Wholesome Cakes, Cookies and DessertsProduct Image of Cake or Cake Kit
Wholesome Cakes, Cookies and DessertsProduct Image of Cake or Cake Kit

Wholesome Cakes, Cookies and Desserts

Wholesome Cakes, Cookies and Desserts

This distinctively modern hardback book is a flawless addition to your coffee table. Inside you'll find 72 seasonal recipes, all with a focus on being wholesome and nutritious - perfect for bakers looking into alternative ingredients and exciting new flavours. Some of my favourites include Rhubarb, berry & pepper cake, Raspberry, banana & chocolate brioche pudding and my Lemony almond & raspberry 2-tiered wedding cake, which comes with instructions on how to ice it nearly-naked style.

This book contains plenty of vegan, gluten, dairy and refined sugar-free sweet treats, which are so delicious you'd have no clue they were good for you.

x Jordan

Wholesome Cakes, Cookies and Desserts
Contents

/ Spring

  • Vegan & Gluten-free Velvet Cake 16
  • Pineapple and Ricotta Cake 18
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Puddings 20
  • Beurre Noisette, Apricot & Rose Cakes 24
  • Orange & Thyme Cake with Honey Thyme Syrup 26
  • Lemon & Lavender Cookies 28
  • Rhubarb, Poppy Seed & Almond Upside-Down Yoghurt Cake with Ginger 30
  • Almond, Lime & White Chocolate Macaroons with Freeze-dried Strawberries 34
  • Spring Trifle with Rhubarb, Kiwifruit and Honey 36
  • Seed & Coconut Cookies 38
  • Dairy & Gluten-free Date & Almond Cake with Salted Date Caramel 40
  • Pistachio Loaf 42
  • Double-layer Almond Butter & Jam Sandwich Cake 44
  • Mini White Chocolate & Raspberry Tarts 46
  • Granola Bars 48
  • Shortbread with Apricots, Pine Nuts and Rosemary 50

/ Summer

  • Blackcurrant, Lemon & Vanilla Babycakes with Blackcurrant Mascarpone Icing 54
  • Strawberries & Cream 56
  • Gluten-free Buckwheat, Honey, Raspberry & Rose Water Cake with Cream 58
  • Triple-layer Orange, Blueberry & White Chocolate Cake 60
  • Vegan Coconut, Strawberry & Basil Cake 62
  • Plum, Lime & Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese Icing 64
  • Gluten-free Honey, Nectarine & Mint Cake 66
  • Gluten-free Apricot, Earl Grey & Lavender Muffins 68
  • Blackcurrant Coulis 70
  • Blackberry Frangipane Cakes with Apricot Glaze 72
  • Stone Fruit Crumble 74
  • Gluten-free Rhubarb, Berry & Pepper Cake 76
  • Plum Pie with Oat Streusel 78
  • Raspberry & Dark Chocolate Cake with Honey Cream Cheese Icing & Roses 80
  • Grilled Nectarines with White Wine, Honey & Coconut Crumble 82
  • Mini Almond & Cherry Loaf Cake 84
  • Peach & Strawberry Cake with Raspberry Glaze 86
  • A Simple Two-tiered Summer Wedding Cake (Lemon Almond & Raspberry Cake) 88

/ Autumn

  • Dark Chocolate, Pear & Hazelnut Cake with Ganache 94
  • Salted Honey, Almond & Chai Babycakes with Cinnamon Mascarpone Icing 98
  • Banana Maple Cake with Crumble Topping & Date Caramel 100
  • Raspberry, Banana & Chocolate Brioche Pudding 102
  • Roasted Pears with Vanilla Seeds & Cinnamon Whipped Cream 104
  • Apple, Cardamom & Hazelnut Muffins with Apple Puree 106
  • Small Gluten-free Almond, Fig and Walnut Cake 108
  • Gluten-free Pear & Brown Butter Cakes with Fennel Seeds 110
  • Mini Mason Jar Apple Pies 112
  • Vegan, Gluten-free, Refined Sugar-free Chocolate Mousse with Seasonal Fruit 114
  • The Best Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies 116
  • Raw Vegan Chocolate Truffles with Orange & Coconut 118
  • Gooey Oven-roasted Banana Chips with Almond Butter 120
  • Red & Green Grape Cake
  • Honey-baked Feijoas with Coconut Crumble & Ginger Mascarpone 124
  • Orange Zest, Pear & Raspberry Cake 126
  • Fresh Fig Cake with Pomegranate Molasses Syrup 128
  • Easter Hot Cross Bun Cake 130

