Marguerite Patten doyenne of British cookery shares her wealth of knowledge & her tried & tested recipes for cakes large & small biscuits breads pizzas & pastries. Baking is Marguerites most natural culinary teriitory & she starts by explaining the equipment & the basic techniques as well as what to do if things go wrong. She covers not only family favourites such as walnut cake teacakes & buns but more modern popular cakes such as muffins. The book has been planned to introduce the pleasures of baking in such a way that even a beginner should achieve successful results under the expert guidance of Marguerite Patten.