Cake recipe book

[maslinpan]

My nephew has really got into cake baking recently, and has asked for a cake recipe book for his birthday - he's 15. He likes interesting flavour combinations, and experimenting with decoration - along the lines of spun sugar rather than animals made out of fondant icing. He has specified not Mary Berry, someone a bit more experimental. Any ideas?

[Distressingtimes]

James Martin was always a fan of spun sugar.
He doesn’t have a cake book but does have a desserts book that has quite a big section in it.

[Distressingtimes]

See, huge spun sugar fan

[Rodent01]

What about Liam from Bake Off?? The young guy that nearly won it? He’s more a “cool baker” and being a young guy it might suit?

His program was called “Liam Bakes”, I’m sure he’ll have a book out!!!!

[Rodent01]

Yep, he does!!

www.amazon.co.uk/Liam-Charles-Cheeky-Treats-recipes/dp/1473687209?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[APurpleSquirrel]

He might like this one? The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook:

The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in all of Us https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/075156365X/ref=cmswwrcppapiii_LV2IEbY5JQW4Y

Not tried her recipes before but some interesting ones in there.

[Deathraystare]

May not be right for hime but Marian Keyes "Saved by Cake". Very chatty and good cakes in their and a lot of info. This is the writer who fell into a big depressions and wsas literally saved by making cakes..lots of them!