter, healthier—nourishing—fare to her readers. There are many recipes using spelt flour and fruit as sweeteners.(Dede Wilson, Amber Rose On How to Nourish Through BakingBakepedia, 5/19/2014)Rose Water and Pistachio Pavlova with Strawberries. [Rose Water and Pistachio Pavlova with Strawberries] is definitely a firm favorite of mine and, for me, scattering rose petals on top is an absolute must—this dessert is not just for the palate, it’s for the soul, something to be made with love for a very special occasion. A Lemony Hazelnut & Blueberry Cake. I love cream, I love berries and I love nuts. Here, I have incorporated them all in one delicious [lemony hazelnut blueberry cake]. A slice of this, 10 minutes to myself, a steaming cup of fragrant jasmine tea, and the world would simply fall away. On a recent visit to my friend Sadie Frost’s house, I took her some cakes to share for an afternoon tea, and one of her gorgeous sons, upon seeing this cake, said: “Baking cakes like this is like being a superhero.” Possibly the best compliment I have ever had. (Bakepedia, 5/19/2014)On the other end of the spectrum, Amber Rose'sLove, Bake, Nourishis full of desserts that use wholesome ingredients (think whole grain flours, fresh fruit, and natural sweeteners), complete with pretty, airy photos.(Marian Bull, The Food52 Summer Reading ListFood52, 7/8/2014)From Amber Rose’sLove Bake Nourish, these ginger-peach wholegrain muffins are sweetened with honey and topped with a surprisingly good gingery-peach combination that soaks into the top of each muffin as it bakes.(Shannon McCook, The Perfect Summer Peach MuffinParade, 6/11/2014)--This text refers to an alternateHardcoveredition.