Frank Carlson Library

From the best-selling author of "Cooking Class" comes this complete and delicious kids' guide to baking. Lively step-by-step photographed instructions teach young bakers essential vocabulary and skills, such as how to measure ingredients accurately, use an electric mixer, knead dough, and test a cake for doneness. From mixing up a simple muffing batter to creating a delicate lattice-top pie, "Baking Class" presents options for children ages 8 to 12,...

When her bakery's grand opening is marred by the murder of a local wheat farmer, Toni Ryder, who makes allergy-safe, gluten-free treats, tries to find the killer, in the face of hostility from others in the town.

To gain leadership skills needed to run a cupcake-baking empire when she grows up, Brianna runs for president of the fifth grade--expecting little competition--until a new girl enters the race.

Rachel Lee is enjoying a summer of baking class and flirting with her almost-boyfriend Evan until a rival cleaning business comes to town, stealing her mother's clients, and she must focus on protecting Lee Cleaners rather than Whit, her cute new classmate.

"Just as Ivy's brother Billy is about to get engaged to his beloved, a tragedy interrupts the happy moment. The body of longtime Santa Sofia resident Marisol Ruiz washes up on the beach-and it's even more heartbreaking since Marisol's father also recently died. But Marisol was a strong competitive swimmer. It seems unlikely there's even a grain of truth to the theory that she accidentally drowned. As Ivy gets to work helping her mentor, Olaya Solis,...

Super Good Baking for Kids, from New York Times bestselling celebrity chef and host of Ace of Cakes and Kids Baking Championship Duff Goldman, teaches budding young bakers how to make dozens of crazy delicious concoctions--from confetti snickerdoodles to unicorn cupcakes to amazing dessert pizzas. With more than 35 delicious recipes and tons of fun fact-filled sidebars on everything from the science of yeast to the history of baking, Super Good Baking...

Discover America's All-Time Best Cookies and Bars

For more than a half century, the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest has celebrated the creativity of America's home bakers—and showcased the country's best baked goods. Cookies and bars are perennial Bake-Off® favorites, and this cookbook presents more than 100 of the winners over the years—a bountiful collection of sweet treats that you and your

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"A simple, stylish cookbook full of desserts that come together faster than you can eat them, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dining In and Nothing Fancy. Casual, effortless, chic: These are not words you'd use to describe most desserts. But before Alison Roman made recipes so perfect that they go by one name -- The Cookie, The Pasta, The Lemon Cake -- she was a restaurant pastry chef who spent most of her time learning to make things...

After a cupcake-flinging fiasco at a photo shoot for a local magazine, Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura agree to make amends by hosting a weeklong corporate boot camp at Fairy Tale Cupcakes. A team-building week of making cupcakes for charity is the brainchild of billionaire Ian Hannigan, new owner of the lifestyle magazine. But when the magazine's creative director is found murdered outside the bakery, Mel and Angie have a new team-building exercise....

When Hannah Swensen hears that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing at a festival in Lake Eden, Minnesota, she bakes up a supply of their namesake confections to welcome them. But tragedy strikes when their tour bus overturns on its way into town. And keyboard player Buddy Neiman's minor injuries turn deadly serious when someone plunges surgical scissors into his chest...Turns out, Buddy Neiman isn't the victim's real name. In fact, no...