Josie Rudderham – författare

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An Irresistible Bakery Cookbook with Over 85 Baking Recipes.Cake & Loaf, a cozy from-scratch neighbourhood bakery, started with a dream shared over coffee between college friends and business partners, Nickey Miller and Josie Rudderham. Genuinely passionate about food, sustainability, and community, they wanted to create a bakery with a dynamic atmosphere that fosters creativity and equality.Today, a living-wage employer, Cake & Loaf is beloved for its stand-out baked goods. Full of flavour and homespun comfort, the recipes range from classics like Maple Syrup Butter Tarts and Vanilla Bean Nanaimo Bars, to local favourites like Pumpkin Spice Baked Doughnuts and Lemonlicious Cake. The book features over 85 recipes and variations to create your own sweets and treats at home, including everyday morning baking—muffins, scones, doughnuts, and granolas—cookies, decadent sandwich cookies, bars, layer cakes, tarts, and pies. The charming stories of the bakery’s roots, mouthwatering photographs, and beautiful illustrations throughout the book will transport home cooks to the bakery. These sweet treats and desserts are sure to please everyone!

Celebrate year-round with sweet and savoury favourites from the beloved neighbourhood Cake & Loaf Bakery. Whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day with that special someone or your bestie, a birthday, Easter, Mother's Day, or Father's Day; enjoying a summer party, tea party, Thanksgiving, or a holiday meal with friends and family, you'll find the perfect recipes to create crowd-pleasing offerings - sweets, savoury dishes, or both - along with lasting memories. Josie and Nickey love celebrating. Inside they also share their party planning and successful gathering advice - including tips for sustainable hosting, packaging take-home treats and favours, and even how to create sharing platters to round out a party spread - along with their mouthwatering recipes organized by occasion. Every recipe includes make-ahead tips, storage notes, and more so you can plan to make recipes in advance of your gathering - for stress-free entertaining and more time to spend with friends and family on that special day. Whether you want to make a Mile-High Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese Pie for Father's Day, Chocolate Dipped Brownie Mummies for Halloween, Apple Cinnamon Bundt Cake for a fall gathering, or Roasted Vegetable Torta Rustica for New Year's Eve, you'll return to Cake & Loaf Gatherings time and time again for all your celebrations.