Photo by Edd Kimber
This is a brilliant idea for a book. And like many brilliant ideas, it is based on a simple premise: every recipe is devised to be made in a single tin, one measuring 23cm x 33cm (or 9 x 13 inches). I’m a great fan of Edd Kimber’s and often look at his exquisite patisserie with greedy admiration, but the recipes here — while they rely on his delicate sense of flavour — are easily do-able for those of us without his expertise or patiently honed skills. And they are gloriously varied. With this tin and his recipes, you can make cakes, bars, cookies, pastries, pies, tarts, desserts, buns and breads — particularly luscious examples being a Milk Chocolate Caramel Sheet Cake, Passion Fruit and Lime Tres Leches Cake, Roasted Plum Roll Cake, Turtle Brownies, Peanut Butter Brookies (in other words, a brownie-cookie mash-up), Slab Cherry Pie, Grapefruit Meringue Tart, Strawberry and Rhubarb Cobbler, Overnight Crème Brûlée French Toast, Raspberry and Rose Cheesecake Buns, and — well, I could go on (and on). This is the sort of book that becomes a true friend in the kitchen. I’ve chosen from it, for your delectation, the Peppermint Chocolate Slices. For those of us who relish that particular combination, these are a gorgeous treat. I hope you enjoy them!
One Tin Bakes by Edd Kimber. Published by Kyle Books.
Photography: Edd Kimber.
