Is there anyone in the world who doesn't love cake? And the homemade kind is the best of all. Linda Collister, the Queen of Cakes, gives you the easiest recipes for the most delicious cakes you'll ever taste.

Layer Cakes will make your mouth water, and are made with an ordinary electric whisk. Maple Syrup Pecan Cake, Fresh Pineapple Layer Cake or Banana Toffee Fudge Layer Cake are just a few to tickle your taste buds.

Try Bundt Cakes, made in tube tins or ring moulds, using the all-in-one or mixer method – easy! Recipes include Mini Blueberry Gingerbreads, Pecan Coffee Cake or Cranberry Bundt.

Daisy Cakes are made with simple pornd cake mixes. You'll love Citrus Summer Cake, Apple and Walnut Honey Spice Cake, All-in-one Simple Almond Sponge and Processor Rum Fudge Cake.

Extra Treats include tray cakes like Strawberry Shortcakes and Hazelnut Meringue Cake. Try Linda's Angel's Cloud – an angel cake made with an electric whisk and baked in a tube pan.

Simple Fillings, Icing Toppings include Chantilly whipped Cream, Lemon Curd, Chocolate Brittle, Sour Cream Frosting, Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting, Fresh Strawberry Preserve, Glace Frosting and Ganache.

Baking is one of the pleasures of the pleasures of life, and here linda has given you foolproof, easy recipes for some of the most spectacular, mouth-watering cakes you'll ever taste.

 

Linda collister is the author of two hugely popular books on chocolate – Chocoate Baking and Heavenly Chocolate – as well as three landmark titles on baking. Her books have sold over 500,000 Copies around the world. She spends her winters in London, where her children have become connoisseurs of the best cakes Europe can produce, and her summers in Maine, where their investigations continue.

Diana Miller is a leading London photographer. She started her career in films, but after 8 years working in the cutting rooms, moved behind the camera. She has photographed numerous books, including several by leading chefs such as Gordon Ramsay. Her work also appears in House & Garden, Country Living and Homes & Gardens. She lives in the Cotswolds when she isn't working out of her London studio.