Despite his surname, Andrew Baker is a dedicated and discerning consumer of cake rather than an expert creator. As a writer and editor he has been on the staff of Vogue, The Observer and the Independent, and is currently Publishing Editor of the Telegraph. This is his second book about British food, following his 2019 portrait of the national chocolate scene, From Bean to Bar.

‘A delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.’ PRUE LEITH‘As fun as cake itself – and equally hard to put down.’ FELICITY CLOAKE‘A book that offers insight with laughter and history with a tummy rumble. Nothing short of delicious.’ JOHN WHAITE‘An entertaining, Bill Bryson-esque romp that’s easy to devour.’ The Grocer‘He does for cake what Bill Bryson did for travel’JOHNNY I'ANSON, BBC Radio 5‘Perfect to fill the void when Bake Off ends.’DELICIOUS‘How can you not love a book where a chapter on birthday cake spans homemade baking and Jane Asher’s fondant-iced cake empire before ending in a paean to Colin the Caterpillar via Goethe and a partygoing white skunk?’ NICOLA MILLER, Tales from Topographic Kitchens on Substack

Despite his surname, Andrew Baker is a dedicated and discerning consumer of cake rather than an expert creator. As a writer and editor he has been on the staff of Vogue, The Observer and the Independent, and is currently Publishing Editor of the Telegraph. This is his second book about British food, following his 2019 portrait of the national chocolate scene, From Bean to Bar.

‘A delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.’ PRUE LEITH‘As fun as cake itself – and equally hard to put down.’ FELICITY CLOAKE‘A book that offers insight with laughter and history with a tummy rumble. Nothing short of delicious.’ JOHN WHAITE‘An entertaining, Bill Bryson-esque romp that’s easy to devour.’ The Grocer‘He does for cake what Bill Bryson did for travel’JOHNNY I'ANSON, BBC Radio 5‘Perfect to fill the void when Bake Off ends.’DELICIOUS‘How can you not love a book where a chapter on birthday cake spans homemade baking and Jane Asher’s fondant-iced cake empire before ending in a paean to Colin the Caterpillar via Goethe and a partygoing white skunk?’ NICOLA MILLER, Tales from Topographic Kitchens on Substack

Despite his surname, Andrew Baker is a dedicated and discerning consumer of cake rather than an expert creator. As a writer and editor he has been on the staff of Vogue, The Observer and the Independent, and is currently Publishing Editor of the Telegraph. This is his second book about British food, following his 2019 portrait of the national chocolate scene, From Bean to Bar.

‘A delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.’ PRUE LEITH‘As fun as cake itself – and equally hard to put down.’ FELICITY CLOAKE‘A book that offers insight with laughter and history with a tummy rumble. Nothing short of delicious.’ JOHN WHAITE‘An entertaining, Bill Bryson-esque romp that’s easy to devour.’ The Grocer‘He does for cake what Bill Bryson did for travel’JOHNNY I'ANSON, BBC Radio 5‘Perfect to fill the void when Bake Off ends.’DELICIOUS‘How can you not love a book where a chapter on birthday cake spans homemade baking and Jane Asher’s fondant-iced cake empire before ending in a paean to Colin the Caterpillar via Goethe and a partygoing white skunk?’ NICOLA MILLER, Tales from Topographic Kitchens on Substack