/ Winter

  • Pink Grapefruit Slice with Pink Grapefruit Chips 136
  • Rich Vegan Gluten-free Dark Chocolate Cakes with Chilli 138
  • Apple & Rosemary Crumble 140
  • Layered Orange Blossom, Lemon & Lime Cake with Honey Cream Cheese Icing 142
  • Gluten & Dairy-free Mandarin, Almond and Polenta Cake with Elderflower 144
  • Parsnip & Carrot Cake with Crumble Topping 146
  • Spiced Cranberry, Oatmeal & Chia Seed Cookies 148
  • Hazelnut, Lemon & Honey Cake with Orange Blossom Syrup 150
  • Vegan Spiced & Salted Pumpkin Pie 152
  • Spiced Shard Cookies 154
  • Raw Maple Pecan Pie 156
  • Gluten-free Pumpkin Brown-butter Cakes with Cinnamon Sugar 158
  • Salted Dark Chocolate Tart 160
  • Flourless Tahini & Honey Cookies 162
  • Cinnamon Bran Muffins 164
  • Espresso Cake with Sea Salt & Cacao Nibs 166
  • Amaretto Cake 168
  • Apple, Prune & Olive Oil Cake 170

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Wholesome Cakes, Cookies and Desserts
Frequently Asked Questions

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WHY ARE THE CAKER CAKE KITS SO EXPENSIVE?

The Caker cake kits are like nothing else in the cake mix game, they are a novel innovation of a product that has seen unbelievably little change since it was invented almost 100 years ago… But at 9 times the price of a supermarket cake mix though, how are they better?

1. COMPLETE WITH ICING AND/OR DECORATIONS

They come with every dry ingredient for the cake and icing PLUS the decorations so all you have to add are a few simple fresh ingredients. Your cake will end up actually looking like the picture on the box with very little effort required.

2. STUPIDLY EXPENSIVE INGREDIENTS

I'm not joking when I say that my Espresso Dark Chocolate cake kits contain over US$7 of Intelligentsia freeze-dried Black Cat espresso. Plus ingredients like almond flour and Callebaut 72% cocoa solids chocolate callets, which are expensive because they're the best. My Banana Cinnamon cake kit contains organic coconut sugar because I love the caramel vibe it lends. It's all in the name of taste.

3. LIFE SAVING NON-STICK LINER

Baking a perfect cake and then having it stick to the pan is a reason I hear all the time for why people say they don't like baking. I started pushing oversized baking paper circles into my pans early on in my baking career because I didn't have time to cut out precise strips of baking paper to get those clean edges. The result is rippled, indented edges, which has become a very signature and intentional look!

4. MY PERSONAL RECIPES

I developed my recipes based on the type of desserts I personally love to eat. They're the polar opposite of a sponge cake with themed fondant icing. They're not light in texture, they're dense (for lack of a better word) and often filled with big pieces of fruit! So when you try a Caker kit, you're not only trying something new, you're trying something super personal to me that you could only otherwise try from my bakery in Auckland or Los Angeles. My cake kits aren't watered down versions of my cakes from my bakeries, they are very similar recipes, which was super important to me when designing the line. PS. If you find the texture weird, you’re not alone, but reading THESE COMMENTS from some converts out there might shed some light!

5. GIFT WORTHY PACKAGING

I love shiny things, I love cosmetic packaging, I love when something feels considered... I don't like thin cardboard boxes or non-delicious looking images on food packaging. So I worked with my designers to create a product that is aesthetically good enough to give as a gift. I think one of my best business memories to date is when someone said they had bought a dozen cake kits for Christmas presents and said to me "they're amazing, they're like the new bottle of wine!"

6. OWNER OPERATED SMALL BUSINESS

I think it’s cool to cheer on a family owned business, and in the case of The Caker it is still just my little sister, Anouk, and I running the show! It's not easy growing a business as such a small team, so every customer is a true hero in our eyes. Trying a cake kit means you're supporting two girls whose goal in life is to bring people joy through super moist, fudgey cakes that are bursting with flavor!

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