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More from Magnolia  
Author: Allysa Torey
ISBN: 0743246616
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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Located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, the near-shoebox-size Magnolia Bakery has become a destination for lovers of all-things sweet. The reason? From the beginning its owner Allysa Torey and her staff have offered cakes (and particularly cupcakes), pies, and other pastries that are utterly unpretentious but deeply satisfying in a grandmother-would-have-made-it-if-she-could-have way. More from Magnolia Torey's second book, adds to her already impressive recipe roster 75 formulas that range from Pear Streusel Breakfast Buns, and Pumpkin Walnut Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting, to Chocolate Pecan Pudding Pie, and Old-Fashioned Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. Included also are recipes for signature specialties like Magnolia's Chocolate Cupcakes and famous banana pudding, plus a section on frostings and sauces. All are easy to do, even for beginning bakers, and all have the straightforward Magnolia appeal. --Arthur Boehm


From Booklist
Who would have thought that a good store would limit its customers to a specific number of cupcakes? Or that a down-home bakery, without the patisserie appellation, would have garnered such a following in sophisticated Manhattan? In the second of her cookbooks (following The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook, 1999), bakery owner Torey adopts 75 easy recipes to home ovens--with the appropriate preparations, of course. Whether cookies or coffee cakes, cheese pies or ice creams, her sweet stuff is always distinguished by a twist in traditional ingredients--banana bread enlivened by coconut and pecans, or a white chocolate ice cream made crunchier with peanut brittle. Recipes rarely take up more than one page; directions are eminently understandable. Barbara Jacobs
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Book Description
A cupcake can change your life. Ever since Magnolia Bakery opened its doors in 1996, people have been lining up day and night to satisfy their sugar cravings -- patiently waiting in line at the old-fashioned yet funky bake shop to buy cupcakes, layer cakes, pudding, and ice cream, much to the surprise and delight of owner Allysa Torey. Now, from the baker who brought cupcakes to everyone's attention, come even more recipes from Greenwich Village's favorite bakery and her home kitchen. Whether it's a birthday cake, weekend breakfast treats, or sweets for a bake sale, you'll find simple and delicious recipes to delight family and friends on all occasions in More from Magnolia: Recipes from the World-Famous Bakery and Allysa Torey's Home Kitchen. Beginning with the ever-popular cupcakes and frostings, you'll find the much-requested recipes for the mouthwatering Magnolia's Famous Banana Pudding and sinfully rich Red Velvet Cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting, all with helpful hints that let you achieve the same sweet results as the bakery. In the well-loved Magnolia style, Allysa Torey brings you new twists on old favorites, such as Devil's Food Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting, Peaches and Cream Pie with Sugar Cookie Crust, and Apple Tart with Hazelnut Brown Sugar Topping. You'll also find breakfast treats like Cream Cheese Crumb Buns and Blueberry Coffee Cake with Vanilla Glaze; and afternoon snacks like Black Bottom Cupcakes, Walnut Brown Sugar Squares, and Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chip Cookies. From Banana Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing to Heavenly Hash Ice Cream Pie, these are the desserts that Allysa makes for friends and family at home -- unfussy, straightforward, and simply delicious. Illustrated with eight pages of beautiful color photographs, as well as black-and-white stills that capture the daily life of the bakery, More from Magnolia is an irresistible collection of new classics that will inspire you to fill your kitchen with sweet things.


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Introduction When we first opened the Magnolia Bakery, I imagined a cozy, old-fashioned shop where people could come for a cup of coffee and something sweet. I expected our customers to include some local regulars and lots of neighborhood families. I thought we'd close at seven each evening so I could go home and make dinner. I never expected that Magnolia would turn into a city-wide hangout, much less that on weekend nights there would be lines out the door! The bakery is busier now than ever. Our customers stop by as much for the feel of the store as they do for the desserts. With its vintage American decor and desserts, customers often tell me that walking into the bakery is just like stepping back in time to their grandmother's kitchen. They come in for a slice of cake and end up with a little piece of their childhood. Many want to meet me to say thanks for making the red velvet cake they remember from church picnics or the banana pudding just like their mom used to make. Since the publication of The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook, many people have suggested that I do a second book. While working full-time at the bakery, the idea of writing another cookbook seemed impossible. Finally, after putting together a committed staff at the shop, we were able to move full-time to our country house, and I could really consider the idea, knowing that I would have the time and energy necessary to write the book I wanted to write. The kitchen in my house is the one I've always dreamed of having. It's a big country kitchen with a window over the double white enamel sink that looks out on my vegetable garden and the cornfields beyond. The walls are painted pale yellow, and the glass-fronted cabinets, filled with vintage dishware and linens, are a creamy white. I have a counter just for baking that holds my 1950s Sunbeam Mixmaster, and there is a big enamel table that sits in the middle of the room, which is the perfect place for rolling out piecrusts. Being able to work on the book in the country has turned out to be a wonderful experience. It's been great to be able to work on ideas for recipes while sitting on the back porch and then go straight into the kitchen to try them out. I like to create recipes in an old-fashioned style, but with new ideas and perhaps different combinations of ingredients to keep things interesting and fun. These classic American desserts reflect the sensibilities of the bakery and my home. They aren't fussy or difficult -- they're simply my favorites. Allysa Torey September 2004 Copyright © 2004 by Allysa Torey




More from Magnolia

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Eight years ago, Alyssa Torey brought the comfort of grandma's kitchen to New York City when she opened the Magnolia Bakery. Located on Bleecker and 11th, in the heart of Greenwich Village, it quickly became a popular destination; in the evening the line of people craving one of Magnolia's world famous cupcakes or a cup of banana pudding extends down the block. The success of the bakery gave birth to The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook, written by Alyssa and her then-partner. Published by Simon & Schuster in 1999, it's gone through 7 printings and has over 46,000 copies in print. Today the bakery is busier than ever (they sell about 15,000--yes, 15,000--cupcakes a week), and Alyssa has finally succumbed to the pressure to write a second book. In More From Magnolia Alyssa offers home cooks 75 of the bakery's most requested recipes, discontinued treats, and favorite sweets from her own home kitchen. Craving Magnolia's Red Velvet Cake or the decadently creamy Banana Pudding? Miss having a Raspberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Bun with your morning coffee? (The bakery had to discontinue all their breakfast items to keep up with the demand for cupcakes.) You'll find those recipes here. Of course, there are the recipes for the Chocolate and Vanilla cupcakes and Buttercream Frosting, but you'll also find Apple Cake with Butterscotch Cream Cheese Frosting, Devil's Food Cake with Seven Minute Icing and Coconut, and Chocolate Pecan Pudding Pie. Not to mention Blueberry Coffee Cake with Vanilla Glaze, Pumpkin Walnut Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting, White Chocolate Pecan Bars, Nectarine Double Crust Pie, and Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Pecan Crust. There are even recipes for Magnolia's best-loved ice creams. Whether you're a regular visitor or just dream of making a pilgrimage, More from Magnolia brings the delights of the bakery to your very own kitchen.

     



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