Bake from Scratch

Each page of this publication features stunning photography, easy-to-follow recipes, techniques for creating beautiful, artisan baked goods, and endless inspiration for home bakers. Discover the world's best bakeries, essential bread recipes such as brioche and rye, products that should be in every baker's pantry, new cookbooks, and more.

Bake from Scratch • MARCH | APRIL 2025 VOLUME 11 | ISSUE 2

Editors Letter

Deliciously Diverse • Explore these new titles that cover everything from ingredient-adaptive baking to creating decadent desserts every day

Sweet Nostalgia • These cakes are inspired by the treats that fill our childhood memories

Velvety Delicious • Delectable layers of deeply dark chocolate

A Luxurious Loaf • Contributing editor Edd Kimber created a chocolate loaf cake with the perfect amount of pure decadence

Twice-Baked and Twice as Nice • One dough is used two ways to create these Asian-inspired twice-baked filled milk bread buns

From Kitchen Novice to Cake Artist • Unaware of his baking prowess, Robert Lucas took a chance and turned his new passion into a booming career

It’s Time to Bake • Mastering Techniques and Ingredients Behind Every Delicious Creation

Cake-Baking 101

Buttercream • A breakdown of eight luscious varieties

Strawberries and Cream Wedding Cake • This wedding cake was born out of friendship and thoughtful collaboration between the bride and her family and editor-in-chief Brian Hart Hoffman and the Bake from Scratch team—built on shared moments, trust, and a genuine love for creating something beautiful together

The Best Bake for Your Brew • Percolate over this irresistible coffee cake

Understanding the Elements of Baking • Nicola Lamb’s captivating debut, SIFT, explores the essential ingredients that form the foundation of great bakes and seamlessly guides readers through the techniques that underpin and connect with her wonderful recipes

Strawberry Bliss • A beautiful sign of spring in the southern US and summer in the northern US, strawberries are a promise of the warmer temperatures and longer days of sunshine to come. Embrace their ruby hue, flowery aroma, and juicy sweetness in this bountiful batch of cakes, bars, and pie.

Stir-and-Bake Cakes • These sophisticated cakes require little more equipment—and little more effort—than a few whisks, spoons, and bowls to simply stir together a batter and bake up a beauty

The Sweet Soul of New Orleans • A journey through its bakeries and the innovators shaping the scene

Baumkuchen • Peeling back the layers of this eye-catching cake

Springtime Delight • These muffins are quick to come together and filled with fruity flavor

Recipe Index

Essential Cake-Baking Equipment • There is a lot of quality equipment that makes baking easier and more fun, but I’m listing here the equipment I find the most indispensable. The oven is getting the most attention because it is the common denominator of success in cake-baking.